[Nfbofnc] Fwd: Legislative Alert-Senate Passes Pedestrian SafeyEnhancement Act

[sharon_newton]

Dear Tim - I will alert my Charlotte Chapter.  Thanks for sending this.  Sharon Newton
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From: "Tim Jones" <tmjnc2 at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of North Carolina List" <nfbofnc at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 12:27 PM
Subject: [Nfbofnc] Fwd: Legislative Alert-Senate Passes Pedestrian SafeyEnhancement Act


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From: Hartle, Jesse <JHartle at nfb.org>
Date: Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 9:49 AM
Subject: Legislative Alert-Senate Passes Pedestrian Safey Enhancement Act
To:


 Fellow Federationists:



            I am pleased to write to you this evening to let you know that,
thanks to your hard work, the Senate passed S. 841, the Pedestrian Safety
Enhancement Act, late last evening.



            As you know from previous legislative alerts, the Motor Vehicle
Safety Act, S. 3302, was not allowed to move forward due to a couple of
senators placing holds on the bill.  It was decided that the Senate would
take the noncontroversial pieces of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act and attempt
to pass them as standalone bills.  Our Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act was
one of these pieces, and it was passed by unanimous consent.  S. 841 will
now move to the House for consideration.



            I am asking that you contact your member of the House of
Representatives and urge them to pass S. 841 as received from the Senate on
the suspension calendar.  You may be connected to your member of the House
by calling the Capitol switchboard toll free at (866) 727-4894.  We are one
step closer to completing our work on this important issue, and I urge you
all to make one last push to finish the job.



            Thank you very much for your dedication on the Pedestrian Safety
Enhancement Act.  I will update you with new information on House action
when it is available.



Jesse M. Hartle

Government Programs Specialist

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

Telephone: (410) 659-9314, extension 2233

E-mail: jhartle at nfb.org









-- 
Tim Jones
North Carolina Food Service
Fort Bragg, NC
Office:  910-396-2297
Cell:  704-491-1486



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