[Tall-Corn] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert - December 13, 2017

Fri Dec 15 04:41:21 UTC 2017

Sending the below alert and call to action if your representative is not on the list of sponsors. Please contact both senators as well.

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> From: "Pare, John via NFBNet-Members-List" <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>
> Date: December 13, 2017 at 4:59:44 PM CST
> To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert - December 13, 2017
> Reply-To: "Pare, John" <JPare at nfb.org>
> 
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> Dear Fellow Federationists:
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> Good news! The Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education (Aim High) Act has been incorporated into the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act (H.R. 4508). We anticipate the PROSPER Act will be passed by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce this week. 
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> In other news, the conference committee for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act continues to negotiate this bill. There is still a possibility that the Access Technology Affordability Act (ATAA) could be merged into the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Along with your calls, we have had several meetings with members of the conference committee. We also know that Congressman Young and Senator Boozman, the corresponding House and Senate bill sponsors, are working hard to promote these bills.  
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> Currently, the Access Technology Affordability Act has eighteen cosponsors in the House (H.R. 1734) and four cosponsors in the Senate (S. 732). The Senate version of the Aim High Act (S. 2138) has one cosponsor.
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> We need to continue our final 2017 surge on these two items. So please make three phone calls or send three emails. Please contact your two senators and urge them to cosponsor both the Aim High Act (S. 2138) and the Access Technology Affordability Act (S. 732).
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> Please also contact your representative and urge him or her to cosponsor the Access Technology Affordability Act (H.R. 1734).  
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> When you call or email your senators, you might say something like the following:
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> “Hello, my name is [your name] and I am a constituent of [your senator. I live in [city, state]. I am calling to urge [your senator] to cosponsor S. 732, the Access Technology Affordability Act. This bill would increase the availability of access technology, thereby increasing educational and employment opportunities for all blind Americans. The bill does this by creating a tax credit for the purchase of access technology. The National Federation of the Blind has analyzed the cost impact and the bill is either cost neutral or will save the government money. I also urge [your senator] to cosponsor the Accessible instructional Materials in Higher Education Act, S. 2138. This bill will foster the creation of guidelines for accessible instructional material in higher education. I urge [your senator] to cosponsor both of these bills. Thanks.”
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> When you call your representative, you might say something like this:
> “Hello, my name is [your name] and I am a constituent of [your representative]. I live in [city, state]. I am calling to urge [your representative] to cosponsor H.R. 1734, the Access Technology Affordability Act. This bill would increase the availability of access technology thereby increasing educational and employment opportunities for all blind Americans. The bill does this by creating a tax credit for the purchase of access technology. The National Federation of the Blind has analyzed the cost impact and the bill is either cost neutral or will save the government money. I urge [your representative] to cosponsor the bill. Thanks.”
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> Also, please check the list at the end of this email for the current list of Senate and House cosponsors. You do not need to call anyone on this list, unless you would like to call them and thank them for their cosponsorship.
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> If you are in a meeting, you will want to go into more detail but general calls and emails do not have to be very long. The key points to mention: the bill number, that you are a constituent, and that you urge the member of Congress to cosponsor the legislation.
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> 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. If you email your representative or senators, please copy me at JPare at nfb.org.
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> It is critical that we move on this quickly, so please strive to make your calls and send your emails as soon as possible. 
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> Warm regards,
>  
> John
>  
> John ParÃ©
> (410) 659-9314 x 2218
> National Federation of the Blind
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> Senate ATAA Cosponsor List:
> Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] - Sponsor
> Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]               
> Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]           
> Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
> Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
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> Senate AIM HIGH Cosponsor List:
> Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
> Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] - Sponsor
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> House ATAA Cosponsor List:
> Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]  
> Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
> Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
> Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
> Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]               
> Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4]
> Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
> Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
> Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
> Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
> Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
> Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3]
> Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
> Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
> Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
> Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]
> Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-16]
> Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] - Sponsor  
> Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
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> John G. ParÃ© Jr. 
> Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy
> 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
> (410) 659-9314, extension 2218 | Jpare at nfb.org
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