[Ohio-talk] Representative Fudge

[Cheryl Fields]

lol! callin gthem now...


On 11/7/17, Cheryl Fischer via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Whew! Thanks Cheryl. That's a lot of people in this Ways and Means Committee
> list. I'll call the Ohio Reps on the list.
>
> Thanks,
> Cheryl
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio-Talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cheryl
> Fields via Ohio-Talk
> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2017 3:13 PM
> To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
> Cc: Cheryl Fields
> Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Representative Fudge
>
> Because of its wide jurisdiction, Ways and Means has always been one of the
> most important committees with respect to impact on policy.
> Although it lacks the prospects for re-election help that comes with the
> Appropriations Committee, it is seen as a valuable post for two reasons.
> First, since its range is so broad, members with a wide array of policy
> concerns often seek positions, simply to be able to influence policy
> decisions. Some recent major issues that have gone through this committee
> include welfare reform, a Medicare prescription drug benefit, Social
> Security reform, George W. Bush's tax cuts, and trade agreements including
> the North American Free Trade Agreement
> (NAFTA) and the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). Second, given
> the wide array of interests that are affected by the committee, a seat makes
> it very easy to collect campaign contributions.[5] Until 1974, the Ways and
> Means Committee decided which chairmanships newly elected members of
> Congress would have, along with its regular financial duties.[6] When Ways
> and Means chair Wilbur Mills' career ended in scandal, Congressman Phillip
> Burton transferred the committee's selection powers to a separate, newly
> created committee.[6] Members, 115th Congress
>
> Chairman Kevin Brady of Texas
> Majority
> Minority
> Republican
> Democratic
> • Kevin Brady, Texas's 8th, Chairman
> • Sam Johnson, Texas's 3rd
> • Devin Nunes, California's 22nd
> • Pat Tiberi, Ohio's 12th
> • Dave Reichert, Washington's 8th
> • Peter Roskam, Illinois's 6th
> • Vern Buchanan, Florida's 16th
> • Adrian Smith, Nebraska's 3rd
> • Lynn Jenkins, Kansas's 2nd
> • Erik Paulsen, Minnesota's 3rd
> • Kenny Marchant, Texas's 24th
> • Diane Black, Tennessee's 6th
> • Tom Reed, New York's 23rd
> • Mike Kelly, Pennsylvania's 3rd
> • Jim Renacci, Ohio's 16th
> • Pat Meehan, Pennsylvania's 7th
> • Kristi Noem, South Dakota's at-large
> • George Holding, North Carolina's 2nd
> • Jason T. Smith, Missouri's 8th
> • Tom Rice, South Carolina's 7th
> • David Schweikert, Arizona's 6th
> • Jackie Walorski, Indiana's 2nd
> • Carlos Curbelo, Florida's 26th
> • Mike Bishop, Michigan's 8th
> • Richard Neal, Massachusetts's 1st, Ranking Member • Sander Levin,
> Michigan's 9th, Former Chairman • John Lewis, Georgia's 5th • Lloyd Doggett,
> Texas's 35th • Mike Thompson, California's 5th • John B. Larson,
> Connecticut's 1st • Earl Blumenauer, Oregon's 3rd • Ron Kind, Wisconsin's
> 3rd • Bill Pascrell, New Jersey's 9th • Joseph Crowley, New York's 14th •
> Danny K. Davis, Illinois's 7th • Linda Sánchez, California's 38th • Brian
> Higgins, New York's 26th • Terri Sewell, Alabama's 7th • Suzan DelBene,
> Washington's 1st
>
>
> On 11/7/17, Cheryl Fischer via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Representative Fudge is my  Congressperson, so I called her office and
>> expressed my reasoning for why the blind should continue to have a
>> higher standard deduction than the general population.
>>
>>
>>
>> I learned that Rep. Fudge is not on the Ways and Means Committee.
>>
>> If anyone learns who is, please post and I will call them as well.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Cheryl
>>
>>
>>
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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.
--D. Elton Trueblood