[NFBWATlk] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert - July 16, 2024

[Susan Prows]

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From: "Shirek, Jesse via NFBNet-Members-List" <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>
Date: July 16, 2024 at 10:20:14 AM PDT
To: Nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert - July 16, 2024
Reply-To: "Shirek, Jesse" <jshirek at nfb.org>


Dear Federation Family:

As we announced during the national convention, the Blind Americans Return to Work Act has been introduced in the House of Representatives. The bill number is H.R. 8878. As a quick reminder, the Blind Americans Return to Work Act will eliminate the SSDI earnings cliff by instituting a two-for-one phase out of benefits for any income earned above the substantial gainful activity threshold. The bill was introduced by Congressman Pete Sessions of Texas and has Congressman Kweisi Mfume of Maryland as the lead cosponsor.

It is essential that we reach out to every member of the House of Representatives to build cosponsor support for this legislation before the session ends later this year.

When you call or email, you might say the following:
"Hello, my name is [YOUR NAME], and I am a constituent of [REPRESENTATIVE NAME]. I live in [CITY, STATE]. I would like to urge [REPRESENTATIVE NAME] to cosponsor the Blind Americans Return to Work Act, H.R. 8878. This legislation will eliminate the SSDI earnings cliff by instituting a two-for-one phase out of benefits for any income earned above the substantial gainful activity threshold for blind Americans. This will create a true work incentive for all blind Americans currently on SSDI.
Thanks."

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. We have also attached a contact list House offices, sorted by state, to this email, but if you have any questions on office contacts, please contact Lindsey Walsh at lwalsh at nfb.org<mailto:lwalsh at nfb.org>. If you contact your representative via email, please copy me at jshirek at nfb.org<mailto:jshirek at nfb.org>. Your calls and emails do make a difference.

Thank you for your work in pushing this priority forward,

Jesse Shirek
Governmental Affairs Specialist
200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
410-659-9314, extension 2348 | jshirek at nfb.org<mailto:jshirek at nfb.org>

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