[Nfbmt] Space Available Update with More Clarification

[Dan Burke]

And I would say that if you were only going to be able to do one
thing, call Tester's officde or e-mail Dylan Laslovich.  I've e-mailed
him myself - he grew up down the street from me and his dad was a good
friend of mine.  So let's pour on the the NFB pressure!

Dan


On 12/5/14, Bruce&Joy Breslauer via Nfbmt <nfbmt at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> From Lauren McLarney.  Joy
>
>
>
> The Space Available bill successfully passed in the House as part of the
> National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and we have been waiting for the
> Senate version of NDAA to move so we could amend it into that as well.
> However, we have run into the same problem as last year: the Senate has
> done
> NDAA almost exclusively behind closed doors and is unlikely to allow floor
> amendments!  Worse, we heard there is controversy over parts of NDAA that
> is
> jeopardizing if it will even pass at all!  This is our chance to pass Space
> Available;  - S. 346 has 19 cosponsors and no opposition, it passed in the
> House, and NDAA is the perfect vehicle for it - let's mobilize and get this
> thing done.
>
>
>
> We need everyone to do two things.
>
> 1) Call Senator Tester's office (202-224-2644) or email his staffers
> (dylan_laslovich at tester.senate.gov and Jorge_Rueda at hsgac.senate.gov) and
> urge them to file Space Available as an amendment to NDAA. If amendments
> are
> allowed, Space Available  needs to be in line for consideration!
>
>
>
> 2) Please call Senator Levin's committee office (202) 224-3871) or email
> his
> staffer (jonathan_clark at armed-services.senate.gov) to urge them to include
> Space Available in NDAA.
>
>
>
> We can't allow Space Available to sit on the shelf for yet another year,
> collecting dust and cosponsors, while the right vehicle to move it keeps
> circling the block and refusing to pick up amendments. That would mean a
> procedural problem stopped this bill, rather than any real problem with the
> actual bill itself. Please speak up on behalf of blind veterans and help us
> get Space Available in NDAA!
>
>
>
> Lauren McLarney
>
> Manager of Government Affairs
>
> National Federation of the Blind
>
> 200 East Wells Street
>
> Baltimore, MD 21230
>
> 410.659.9314 ext. 2207
>
>
>
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