[Nfbmt] This week call Rep. Daines!

[Dan Burke]

Thanks Dar!


On 3/18/13, d m gina <dmgina at samobile.net> wrote:
> 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
>
>
>> --
>> Dan Burke, President
>> The National Federation of the Blind of Montana
>> www.nfbmontana.org
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>
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-- 
Dan Burke, President
The National Federation of the Blind of Montana
www.nfbmontana.org
Visit us on Face Book at http://bit.ly/nfbmtfb
My Cell:  406.546.8546