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<DIV>Greetings to all!</DIV>
<DIV>I have received from Ryan Stevens, Legislative Director, NFBNJ.</DIV>
<DIV>The following was forwarded from Gabe Cazares.</DIV>
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<DIV>Please make the calls and urge others to do the same.</DIV>
<DIV>Joe </DIV>
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<DIV>We care. We share. We grow. We make a difference<BR>Joe Ruffalo,
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<DIV>Howdy Fellow Federationists,</DIV>
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<DIV>I am recirculating the legislative alert that John sent earlier this
week.
It is critical that our affiliates make calls today; because of the
impending
storm, many members of congress are planning to leave town by close of
business
today.</DIV>
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<DIV>Please urge your affiliate members to:</DIV>
<DIV>• Call chairman Goodlatte and urge him to discharge
the
Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act (S. 2559) and put it on the house
suspension
calendar for a vote</DIV>
<DIV>• Call their members of Congress and urge them to
cosponsor the Access Technology Affordability Act (H.R. 1734 and S. 732) if
they
haven't done so already</DIV>
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<DIV>The full text of the alert is below. If you have any questions, please
don't hesitate to let us know. Thanks for all that you do to build the
Federation!</DIV>
<DIV>Best,</DIV>
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<DIV>...Gabe</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3 face=Calibri></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Gabe Cazares</DIV>
<DIV>(410) 659-9314 x 2206</DIV>
<DIV>National Federation of the Blind</DIV>
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<DIV>-----Original Message-----</DIV>
<DIV>From: NFBNet-Members-List
[mailto:nfbnet-members-list-bounces@nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Pare, John via NFBNet-Members-List</DIV>
<DIV>Sent: Monday, September 10, 2018 2:11 PM</DIV>
<DIV>To: nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org</DIV>
<DIV>Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Urgent Legislative Alert 9-10-2018</DIV>
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<DIV>Dear Fellow Federationists:</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3 face=Calibri></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>We are at a critical point with two of our legislative priorities which
need your immediate attention.</DIV>
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<DIV>First, the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act (S. 2559) is sitting
idle in
the House Judiciary Committee. We need Chairman Goodlatte to discharge this
bill
and put it on the House suspension calendar for a vote. The Department of
State
will not ratify the treaty until the House of Representative passes this
bill
and the president signs it into law. This legislation is noncontroversial,
supported by all relevant stakeholders, and was passed unanimously by the
Senate
on June 28.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Please call Chairman Goodlatte at 202-225-5431 and urge him to "support
blind Americans by putting the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act, S. 2559,
on
the House suspension calendar." Note that Chairman Goodlatte's email
web-form
blocks any emails from outside his district, so please contact his office
via
phone.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Our second topic is the Access Technology Affordability Act (H.R.
1734). We
are up to 84 cosponsors in the House and 12 in the Senate. Special thanks to
the
National Federation of the Blind of Illinois. Fourteen House members from
Illinois and Senator Tammy Duckworth have cosponsored this
legislation.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>You can contact your member of Congress by calling the Capitol
Switchboard
and asking for the office in question. The number is 202-224-3121. If you
email
your representative, please copy me at
JPare@nfb.org<mailto:JPare@nfb.org>.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>When you call or email, you might say something like the
following:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"Hello, my name is [your name] and I am a constituent of [your
representative]. I live in [city, state]. I am calling to urge [your
representative] to cosponsor H.R. 1734, the Access Technology Affordability
Act.
This bill would increase the availability of Access Technology thereby
increasing educational and employment opportunities for all blind Americans.
The
bill does this by creating a tax credit for the purchase of access
technology.
The National Federation of the Blind has analyzed the cost impact and the
bill
is either cost neutral or will save the government money. I urge
[representative] to cosponsor the bill. Thanks."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The 84 House cosponsors are listed below in alphabetical order by
state.
You do not need to contact your representative regarding ATAA if he or she
is
already on this list.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>In summary we are asking you to make two calls. One to Chairman
Goodlatte
regarding the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act, and a second call to your
representative regarding the Access Technology Affordability Act. If you
have
any questions I can be reached at 410-659-9314, extension 2218.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
<DIV>John</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Access Technology Affordability Act (H.R. 1734) Cosponsors</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-3]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Blum, Rod [R-IA-1]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-2]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-16]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Garrett, Thomas A., Jr. [R-VA-5]</DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]</DIV>
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<DIV>John G. Paré Jr.</DIV>
<DIV>Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy</DIV>
<DIV>200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230</DIV>
<DIV>(410) 659-9314, extension 2218 |
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