[Blindtlk] Legislative Alert, Results of Dear Colleague Letter

[David Andrews]

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>Fellow Federationists:
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>I want to thank all of you for your hard work over the past two 
>weeks to gain cosigners to Congressman Towns' "Dear Colleague" 
>letter in support of full funding for the Talking Books 
>program.  When the letter was closed on Monday, eighty-seven members 
>of the House of Representatives were listed as supporting full 
>funding.  I have listed all cosigners below.  If your member of 
>Congress is on this list, please call and thank him or her for 
>supporting this important program.  You can be connected with your 
>member of Congress by calling the capitol switchboard at (202) 225-3121.
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>We will need to be prepared to take quick action as this process 
>moves forward.  The next step will be to mark-up the FY 2009 
>Legislative Appropriations bill.  We will most likely have less than 
>five days notice of this hearing, so we should be prepared to make 
>phone calls to the members of this subcommittee and urge them to 
>vote for an appropriation of $25.7 million to continue the 
>conversion to a digital format.  I will let all of you know about 
>this hearing as soon as I can.
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>Once again, thanks to all of you.
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>Sincerely,
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>Jesse Hartle
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>Government Programs Specialist
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>NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
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>Phone: (410) 659-9314, ext. 2233
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>Email: jhartle at nfb.org
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>Members That Have Cosigned Dear Colleague Letter:
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>Congressman Towns, New York
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>Congressman Hinchey, New York
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>Congressman Nadler, New York
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>Congressman Rangel, New York
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>Congressman Arcuri, New York
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>Congressman Higgins, New York
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>Congresswoman McCarthy, New York
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>Congressman Bilirakis, Florida
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>Congressman Wexler, Florida
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>Congresswoman Brown, Florida
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>Congressman Klein, Florida
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>Congressman Ellison, Minnesota
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>Congressman Oberstar, Minnesota
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>Congressman Walz, Minnesota
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>Congressman Peterson, Minnesota
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>Congresswoman Davis, California
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>Congresswoman Woolsey, California
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>Congresswoman Capps, California
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>Congressman Filner, California
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>Congresswoman Sanchez, California
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>Congressman Berman, California
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>Congresswoman Harman, California
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>Congresswoman Tausher, California
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>Congressman Moran, Virginia
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>Congressman Scott, Virginia
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>Congressman Whitman, Virginia
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>Congresswoman Schakowsky, Illinois
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>Congressman Gutierrez, Illinois
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>Congressman Davis, Illinois
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>Congressman Rush, Illinois
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>Congresswoman DeLauro, Connecticut
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>Congressman Larson, Connecticut
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>Congressman Murphy, Connecticut
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>Congressman McDermott, Washington
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>Congressman Wu, Oregon
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>Congressman Blumenauer, Oregon
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>Congressman Markey, Massachusetts
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>Congressman Delahunt, Massachusetts
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>Congressman McGovern, Massachusetts
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>Congressman Lynch, Massachusetts
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>Congressman Tierney, Massachusetts
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>Congressman Capuano, Massachusetts
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>Congressman Neal, Massachusetts
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>Congressman Gordon, Tennessee
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>Congressman Cohen, Tennessee
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>Congressman Allen, Maine
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>Congressman Michaud, Maine
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>Congressman Sarbanes, Maryland
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>Congressman Cummings, Maryland
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>Congressman Van Hollen, Maryland
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>Congressman Wynn, Maryland
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>Congressman Payne, New Jersey
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>Congressman Passcrell, New Jersey
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>Congresswoman Capito, West Virginia
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>Congressman Rahall, West Virginia
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>Congressman Carney, Pennsylvania
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>Congressman English, Pennsylvania
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>Congressman Platts, Pennsylvania
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>Congresswoman Shea-Porter, New Hampshire
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>Congressman Hodes, New Hampshire
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>Congresswoman Johnson, Texas
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>Congresswoman Jackson-Lee, Texas
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>Congressman Ortiz, Texas
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>Congressman Kucinich, Ohio
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>Congresswoman Sutton, Ohio
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>Congressman Chabot, Ohio
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>Congressman Butterfield, North Carolina
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>Congressman Price, North Carolina
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>Congressman Loebsack, Iowa
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>Congressman Braley, Iowa
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>Congressman Johnson, Georgia
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>Congressman Marshall, Georgia
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>Congressman Lewis, Georgia
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>Congresswoman Cubin, Wyoming
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>Congressman Fortuno, Puerto Rico
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>Congressman Skelton, Missouri
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>Congressman Jefferson, Louisiana
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>Congressman Moore, Kansas
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>Congressman Welch, Vermont
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>Congressman Abercrombie, Hawaii
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>Congresswoman Baldwin, Wisconsin
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>Congressman Langevin, Rhode Island
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>Congressman Kildee, Michigan
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>Congresswoman DeGette, Colorado
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>Congressman Grijalva, Arizona
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>Congresswoman Berkley, Nevada
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>Congressman Matheson, Utah