[Nfbwv-talk] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] Urgent Action Needed: Final Push to Get Space Available Passed in the Senate!

[Smyth, Charlene R]

Greetings Fellow Federationists,

President Riccobono sent us an E-mail asking us to encourage our senators to support the Space Available Legislation.  Below, you will find a message I E-mailed to Senator Manchin and Senator Capito along with their phone numbers and E-mail addresses.  I would like to also encourage you to either phone or E-mail them to request their support.

Following my message is the original message from President Riccobono.

Charlene

Dear Senator (place name here.):

Last week, Senator Heller from Nevada introduced an amendment to the Senate's version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to include the same Space Available language that was passed in the House NDAA last month.  This amendment currently has two cosponsors, Senators Tester from Montana and Ayotte from New Hampshire, but we need more support.

Please cosponsor amendment S.A. 4235 to the Senate NDAA so that all veterans with disabilities rated as total can participate in the Space Available Program, not just those injured on or after September 23, 1996.

Thank you for your consideration and support of our blind veterans.

Charlene Smyth, President
National Federation of the Blind of West Virginia

Senator Joe Manchin
PHONE:  202-224-3954
manchin at senate.gov

Senator Shelley Moore-Capito
PHONE:  202-224-6472
capito at senate.gov

Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Urgent Action Needed: Final Push to Get Space Available Passed in the Senate!

Fellow Federationists:

Last week, Senator Heller from Nevada introduced an amendment to the Senate?s version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to include the same Space Available language that you already helped pass in the House NDAA last month. This is the first time we've ever been able to get an amendment for Space Available introduced in the Senate. This amendment currently has two cosponsors, Senators Tester from Montana and Ayotte from New Hampshire, but we need more support.

Please call your senators and urge them to cosponsor amendment S.A. 4235 to the Senate NDAA so that all veterans with disabilities rated as total can participate in the Space Available Program, not just those injured on or after September 23, 1996. We expect the Senate to begin debating the NDAA next week so time is of the essence for us to build support for our legislation. If we can get this amendment through the Senate, we will only need a signature from the President to end the disparate treatment of our courageous vets in the Space Available Program based on which war they fought in.

The US Capitol switchboard number is (202) 224-3121<tel:(202)%20224-3121>. The fact sheet is available at: https://nfb.org/equal-access-air-travel-service-disabled-veterans. If you have any questions, feel free to email or call Derek Manners, Advocacy and Policy Analyst, atDManners at nfb.org<mailto:DManners at nfb.org> or (410) 659-9314<tel:(410)%20659-9314>, extension 2210.

Please share this message widely throughout the Federation.

Thank you for all that you do.


Mark A. Riccobono, President
National Federation of the Blind
200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Phone: (410) 659-9314
Fax: (410) 659-5129
Email: officeofthepresident at nfb.org<mailto:officeofthepresident at nfb.org>
Twitter: @Riccobono and @NFB_Voice
Web: www.nfb.org<http://www.nfb.org/>

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