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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The Iowa Legislature has just passed their first funnel date and our prescription bill did make it through to the next round. Voting is still on the table and plenty of other items of interest are going on during these next two months.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>As I mentioned on February 3 our committee is planning a ZOOM meeting at 7:30 on Monday February 26. We will also do one on March 25, the fourth Monday in March. Assuming that the General Assembly holds to its schedule of ending by April 16, we will have our final ZOOM gathering for this committee on April 22, the fourth Monday in April. This will permit people to come and ask questions and hopefully we have good solid answers for you. Please join us.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The Legislative committee does have an internal meeting at least once a week for us to plan new approaches and possibly even some new solutions on Monday afternoons. Any time you may contact any of us during the week if you have questions or suggestions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'>National Federation of the Blind of Iowa Legislative Committee<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.8pt;text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'>Bob Ray, Legislative Chair, NFB of IOWA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.8pt;text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'>Address:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.8pt;text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'>3900 76<sup>th</sup> Street<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.8pt;text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'>Urbandale, IA 50322<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.8pt;text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'>Email: <a href="mailto:bray@nfbi.org"><font color="#9cdaec"><span style='color:#9CDAEC'>bray@nfbi.org</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.8pt;text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'>Phone. 515 334-7231<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.8pt;text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.8pt;text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Mary L. McGee</span></font><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.8pt;text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Address: 201 Locust, #341, </span></font><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.8pt;text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Des Moines, IA, 50309</span></font><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.8pt;text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Phone: 515 280-1281</span></font><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.8pt;text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'>EMAIL: <a href="mailto:mmcatitude@gmail.com"><font color="#9cdaec"><span style='color:#9CDAEC'>mmcatitude@gmail.com</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.8pt;text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.8pt;text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'>Helen Mejia<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.8pt;text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'>Address: 1342 York Street<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.8pt;text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'>Des Moines, IA 50316 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.8pt;text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'>Phone: 570 983-7867<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black face=Aptos><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'>EMAIL: <a href="mailto:hstevensnfb@gmail.com"><font color="#9cdaec"><span style='color:#9CDAEC'>hmejianfb@gmail.com</span></font></a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Aptos><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></font></p></div></body></html>