[Ohio-talk] Action needed on the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act

[barbara.pierce9366 at gmail.com]

I hav just made the call that Sheri asked us to make to Rob Portman. I am used to calls to that office going straight to voicemail, but the call was picked up this time. It takes just a minute to make the call, and the message is simple: support S. 2559, the Marrakesh Treaty implementation Act. Please call Portman right now. The number is 202-224-3353.
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.

> On May 4, 2018, at 10:25 AM, Sheri Albers via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello NFB-O,
> 
> It is time for us to rally our troops for the Marrakesh Treaty! Please read
> the message below from our national office. Phone calls are urgently needed
> to Senator Rob Portman, because he is a member of the Senate Foreign
> Relations Committee. His direct number is: 202-224-3353. Call him, tell him
> you are a member of the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio and you are
> in full support of equal access to information and to vote "yes" for S 2559.
> Thank you.
> 
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> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Sheri Albers, Vice President
> 
> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
> 
> 513.886.8697
> 
> Sheri.albers87 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.
> 
> 
> 
> Howdy Fellow Federationists,
> 
> I hope this note finds you all well. As President Riccobono mentioned in the
> President's Notebook earlier today, the US Judiciary Committee is speedily
> moving towards consideration of the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act (S.
> 2559) with the Foreign Relations Committee moving in tandem. You are
> receiving this note because your state has at least one member serving on
> the Judiciary Committee, the Foreign Relations Committee, or both.
> 
> Over the next six days, building support from members on these committees
> will be critical to the success of the treaty and its implementing
> legislation. Please encourage your affiliate members to call the relevant
> Senate offices and urge members to cosponsor S. 2559.
> 
> If affiliate members or you receive negative responses from Senate offices,
> please let me know as quickly as possible. Thanks for all that you do to
> build the Federation. I look forward to seeing cosponsors coming in over the
> next few days!
> 
> Best,
> 
> ...Gabe
> 
> S. 2559 Cosponsors
> 
> Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Sponsor
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> Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
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> Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN]
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> Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
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> Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
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> Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
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> Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
> 
> 
> 
> Gabe Cazares
> 
> Government Affairs Specialist
> 
> 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
> 
> (410) 659-9314, extension 2206 | gcazares at nfb.org
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> The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends
> who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation's blind. Every day we work
> together to help blind people live the lives they want. 
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