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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>From: Bonnie O’Day, Legislative Committee Chair<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Good afternoon. As you prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving with friends and family, I hope you will take five minutes to respond to a call to action from the National Office. Those of you who heard Senator Bobby Scott speak at our state banquet will recall that he mentioned how crucial it is to pass the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (TCIEA), which we want included in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) reauthorization. This bill would ensure that all people with disabilities are paid at least the minimum wage and will end the practice of paying people with disabilities subminimum wages. The email from the National Office is below. All the information you need is right at your fingertips and this should take only a few minutes of your time.<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you very much.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bonnie O’Day<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NFB of Virginia Legislative Chair<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> NFBNet-Members-List <<a href="mailto:nfbnet-members-list-bounces@nfbnet.org">nfbnet-members-list-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Young, Justin via NFBNet-Members-List<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, November 22, 2024 4:47 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org">nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Nfbnet-members-list] URGENT Legislative Alert - Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Federation Family:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We are coming down to the wire on the 118th Congress and we want to make sure that we’ve done everything that we possibly can in order to advocate for our legislative priorities. In this case, we are trying to ensure that the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (TCIEA) is included in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) reauthorization bill that is currently being considered. Right now is a crucial time for this initiative because Congress wants to pass the WIOA reauthorization when they return after Thanksgiving. We need you to flood the email inboxes and telephone lines and voicemail boxes of four key committee staff members in order to make sure TCIEA gets included in the final bill:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Amy Jones<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Majority Staff Director, House Committee on Education and the Workforce<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Amy.jones@mail.house.gov">Amy.jones@mail.house.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>202-225-4527<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Véronique Pluviose-Fenton<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Minority Staff Director, House Committee on Education and the Workforce<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:veronique.pluviose@mail.house.gov">veronique.pluviose@mail.house.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>202-225-3725<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Warren Gunnels<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Majority Staff Director, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Warren_Gunnels@help.senate.gov">Warren_Gunnels@help.senate.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>202-224-0767<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Amanda Lincoln<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Minority Staff Director, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Amanda_lincoln@help.senate.gov">Amanda_lincoln@help.senate.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>202-224-5375<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>When you call or email, you might say something like:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“Dear [NAME]:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am urging the [HOUSE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE COMMITTEE/SENATE HELP COMMITTEE] to please include the TCIEA in the WIOA reauthorization bill. The TCIEA will eliminate the payment of subminimum wages for people with disabilities and eliminate the need for a government program to monitor special wage certificate holders. Thank you.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you send an email, please use the subject line “Please Include the TCIEA in the WIOA Reauthorization” and copy Justin Young <a href="mailto:jyoung@nfb.org">jyoung@nfb.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Congress is working diligently to move the WIOA reauthorization bill as soon as they get back after the Thanksgiving break, so time is of the essence for us to make our voices heard. If you have any questions, please contact me. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for all that you do,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Justin T. Young, Ed.D<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Government Affairs Specialist, National Federation of the Blind<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>410-659-9314, extension 2210 | <a href="mailto:jyoung@nfb.org"><span style='color:blue'>jyoung@nfb.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Peace,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jacki Bruce<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Corresponding Secretary NFBV<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:jackibruce6@gmail.com">mailto:jackibruce6@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="tel:(757)291-1789">tel:(757)291-1789</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Find us on Facebook @NationalFederationoftheBlindofVirginia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Find us on Instragram @nfbofvirginia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Subscribe to our Youtube: NFB Virginia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfbv.org">www.nfbv.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>STRONGER TOGETHER!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>