[Nfbmt] Fwd: [Nfb-legislative-directors] Update and call to action on Space Available

[Dan Burke via Nfbmt]

Greetings,

Joy, are you getting these yet?

Senator Baucus is listed as a co-sponsor for the disabled veterans
space available.  Since he's left the Senate, we need to work on
Senator John Walsh to become a cosponsor.  More on this later.
Dan


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From: "Hartle, Jesse via Nfb-legislative-directors"
<nfb-legislative-directors at nfbnet.org>
Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 13:54:12 +0000
Subject: [Nfb-legislative-directors] Update and call to action on
Space Available
To: "nfb-legislative-directors at nfbnet.org"
<nfb-legislative-directors at nfbnet.org>

Good Morning All,

      Yesterday the United States House of Representatives passed its
version of the fiscal year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act, HR
4435.  I am pleased to let you know that once again the House included
an amendment that would allow Service Disabled Veterans to participate
in the space available program; this is what we have been pushing for
in HR 164.  Next Monday we will celebrate Memorial Day, and I am
calling for a week of action to build support for S 346; this is our
Senate companion  bill offered by Senator Tester.  We must urge
Senators to cosponsor S 346; Senators can be added as a cosponsor by
contacting Jorge Rueda on Senator Tester's staff.  I have listed the
18 Current Cosponsors of S 346 below.  We need to increase this
number.  The Senate will soon take up consideration of its version of
the National Defense Authorization Act, and we must maximize our
support on this issue.  As you all know, last year Senator Tester was
not allowed to bring his amendment to the floor in the Senate and we
cannot miss out on this opportunity again during this session.  You
can be connected with your Senate offices by calling the Capitol
switch-board at 202-225-3121.  Please let me know if you have any
questions.  Thank you all in advance for your work on this important
matter.  Jesse


Senator Tester, Montana, Sponsor of S. 346
Cosponsors of S. 346
Senator Baucus, Montana
Senator Bennet, Colorado
Senator Blunt, Missouri
Senator Brown, Ohio
Senator Cantwell, Washington
Senator Cardin, Maryland
Senator Chambliss, Georgia
Senator Gillibrand, New York
Senator Heitkamp, North Dakota
Senator Heller, Nevada
Senator Johnson, South Dakota
Senator Klobuchar, Minnesota
Senator Landrieu, Louisiana
Senator Manchin, West Virginia
Senator Merkley, Oregon
Senator Murray, Washington
Senator Schatz, Hawaii
               Senator Wyden, Oregon

Jesse Hartle
National Federation of the Blind
Government Programs Specialist
Phone: 410-659-9314, Ext. 2233
Email: jhartle at nfb.org<mailto:jhartle at nfb.org>



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