[NFBWV-Talk] Fwd: [NFB-Legislative-Directors] Washington Seminar: Great Success!

[Sheri Koch]

Sheri Koch, President
National Federation of the Blind of West Virginia
304-993-5103



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> From: "Pare, John via NFB-Legislative-Directors" <nfb-legislative-directors at nfbnet.org>
> Date: February 18, 2020 at 1:55:55 PM EST
> To: State Presidents <StatePresidents at nfb.org>, "nfb-legislative-directors at nfbnet.org" <nfb-legislative-directors at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Pare, John" <JPare at nfb.org>
> Subject: [NFB-Legislative-Directors] Washington Seminar: Great Success!
> Reply-To: NFB Legislative Directors List <nfb-legislative-directors at nfbnet.org>
> 
> Dear Affiliate Presidents and Legislative Directors:
>  
> Thank you for your fantastic work at Washington Seminar. As President Riccobono reported in his weekly notebook, we had a significant increase in all of our cosponsor counts.
>  
> In the House, the Access Technology Affordability Act went from forty-nine to sixty-three cosponsors. And in the Senate, it went from fifteen to seventeen cosponsors. The GAIN Act went from four to thirteen cosponsors. Finally, AIM HIGH went from four to twelve cosponsors in the House.
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> This Washington Seminar was one of the most productive Washington Seminars in recent history.
>  
> We will need to continue to build the momentum on each of our issues. We will begin by focusing on the Access Technology Affordability Act. We will be sending out a legislative alert tomorrow urging our members to call their Representative or Senators to urge them to cosponsor this legislation if they have not already done so.
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> If you were not able to report your rankings for any of your meetings, it is still possible to do so. Please email Jesa at jmedders at nfb.org. Please include the name of the member of Congress and the state along with the ranking for each issue. The rankings are yes, no, undecided, or not discussed. If you have textual notes, please also include them.
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> Additionally, if you were unable to attend the Autonomous Vehicle Hearing, you can watch and listen to President Riccobono using the following link: https://youtu.be/ZgGVhDbe-pI?t=3142. It is time stamped to begin with his remarks.
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> Warm regards,
>  
> John G. Paré Jr.
> Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy
> 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
> (410) 659-9314, extension 2218 | Jpare at nfb.org
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