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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Good Evening again Fellow Federrationists:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Please see Gabe’s message below and check out the fact sheets for our three legislative issues. They are only in HTML at the moment, but other formats are coming. Happy Reading! Please feel free to reach out with questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Cordially:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Scott Van Gorp<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Scott Van Gorp, President<br>National Federation of the Blind of Iowa<br>Phone: 515-720-5282<br></span><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:svangorp@nfbi.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Email</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.nfbi.org/"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0563C1'>Website</span></i></a></span><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <br></span></i><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/National-Federation-Of-the-Blind-Of-Iowa-372681823082570/posts"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0563C1'>Facebook</span></i></a></span><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <br></span></i><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="https://twitter.com/nfb_iowa"><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0563C1'>Twitter</span></i></a></span><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <br>Live the life you want.<br></span></i><span style='color:#1F497D'><br>The National Federation of the Blind of Iowa 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> NFBNET-Master-List [mailto:nfbnet-master-list-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Cazares, Gabe via NFBNET-Master-List<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 03, 2019 4:22 PM<br><b>To:</b> nfbnet-master-list@nfbnet.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Nfbnet-master-list] Fact Sheets Now Available<br><b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Howdy Fellow Federationists,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Happy new year! The gavel has fallen in both the US Senate and House today, bringing the 116<sup>th</sup> Congress to order, which reminds us that the Great Gathering-in is only twenty-five days away!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The fact sheets for our 2019 Washington Seminar are now available on the <a href="https://nfb.org/2019-legislative-agenda">web</a>. Currently, they are available in HTML. Audio and BRF files will be added soon, so check back frequently for updates!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you have any questions regarding the Washington Seminar, please do not hesitate to let me know. Thank you for all that you do to build the Federation!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Warmly,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>...Gabe<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Gabe Cazares<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Manager of Government Affairs<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(410) 659-9314, extension 2206 | <a href="mailto:gcazares@nfb.org">gcazares@nfb.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://nfb.org/"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=210 height=76 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.png@01D4A387.A6AA7B50" alt="National Federation of the Blind"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=24 height=24 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image002.png@01D4A387.A6AA7B50" alt=Facebook></span></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NFB_Voice"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=24 height=24 id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image003.png@01D4A387.A6AA7B50" alt=Twitter></span></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/NationsBlind"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=24 height=24 id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image004.png@01D4A387.A6AA7B50" alt=Youtube></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>