[Ohio-talk] Here is how to send your message to our two Senators

[barbara.pierce9366 at gmail.com]

I don’t know where a fuller explanation is, but the vote was last night, so it is now academic. I think we had to act so soon that they did not have time to explain it further.

Barbara
Barbara Pierce 
President Emerita
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
Barbara.pierce9366 at gmail.com
440-774-8077
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> On Oct 29, 2015, at 4:00 PM, Deborah Kendrick via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Barbara, 
> Where can we find a more detailed explanation of the proposed legislation
> and these amendments?
> I will, of course, send messages to the senators, but would like to be more
> fully informed.
> Thanks,
> Deborah
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jerry
> Purcell via Ohio-talk
> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2015 2:09 PM
> To: 'NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List'
> Cc: Jerry Purcell
> Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Here is how to send your message to our two
> Senators
> 
> Hi Barbara,
> Thanks for the senator's contact info.  I just emailed both of them.  It was
> a piece of cake so everyone please follow suit.
> 
>       Thank you Jerry 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Barbara
> Pierce via Ohio-talk
> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2015 1:42 PM
> To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
> Cc: Barbara Pierce
> Subject: [Ohio-talk] Here is how to send your message to our two Senators
> 
> I have just contacted both senate offices. The people to contact are
> gideon_bragin at brown.senate.gov <mailto:gideon_bragin at brown.senate.gov> and
> brian_riedl at portman.senate.gov <mailto:brian_riedl at portman.senate.gov>.
> Below is the message that I sent except that after the word "please" I
> inserted "encourage Senator (name) to" support.. This is easy to do. Please
> take the time to send your message to both of our senators.
> 
> Here is the message from Parnell Diggs's email:
> 
> Please support two edits (which might be thought of as technical amendments)
> to the SSDI provisions of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.
> 
> 
> 
> 1.     Amend Section 822 so that SSDI beneficiaries can participate in the
> demonstration project upon request.
> 
> 2.     Amend Section 823 by replacing all references to the term
> ""Impairment-Related Work Expenses" for blind beneficiaries" with the term
> ""Blind Work Expenses,"" which are broader and more favorable and are
> already available in the SSI program.
> 
> 
> 
> Barbara Pierce
> President Emerita
> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio Barbara.pierce9366 at gmail.com
> 440-774-8077
> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
> between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
> blindness is not what holds you back.
> 
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