[Ohio-talk] Calls to Congress needed immediately.

[Cheryl Fields]

Call Done! Working on e mail... CF


On 11/7/17, rchpay7--- via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> We  need to get people to call.
>
> Richard Payne,  President
> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
> 937-396-5573or 937/829/3368
> Rchpay7 at gmail.com
> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio-Talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Christopher Sabine, ONH Consulting via Ohio-Talk
> Sent: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 11:40 AM
> To: 'NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List' <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Christopher Sabine, ONH Consulting <info at onhconsulting.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Calls to Congress needed immediately.
>
> Barbara. I posted this immediately to our Chapter Facebook Page (Cincinnati)
> immediately.
>
> Chris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio-Talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Barbara
> Pierce via Ohio-Talk
> Sent: Monday, November 06, 2017 3:59 PM
> To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
> Cc: Barbara Pierce
> Subject: [Ohio-talk] Calls to Congress needed immediately.
>
> Richard has sent the President’s Notebook message to this list. Please read
> it and act on the first item. The Tax Cuts and Jobs bill as currently
> written will eliminate the blind tax exemption. This is the funding that
> many people depend upon to help defray the additional costs of blindness:
> taxis, access technology, readers, etc. Considering the unemployment rate
> and low hourly pay for many of the jobs that blind people do get, this is a
> very distressing loss of an entitlement program. I think that two Ohio
> members are on the Ways and Means Committee, which is the one considering
> this bill first. I am not sure who they are. I think Fudge is one, but if
> you call your member, you might ask if he or she is a member of this
> committee. We need lots of calls with the message that this is a very bad
> idea. It will take lots of calls to get this message across. This is not a
> time to presume that other people will do the job for you. The Capitol
> switchboard number is 202-224-3121. You can get the operator to send you to
> the members office from there if you do not have the direct number.
>
> Please take a moment to make this call now, Barbara 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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Wishing You All the Best,

Cheryl E. Fields


A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human
life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will
never sit.
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