[NFBF-L] One more Representative on board with us! Florida support for ATAA growing!

[Russell Davis]

Good afternoon everyone,

 

I wanted to alert you all to another Florida cosponsor for HR-431, The
Access Technology Affordability Act, but wanted to wait until I saw it
posted on congress.gov before doing so. I received a note the other day from
the legislative aid for Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy, (District 7),
letting me know that she intended on re-joining our push for ATAA. Today I
checked congress.gov and saw Congresswoman Murphy's name listed. This will
bring Florida's total support to 6 House members. Nationwide, ATAA has a
total of 62 cosponsors, which is truly impressive.

 

Thanks so much again to all of those working hard this year to advance our
2021 Legislative priorities, we can all take pride in our efforts, (I am
very proud to be part of our team).

 

Sincerely,

 

Russ Davis,

Legislative Director, National Federation of the Blind of Florida

Ph. 904-993-8433

Email: Russell at radiorusty.com

 

 

From: Russell Davis [mailto:russell at radiorusty.com] 
Sent: Thursday, March 4, 2021 11:15 AM
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Cc: merrys at verizon.net; Camille Tate (ctate2076 at att.net);
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Subject: Florida support for ATAA growing!

 

Good morning everyone,

 

I decided to check the website, Congress.gov this morning to see if there
was any mid-week movement on HR-431, The Access Technology Affordability
Act, and was thrilled to see sponsorship on the bill is growing in the
House. Here in Florida we have added the names of three more Congressmen,
bringing our total to 5. Currently, 48 Congressional Reps have signed onto
the bill.

 

Congratulations to members  of all of our regional teams. All of us now have
members from our meetings giving us support.

 

Today I noted the new names of:

 

Gus Bilirakis - Dist. 12  (awesome job West Team, you did it again)!

Bill Posey - Dist. 8 (East Team victory, of course it was)!

&

John Rutherford - Dist. 04 (So happy to see this Jacksonville Rep. signing
on again, the North Team continues to have a great relationship with this
Representative.don't worry, I'll be getting my thank you note out soon).

 

We had previously noted the names of:

Al C. Hastings - Dist. 20

&

Maria Salazar - Dist. 27.

 

If you were part of any meetings with any of these Reps, (or if you are a
constituent of any of the above named), sending them a brief thank you for
supporting HR-431 would truly be appreciated. Small gestures like that let
the House members know we do not take their support for granted and will
help build and strengthen a good working relationship with them as we move
forward with more initiatives.

 

Senators Rubio and Scott have not yet added their names to the ATAA,
(S-212), but we won't stop working towards that goal. Currently, 11 Senators
across the US have signed onto the Senate bill.

 

Florida is really doing some amazing work and I am so very proud to be part
of our fantastic team.

 

Please let me know if you need anything at all from me, I'm happy to serve.

 

 

Merry, Camille and Denise, if you have team members who may not be on the
Florida listserve, please share this great news with them. Thanks

 

Very Respectfully,

 

Russ Davis,

Legislative Director, National Federation of the Blind of Florida

Ph. 904-993-8433

Email: Russell at radiorusty.com

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