[NFBMT] Federal Budget Cuts

[Travis Moses]

 Done thanks Jim for the info.  
 

 
 

 
 
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> On Nov 28, 2017 at 3:28 PM,  <Jim Marks via NFBMT (mailto:nfbmt at nfbnet.org)>  wrote:
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>  I just received the following information from the Council of State 
> Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation. It says that the proposed 
> federal budget cuts will severely damage public VR programs, including 
> Montana Blind and Low Vision Services. Other important government programs 
> are on the same chopping block. The current federal budget expires on 
> December 8, so there is very little time to provide our input. We should 
> each contact Senators Daines and Tester asking them to oppose this 
> frightening development. Joy, would you once again send out their contact 
> information? Calls and e-mails are best. Here is the info: 
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> This evening, Hill staff shared with us that if the Senate tax bill is 
> passed as is with the PAYGO, VR and many, many other programs will all be 
> zeroed out. The link below has a list of programs that will be gone but we 
> are asked to ignore the numbers and percentages as they are old, which we 
> learned tonight: 
> <https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/sequestration_rep 
> orts/2018_jc_sequestration_report_may2017_potus.pdf/>  
> https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/sequestration_repo 
> rts/2018_jc_sequestration_report_may2017_potus.pdf/. Hill staffer says it is 
> pretty unlikely the Senate tax bill passes as even with the elimination of 
> every program on the list, OMB will still be short the money necessary to 
> cover the deficit. It is also absolutely possible this could happen but 
> unclear how it would actually be implemented. Again, VR isn't eliminated in 
> the tax bill itself, but the PAYGO would be devastating to just about every 
> program in the country - including financial aid for higher education, 
> Centers for Disease Control, Department of Justice, etc. 
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> CSAVR staff will be drafting a letter tomorrow to the House and Senate 
> leadership, but we also think it is time for State Agencies to write 
> letters and to have your advocates write letters, just to be on the safe 
> side. We will be reaching out to other disability advocates in the beltway 
> tomorrow to see if we can join forces to respond. Stay tuned. More to come! 
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> Jim Marks 
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> Blind.grizzly at gmail.com  <mailto:Blind.grizzly at gmail.com>  
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> (406) 438-1421 
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