[Nfbsf] Legislative Alert- Urgent Action Needed Related to Modernization of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act

Mon Sep 27 17:16:39 UTC 2010

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Helen Dodge
At 01:12 PM 9/24/2010, you wrote:
>Fellow Federationists:
>
>             Shortly before the August recess began, the new 
> Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Act of 2010 (H.R. 5983) was introduced 
> in the House of Representatives.  This bill has been referred to 
> the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
>
>             I am asking that you review the list of Committee 
> members below and, if your member of Congress appears on this list, 
> please contact their office next week and let them know that the 
> National Federation of the Blind (NFB) is opposed to the current 
> draft of this legislation.
>
>             As you know, the NFB has passed resolutions concerning 
> the practice of paying less than minimum wage to disabled employees 
> in sheltered workshop settings.  The introduced bill was written 
> without meaningful representation from the disability community, 
> and does nothing to guarantee that blind employees in the JWOD 
> program receive the minimum wage.  We must let members of the 
> Committee know that, if a bill is to be drafted that will impact 
> the lives of blind people, we must be a stakeholder in these 
> discussions; and if this legislation is to be passed, it must 
> include provisions to ensure that the minimum wage will be paid to 
> individuals working in the JWOD program.
>
>             Below I have included contact information for each 
> member of the Committee.  You may be connected with any of these 
> offices by calling the Capitol switchboard at (202) 
> 225-3121.  Thank you all for your attention to this important 
> matter.  Please contact me with any questions.
>
>Jesse M. Hartle
>Government Programs Specialist
>NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
>Telephone:  (410) 659-9314, extension 2233
>E-mail: <mailto:jhartle at nfb.org>jhartle at nfb.org
>
>
>House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
>
>Bilbray, Brian P. (R-CA, 50th)
>Staffer:  Gary Kline
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-0508
>
>Burton, Dan (R-IN, 5th)
>Staffer:  Mary Okeeffe
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-2276
>
>Cao, Joseph (R-LA, 2nd)
>Staffer:  Cassie Alsfeld
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-6636
>
>Chaffetz, Jason (R-UT, 3rd)
>Staffer:  Mike Jerman
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-7751
>
>Chu, Judy (D-CA, 32nd)
>Staffer:  Amelia Wang
>Office Phone:  225-5464
>
>Clay, William Lacy (D-MO, 1st)
>Staffer:  Marvin Steele
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-2406
>
>Connolly, Gerald E. (D-VA, 11th)
>Staffer:  Zack Fields
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-1492
>
>Cooper, Jim (D-TN, 5th)
>Staffer:  Sam Reed
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-4311
>
>Cuellar, Henry (D-TX, 28th)
>Staffer:  Shelly Amieva
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-1640
>
>Cummings, Elijah E. (D-MD, 7th)
>Staffer:  Blair Hedgepeth
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-4741
>
>Davis, Danny K. (D-IL, 7th)
>Staffer:  Yul Edwards
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-5006
>
>Driehaus, Steve (D-OH, 1st)
>Staffer:  Aaron Wasserman
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-2216
>
>Duncan, John J. Jr. (R-TN, 2nd)
>Staffer:  Scott Fischer
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-5435
>
>Flake, Jeff (R-AZ, 6th)
>Staffer:  Sarah Krug
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-2635
>
>Fortenberry, Jeff (R-NE, 1st)
>Staffer:  Alan Feyerherm
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-4806
>
>Foster, Bill (D-IL, 14th)
>Staffer:  Matt Ploszek
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-2976
>
>Hodes, Paul W. (D-NH, 2nd)
>Staffer:  Sarah Levin
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-5206
>
>Issa, Darrell (R-CA, 49) (Ranking Member)
>Staffer:  Ashley Callen
>Office Phone:  225-3906
>
>Jordan, James D. (R-OH, 4th)
>Staffer:  Wesley Goodman
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-2676
>
>Kanjorski, Paul E. (D-PA, 11th)
>Staffer:  John Latini
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-6511
>
>Kaptur, Marcy (D-OH, 9th)
>Staffer:  Nathan Facey
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-4146
>
>Kennedy, Patrick (D-RI, 1st)
>Staffer:  Daniel Murphy
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-4911
>
>Kucinich, Dennis (D-OH, 1st)
>Staffer:  Diala Jadallah
>Office Phone:  225-5871
>
>Luetkemeyer, Blaine (R-MO, 9th)
>Staffer:  Dan Burgess
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-2956
>
>Lynch, Stephen F. (D-MA, 9th)
>Staffer:  Bruce Fernandez
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-8273
>
>Maloney, Carolyn B. (D-NY, 14th)
>Staffer:  Orly Isaacson
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-7944
>
>McHenry, Patrick (R-NC, 10th)
>Staffer:  Alexis Rudakewych
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-2576
>
>Mica, John L. (R-FL, 7th)
>Staffer:  Casey Brinck
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-4035
>
>Murphy, Chris (D-CT, 5th)
>Staffer:  Jesse Young
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-4476
>
>Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D-DC, Delegate)
>Staffer:  Robert White
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-8050
>
>Quigley, Mike (D-IL, 5th)
>Staffer:  Robyn Russell
>Office Phone:  225-4061
>
>Schock, Aaron (R-IL, 18th)
>Staffer:  Mike Pasko
>Office Phone:  225-6201
>
>Shuster, Bill (R-PA, 9th)
>Staffer:  Maribeth Collins
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-2431
>
>Speier, Jackie (D-CA, 12th)
>Staffer:  Josh Connolly
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-3531
>
>Tierney, John F. (D-MA, 6th)
>Staffer:  Mckee Floyd
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-8020
>
>Towns, Edolphus (D-NY, 10th) (Chairman)
>Staffer:  James Latoff
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-5936
>
>Turner, Michael R. (R-OH, 3rd)
>Staffer:  Joseph Heaton
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-6465
>
>Van Hollen, Chris Jr. (D-MD, 8th)
>Staffer:  Ken Cummings
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-5341
>
>Watson, Diane E. (D-CA, 33rd)
>Staffer:  Jillian Schlotter
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-7084
>
>Welch, Peter (D-VT, At Large)
>Staffer:  Calvin Garner
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-4115
>
>Westmoreland, Lynn A. (R-GA, 3rd)
>Staffer:  Joe Lillis
>Office Phone:  (202) 225-5901
>
>
>
>
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