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

[Dan Burke via Nfbmt]

Greetings,

On this morning's news I heard that Senator Walsh was one of the first
two Democrats to call for the resignation of the VA director.
Whatever your politics, I think this is a great time to ask him to
support Senator Tester's bill, S. 346, that permits 100-percent
disabled veterans to be included in the military's Space Available
transport program.

Please call or e-mail Senator Walsh this week.  It's fair to point out
to him that his predecessor, Senator Baucus, was an origianl
cosponsor.  His office should contact Jorge Rueda in Senator Tester's
office to become a cosponsor.

Dan


Senator John Walsh
Phone: (202) 224-2651

e-mail page:
http://www.walsh.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Twitter
@SenWalshOffice

Washington Office
562 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Dan Burke <burke.dall at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 May 2014 07:55:27 -0600
Subject: Re: [Nfbmt] Fwd: [Nfb-legislative-directors] Update and call
to action on Space Available
To: Bruce&Joy Breslauer <bjb5757 at bresnan.net>

Ask him to cosponsor S. 346, sponsored by Senator Tester and
cosponsored by Senator Baucus. We want him to step up for our
100-percent disabled veterans.
Dan

On 5/23/14, Bruce&Joy Breslauer <bjb5757 at bresnan.net> wrote:
> To contact Senator John Walsh, go to www.walsh.senate.gov and follow him on
> FaceBook or Twitter, or click on contact John, then fill out the e-mail
> form, or call (202) 224-2651
>
> Joy Breslauer
> Governmental Affairs Coordinator
> National Federation of the Blind of Montana
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dan Burke via
> Nfbmt
> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2014 9:35 PM
> To: NFB of Montana Discussion List
> Subject: [Nfbmt] Fwd: [Nfb-legislative-directors] Update and call to action
> on Space Available
>
> 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
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> 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>
>
>
>
> --
> Dan Burke
> My Cell:  406.546.8546
> Twitter:  @DallDonal
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Dan Burke
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Twitter:  @DallDonal



-- 
Dan Burke
My Cell:  406.546.8546
Twitter:  @DallDonal