[Nfbmt] This week call Rep. Daines!

[d m gina]

Thanks Dan,
By wording as you do it is easier for me to speak with confidence where 
it comes off swell.
Call is made.
Thanks again.

Original message:
> Greetings all -

> Jesse Hartle at the National Center is urging everyone to make another
> push on the Space Available bill in Congress.  Our job is to call
> Congressman Steve Daines this week and press him to become a House
> cosponsor of H.R. 164.

> This legislation, known as Space Available, simply adds veterans with
> 100-percent service-connected disabilities to the list of those who
> can use military transports whenever space is available.  The list
> currently includes retired military personnel and Red Cross workers,
> among others.  This issue was brought forward at our last convention
> by the NFB Veterans Division, and is supported by the Disabled
> American Veterans and the VFW.

> H.R. 164 was introduced by Rep. Biliroca in late January and already
> has 82 cosponsors.  Its equivalent in the Senate S. 364, was
> introduced by our own Jon Tester and has 11 cosponsors, including Sen.
> Baucus.

> Thus, Montana's work in the Senate is done.  To get our complete
> delegation  in support of this bill, we need Rep. Daines in the House
> to to sign on.

> Call Congressman Steve Daines' office on Capitol Hill at

> 202-225-3211

> and ask him to cosponsor H.R. 164.  Make sure you say *cosponsor,* and
> tell them you're a member of the National Federation of the Blind!

> That's about all you'll get to say probably.  He and his staff know
> the rest of the details, thanks to our Washington Seminar meeting and
> subsequent contacts.

> Let's go team!

> Dan


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