[Nfbofnc] Fw: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert - Senate Votes Down PortmanAmendment

[Keith Wiglesworth]

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From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 9:56 PM
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert - Senate Votes Down 
PortmanAmendment


>A message from Jesse Hartle
>
> Fellow Federationists:
>
> Today the United States Senate allowed Senator Portman's Amendment 1742 to 
> the surface transportation bill, S. 1813, to be considered on the floor. 
> Senator
> Portman's amendment sought to allow states to open commercial ventures on 
> federal highways and interstates.  This policy would have dramatically 
> impacted
> the livelihood of blind entrepreneurs in the Randolph-Sheppard program who 
> operate vending facilities along the federal highways and interstates 
> across
> our country.
>
> I am pleased to tell you that, due to the advocacy of the National 
> Federation of the Blind, Senator Portman's Amendment 1742 was voted down 
> by a count of
> 86 to 12 by the United States Senate.  I appreciate the hard work that you 
> put into protecting the interest of blind vendors.  I will continue to 
> keep
> you posted on this issue, as this bill will soon be sent to the House of 
> Representatives for consideration.
>
> Jesse
>
> Jesse Hartle
> Government Programs Specialist
> National Federation of the Blind
> Phone:  (410) 659-9314, Ext. 2233
> Email:  jhartle at nfb.org
>
>
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