[Riverside-San-Bernardino] Fwd: NFBC-Info Digest, Vol 177, Issue 8
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> 1. Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert ? 2/21/202020
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> From: Shannon Dillon <shannonldillon at gmail.com>
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> Hi Everyone,
> Please see the message from John Pare below about contacting your
> legislative representatives and senators about the legislation we
> worked on this year at Washington Seminar.
> Thank you.
>
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> From: "Pare, John via NFBNet-Members-List" <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 14:35:27 +0000
> Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert ? 2/21/202020
> To: "nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org" <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>
>
> Dear Federation Family:
>
> This year?s Washington Seminar was a great success. We had over 500
> attendees from 49 states. Representative Bobby Scott, chair of the
> House Committee on Education and Labor, spoke at the Great
> Gathering-In. Chairman Scott is the sponsor of the Transformation to
> Competitive Employment Act. Senators Ben Cardin and Bob Casey,
> Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and Representative Mike Thompson all
> spoke at our Congressional reception. Representative Mike Thompson is
> the chair of the Tax Policy Subcommittee, and he is the sponsor of the
> Access Technology Affordability Act.
>
> We also had a substantial increase in the number of cosponsors for
> each of our bills. 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.
>
> We need to keep building on the momentum generated by Washington
> Seminar. Similar to what we did in the fall, we are going to focus on
> our legislation one bill per week for the next several weeks. We will
> begin next week by focusing on the Access Technology Affordability Act
> (H.R. 2086 and S. 815).
>
> This legislation removes an employment barrier commonly experienced by
> blind Americans who cannot afford the high cost of access technology
> by creating a refundable tax credit in the amount of $2,000 to offset
> the cost of these technologies.
>
> Please call your representative and two senators and urge them to
> cosponsor the Access Technology Affordability Act if they have not
> already done so. For those of you who attended Washington Seminar, you
> should follow up with the staff person you met with. A complete list
> of current cosponsors is included at the end of this email.
>
> When you call or email, you might say something like the following:
>
> "Hello, my name is [your name] and I am a constituent of [your
> senator/representative]. I live in [city, state]. I am calling to urge
> [your senator/representative] to cosponsor [S. 815 for Senate
> calls/H.R. 2086 for House calls], the Access Technology Affordability
> Act. This legislation removes an employment barrier commonly
> experienced by blind Americans who cannot afford the high cost of
> access technology by creating a refundable tax credit in the amount of
> $2,000 to offset the cost of these technologies. I urge [your
> senator/representative] to cosponsor the bill.
>
> Thanks."
>
> You can contact your member of Congress by calling the Capitol
> Switchboard and asking for the office in question. The number is
> 202-224-3121.
>
> It is best to email the specific staff person who handles tax policy
> for that member of Congress. You can typically get the name and email
> address of that person by calling the office in question. You can also
> email Jesa here at the NFB and she will get this information for you.
> Her email is jmedders at nfb.org<mailto:jmedders at nfb.org>.
> Your calls and emails do make a difference!
>
> The goal is to get to 100 cosponsors in the House and 25 in the Senate
> within the next few weeks. I am certain that if we all work together
> we can reach this goal.
>
> If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at
> 410-659-9314, extension 2218 or email me at
> jpare at nfb.org<mailto:jpare at nfb.org>.
>
> Warm regards,
>
> John G. Par? Jr.
> Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy
> 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
> (410) 659-9314, extension 2218 | Jpare at nfb.org
>
>
> Access Technology Affordability Act (S. 815)
>
>
> 1. Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
>
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> 2. Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
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> 3. Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
>
>
> 4. Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
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> 5. Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
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> 6. Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
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> 7. Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
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> 8. Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL]
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> 9. Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
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> 10. Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
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> 11. Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
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> 12. Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
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> 13. Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
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> 14. Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]
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> 15. Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
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> 16. Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
>
>
> 17. Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
>
>
>
> Access Technology Affordability Act (H.R. 2086)
>
>
> 1. Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]*
>
>
> 2. Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
>
>
> 3. Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]
>
>
> 4. Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]
>
>
> 5. Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
>
>
> 6. Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]
>
>
> 7. Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13]
>
>
> 8. Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
>
>
> 9. Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2]
>
>
> 10. Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1]
>
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> 11. Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50]
>
>
> 12. Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]
>
>
> 13. Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
>
>
> 14. Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-4]
>
>
> 15. Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42]
>
>
> 16. Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
>
>
> 17. Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
>
>
> 18. Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
>
>
> 19. Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
>
>
> 20. Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
>
>
> 21. Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
>
>
> 22. Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]
>
>
> 23. Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
>
>
> 24. Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
>
>
> 25. Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
>
>
> 26. Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
>
>
> 27. Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]
>
>
> 28. Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
>
>
> 29. Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
>
>
> 30. Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27]
>
>
> 31. Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
>
>
> 32. Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
>
>
> 33. Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
>
>
> 34. Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
>
>
> 35. Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
>
>
> 36. Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
>
>
> 37. Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
>
>
> 38. Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31]
>
>
> 39. Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2]
>
>
> 40. Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18]
>
>
> 41. Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
>
>
> 42. Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2]
>
>
> 43. Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
>
>
> 44. Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
>
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> 45. Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
>
>
> 46. Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
>
>
> 47. Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
>
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> 48. Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
>
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> 49. Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
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>
> 50. Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]
>
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> 51. Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
>
>
> 52. Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
>
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> 53. Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
>
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> 54. Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
>
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> 55. Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
>
>
> 56. Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
>
>
> 57. Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
>
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> 58. Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
>
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> 59. Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]
>
>
> 60. Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
>
>
> 61. Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]
>
>
> 62. Rep. Spano, Ross [R-FL-15]
>
>
> 63. Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
>
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> --
> SHANNON L. DILLON
> Secretary and Legislative Coordinator
> National Federation of the Blind
> of California
> 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.
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