[Blind-rollers] Legislative Alert-Take Action-Cosponsors Needed for NFB Silent Car Legislation

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From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
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Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 10:02 PM
Subject: [Blind-rollers] Legislative Alert-Take Action-Cosponsors Needed for 
NFB Silent Car Legislation


>
>>From: McCarthy, Jim
>>To: undisclosed-recipients:
>>Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 9:17 AM
>>Subject: Legislative Alert-Take Action-Cosponsors Needed for NFB Silent
>>Car Legislation
>>
>>Fellow Federationists:
>>
>>
>>
>>             It pleases me to write to you announcing that our silent car
>>legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives.  Ed
>>Towns, Democrat of New York, and Cliff Stearns, Republican of Florida,
>>has introduced H.R. 5734, the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008.
>>Therefore, your help is needed to gain cosponsors of this important
>>legislation.
>>
>>
>>
>>             This legislation assures that blind and other pedestrians
>>will receive the information needed to make proper judgments regarding
>>the presence of vehicles, in order that we can travel safely.  It does
>>so by:
>>
>>   a.. Requiring the Department of Transportation to convene a study
>>within ninety days of its enactment;
>>   b.. Requiring the study to determine whether a minimum sound standard
>>or some other approach will provide blind and other pedestrians the most
>>accurate information regarding speed, location, and direction of travel
>>for the vehicles;
>>   c.. Requiring that, when making this consideration, the study must
>>evaluate the cost of each method examined, including the cost of
>>providing all pedestrians any technology they must possess under each
>>approach; and
>>   d.. Requiring that the study consider which approach permits the
>>greatest amount of independent spontaneous travel for blind and other
>>pedestrians.
>>
>>
>>             Once the study reaches its conclusions, the Department of
>>Transportation must report its findings to Congress, and within ninety
>>days of the study's end, the Department of Transportation must establish
>>a vehicle safety standard that implements the results of the study.
>>Finally, two years after the safety standard is implemented, all new
>>cars sold in the United States must comply.
>>
>>
>>
>>             This legislation is under jurisdiction of the House
>>Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the House
>>Committee on Energy and Commerce.  This subcommittee and its full
>>committee are the most important members for this bill, though we want
>>all the members that we can get to cosponsor this legislation.  Both of
>>our original sponsors are members of the subcommittee, and Stearns was
>>its chair when republicans controlled the House of Representatives.
>>
>>
>>
>>             Now that the bill has been introduced, we need cosponsors.
>>This is so because the attention gained will push Committee and House
>>leadership to conduct hearings that will help us get out the message
>>that, if solutions are not promptly found and implemented, silent cars
>>will place the independence of blind Americans in real peril.  To help
>>with this task, it is critical that you get your representatives to sign
>>on to H.R. 5734.  Recall that you can reach the Capitol switchboard by
>>calling (202) 225-3121.   I am providing lists of the subcommittee and
>>full committee members, but you are urged to get all members of the
>>House to join as cosponsors.  Thank you for all you do.  Let us now make
>>a difference in assuring that we can hear cars now and in the future.
>>
>>
>>
>>Most cordially,
>>
>>
>>
>>James McCarthy
>>
>>Government Programs Specialist
>>
>>National Federation of the Blind
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>FULL COMMITTEE on
>>
>>Energy and Commerce
>>
>>John D. Dingell (MI), Chairman
>>
>>(Ratio:  31-26)
>>
>>Henry A. Waxman, CA
>>
>>Joe Barton, TX, Ranking Member
>>
>>Edward J. Markey, MA
>>
>>Ralph M. Hall, TX
>>
>>Rick Boucher, VA
>>
>>Fred Upton, MI
>>
>>Edolphus Towns, NY
>>
>>Cliff Stearns, FL
>>
>>Frank Pallone, Jr., NJ
>>
>>Nathan Deal, GA
>>
>>Bart Gordon, TN
>>
>>Ed Whitfield, KY
>>
>>Bobby L. Rush, IL
>>
>>Barbara Cubin, WY
>>
>>Anna G. Eshoo, CA
>>
>>John Shimkus, IL
>>
>>Bart Stupak, MI
>>
>>Heather Wilson, NM
>>
>>Eliot L. Engel, NY
>>
>>John Shadegg, AZ
>>
>>Gene Green, TX
>>
>>Charles W. "Chip" Pickering, MS
>>
>>Diana DeGette, CO, Vice Chair
>>
>>Vito Fossella, NY
>>
>>Lois Capps, CA
>>
>>Roy Blunt, MO
>>
>>Mike Doyle, PA
>>
>>Steve Buyer, IN
>>
>>Jane Harman, CA
>>
>>George Radanovich, CA
>>
>>Tom Allen, ME
>>
>>Joseph R. Pitts, PA
>>
>>Jan Schakowsky, IL
>>
>>Mary Bono Mack, CA
>>
>>Hilda L. Solis, CA
>>
>>Greg Walden, OR
>>
>>Charles A. Gonzalez, TX
>>
>>Lee Terry, NE
>>
>>Jay Inslee, WA
>>
>>Mike Ferguson, NJ
>>
>>Tammy Baldwin, WI
>>
>>Mike Rogers, MI
>>
>>Mike Ross, AR
>>
>>Sue Wilkins Myrick, NC
>>
>>Darlene Hooley, OR
>>
>>John Sullivan, OK
>>
>>Anthony D. Weiner, NY
>>
>>Tim Murphy, PA
>>
>>Jim Matheson, UT
>>
>>Michael C. Burgess, TX
>>
>>G. K. Butterfield, NC
>>
>>Marsha Blackburn, TN
>>
>>Charlie Melancon, LA
>>
>>John Barrow, GA
>>
>>Baron P. Hill, IN
>>
>>Vacancy
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>SUBCOMMITTEE ON
>>COMMERCE, TRADE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
>>(Ratio:  16-13)
>>Bobby L. Rush (IL), Chairman
>>
>>Jan Schakowsky, IL, Vice Chair
>>
>>Ed Whitfield, KY, Ranking Member
>>
>>G. K. Butterfield, NC
>>
>>Cliff Stearns, FL
>>
>>John Barrow, GA
>>
>>Charles W. "Chip" Pickering, MS
>>
>>Baron P. Hill, IN
>>
>>Vito Fossella, NY
>>
>>Edward J. Markey, MA
>>
>>George Radanovich, CA
>>
>>Rick Boucher, VA
>>
>>Joseph R. Pitts, PA
>>
>>Edolphus Towns, NY
>>
>>Mary Bono Mack, CA
>>
>>Diana DeGette, CO
>>
>>Lee Terry, NE
>>
>>Charles A. Gonzalez, TX
>>
>>Sue Wilkins Myrick, NC
>>
>>Mike Ross, AR
>>
>>John Sullivan, OK
>>
>>Darlene Hooley, OR
>>
>>Michael C. Burgess, TX
>>
>>Anthony D. Weiner, NY
>>
>>Marsha Blackburn, TN
>>
>>Jim Matheson, UT
>>
>>Joe Barton, TX (Ex Officio)
>>
>>Charlie Melancon, LA
>>
>>John D. Dingell (Ex Officio)
>


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