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<DIV>Note to all!</DIV>
<DIV>Linda Melendez was the group leader during the Washington seminar that
presented issues to Senator Menendez’s staff.</DIV>
<DIV>Veronica Gaspa, President of the New Jersey Association of Blind
Students,
Ida Behrini, a student at Drew University and I were also present during the
presentation of issues.</DIV>
<DIV>I and Linda Melendez will be attending the hearing, see information
below,
and Veronica has submitted her testimony. Senator Menendez could use
part
of her comments in his opening remarks.</DIV>
<DIV>The information is provided.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Joe </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>***</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Greetings to all!</DIV>
<DIV>Please read through the email threads.</DIV>
<DIV>Visiting and providing follow up does make a difference!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>We care. We share. We grow. We make a difference</DIV>
<DIV>Joe Ruffalo, President</DIV>
<DIV>National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey</DIV>
<DIV>973 743 0075</DIV>
<DIV>nfbnj1@verizon.net</DIV>
<DIV>www.nfbnj.org</DIV>
<DIV>Raising Expectations To Live The Life You Want</DIV>
<DIV>Your old car keys can be keys to literacy for the blind.</DIV>
<DIV>Donate your unwanted vehicle to us by clicking</DIV>
<DIV>www.carshelpingtheblind.org</DIV>
<DIV>or call 855 659 9314</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>From: Vallurupalli, Swarna (Menendez)</DIV>
<DIV>Sent: Friday, April 13, 2018 4:30 PM</DIV>
<DIV>To: 'joe ruffalo'</DIV>
<DIV>Cc: Linda Melendez ; Veronica R Gaspa ; ida.behreini@gmail.com</DIV>
<DIV>Subject: RE: NFBNJ Comments: Re: Senator Menendez State Contacts</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Hi Joe, Linda, Veronica, and Ida:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I hope you are all well. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on
which</DIV>
<DIV>Senator Menendez is the lead Democrat, will be holding a hearing next
week
at 10:30 am.</DIV>
<DIV>on the Marrekesh Treaty. The hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, April
18,</DIV>
<DIV>2018. Scott LaBarre, legal counsel for the National Federation of the
Blind,</DIV>
<DIV>will be testifying as will Allan Adler, General Counsel of the
Association</DIV>
<DIV>of American Publishers.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The link to the hearing is here:</DIV>
<DIV><A
href="https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/treaties-041818a">https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/treaties-041818a</A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Best,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Swarna</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>From: joe ruffalo <nfbnj1@verizon.net></DIV>
<DIV>Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2018 10:44 AM</DIV>
<DIV>To: Vallurupalli, Swarna (Menendez)</DIV>
<DIV><Swarna_Vallurupalli@menendez.senate.gov>; joe ruffalo
<nfbnj1@verizon.net></DIV>
<DIV>Cc: Linda Melendez <lindamelendez220@gmail.com>; Veronica R
Gaspa</DIV>
<DIV><veronica.gaspa@student.shu.edu>; ida.behreini@gmail.com</DIV>
<DIV>Subject: NFBNJ Comments: Re: Senator Menendez State Contacts</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Greetings Swarna</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thank you for your time and interest pertaining to the issues presented
to</DIV>
<DIV>you by the members of the National Federation of the Blind of New
Jersey
on</DIV>
<DIV>Wednesday, january 31.</DIV>
<DIV>The information you provided is helpful and members of the NFBNJ will
be</DIV>
<DIV>contacting the Senator to review the issues presented and we are
hopeful
of</DIV>
<DIV>his support.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>We care. We share. We grow. We make a difference</DIV>
<DIV>Joe Ruffalo, President</DIV>
<DIV>National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey</DIV>
<DIV>973 743 0075</DIV>
<DIV>nfbnj1@verizon.net<mailto:nfbnj1@verizon.net></DIV>
<DIV>www.nfbnj.org<<A
href="http://www.nfbnj.org">http://www.nfbnj.org</A>></DIV>
<DIV>Raising Expectations To Live The Life We Want.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>From: Vallurupalli, Swarna</DIV>
<DIV>(Menendez)<mailto:Swarna_Vallurupalli@menendez.senate.gov></DIV>
<DIV>Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2018 10:29 AM</DIV>
<DIV>To: mailto:nfbnj1@verizon.net</DIV>
<DIV>Subject: Senator Menendez State Contacts</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Dear Mr. Ruffalo,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thank you for coming in yesterday and I hope your journey home was
a</DIV>
<DIV>pleasant one. Here is the information about the Senator’s state
offices:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Newark</DIV>
<DIV>One Gateway Center, Suite 1100</DIV>
<DIV>Newark, New Jersey 07102</DIV>
<DIV>973.645.3030</DIV>
<DIV>973.645.0502 (fax)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Barrington</DIV>
<DIV>208 White Horse Pike, Suite 18</DIV>
<DIV>Barrington, New Jersey 08007</DIV>
<DIV>856.757.5353</DIV>
<DIV>856.546.1526 (fax)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thank you,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Swarna</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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care. We
share. We grow. We make a difference<BR>Joe Ruffalo, President <BR>National
Federation of the Blind of New Jersey <BR>973 743
0075<BR>nfbnj1@verizon.net<BR>Your old car keys can be keys to literacy for
the
blind.<BR>Donate your unwanted vehicle to us by clicking
<BR>www.carshelpingtheblind.org <BR>or call 855 659 9314<BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=nfbnj@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:nfbnj@nfbnet.org">joe ruffalo via NFBNJ</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 13, 2018 5:28 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=nfbnj@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:nfbnj@nfbnet.org">nfbnj@nfbnet.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [NFBNJ] Hearing April 18 at 10:30 AM Senator Menendez
Presentation Scott LaBarre</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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