[Nfbf-l] If you want to get rail in Florida you need to make these calls / I already did

Wed Apr 15 00:22:33 UTC 2009

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 From: flmom2006 at gmail.com
To: nfbf-l at nfbnet.org
Sent: 4/14/2009 7:05:26  A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: Fw: Take action for Obama's  agenda - ASAP!

Sunrail is extremely important not only to blind  people, but to people all 
over Florida. Commissioner Linda Stewart has sent  out the following 
message with a list of senators to contact. We must do this  TODAY! The vote takes 
place on Wednesday. We ask for the support of our  legislators; let's 
support them when they ask for our support. Thank  you.
Sherri
----- Original Message -----  
From: _Commissioner Linda Stewart_ (mailto:linda at lindastewartformayor.com)  

To: _flmom2006 at gmail.com_ (mailto:flmom2006 at gmail.com)  
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 1:18 PM
Subject: Take action for Obama's agenda - ASAP!

Friend—

I am writing you today to ask you to  support President Barack Obama’s 
agenda.

One of the pillars of President Obama’s  agenda is a new rail system that 
will connect major cities all across the  country.  This initiative will be 
on the scale of President Eisenhower’s  interstate road system and will 
create millions of new jobs.  He has  dedicated $8-billion in the stimulus 
package for high-speed rail corridors  alone.  

“The time is right now for us to start thinking  about high-speed rail as 
an alternative to air transportation connecting all  these cities,” Obama 
said. “And think about what a great project that would  be in terms of 
rebuilding  America.”[1]

Central Florida is at the top of the  list for one of 11 high-speed rail 
projects around the country.  Before  we can begin the President’s high-speed 
rail project, the State Legislature  must pass SunRail.  

If SunRail fails this year in Tallahassee, Central Florida will lose 
millions in Federal  funding specifically set aside for commuter rail and billions 
 more for high-speed rail.  On top of that,  Florida would lose the 
potential for over 250,000 new jobs and  $8.8-billion in economic stimulus.[2]

“One mile of I-95 holds more traffic and  costs $41 million. One mile of 
high-speed rail costs $1 million. You can fit  more people on a rail car and 
you'll be taking 50 automobiles off the road.  Rail uses 1/50th of the cost 
(of a car) in terms of energy  consumption.” --Vice President Joe Biden  [3]

It's not too late! An  important vote is coming up in Tallahassee on 
Wednesday.   Please support the Presidents agenda for rail projects and job 
creation by  contacting these Senators today and asking them to vote YES for  
SunRail:

Sen. Tony Hill 

1-866-867-0289 (toll free) 

hill.tony.web at flsenate.gov 

Sen. Dan Gelber 

850-487-5121 

gelber.dan.web at flsenate.gov  

Sen. Chris Smith 

850-487-5112 

smith.chris.web at flsenate.gov  

Sen. Arthena Joyner  
850-487-5059
joyner.arthenia.web at flsenate.gov
Sen. Ted Deutch 

850-487-5091 

deutch.ted.web at flsenate.gov  

Sen. Frederica Wilson
850-487-5116 

wilson.frederica.web at flsenate.gov  

“We saw what happened in Minneapolis where a  bridge collapsed and resulted 
in tragedy. Not only do we need to rebuild our  roads, our bridges, our 
ports, our levies, our dams, but we also have to  plan for the future. This is 
the same example of turning crisis into  opportunity.  This should be a wake 
up call for us. You go to Shanghai,  China right now and they've got high 
speed rail that puts our rail to  shame.” –President Obama townhall in Ft. 
Myers, FL  [4]

Please email or call these Senators today  and tell them to support 
President Obama and vote YES for  SunRail.

Thank you!

Linda  Stewart

1.    “_Obama plots huge rail expansion_ 
(http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=1025305689&msgid=1822745&act=OO99&c=416260&admin=0&destination=http:
//www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/18924.html) ,” Politico,  February 17, 
2009

2.    "_The Future of SunRail Hangs in the Balance_ 
(http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=1025305689&msgid=1822745&act=OO99&c=416260&admin=0&destin
ation=http://www.lwvoc.org/sunrail_future.htm) ," Orange  County League of 
Women Voters, April 12, 2009

3.    "_Biden the right pick for rail_ 
(http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=1025305689&msgid=1822745&act=OO99&c=416260&admin=0&destination=http://
trains4america.wordpress.com/2008/08/23/biden-the-right-pick-for-rail/) ," 
Trains for America,  August 23, 2008

4.    “_The days where we’re just building sprawl forever, those days  are 
over_ 
(http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=1025305689&msgid=1822745&act=OO99&c=416260&admin=0&destination=http://t4america.org/blog/archives/661) 
,” Transportation for America, February 10,  2009

_www.LindaStewartforMayor.com
_ 
(http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=1025305689&msgid=1822745&act=OO99&c=416260&admin=0&destination=http://www.lindastewartformayor.com/) 
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County Mayor

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