[Cabs] Fw: Legislative Alert - Update on Talking Books Funding (fwd)
Monika
ladyyaraina at pcisys.net
Tue Jun 19 22:38:27 CDT 2007
I would love to help contact my Representative about this...even though I'm not blind, I know that Talking Book is an essential form of literacy for those with blindness and/or similar visual problems. The only problem is I do not know who my Rep is as I just moved back to Colorado Springs from Greeley and wasn't involved in the C/S election.
Thanks,
Monika
----- Original Message -----
From: David Andrews
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 20:57
Subject: [Cabs] Fw: Legislative Alert - Update on Talking Books Funding (fwd)
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:50:24 -0600
>Subject: Legislative Alert - Update on Talking Books Funding
>
>
>
>From: Hartle, Jesse <<mailto:JHartle at NFB.ORG>mailto:JHartle at NFB.ORG>
>
>To: undisclosed-recipients:
>
>Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 3:36 PM
>
>Subject: Legislative Alert - Update on Talking Books Funding
>
>
>
>Fellow Federationists:
>
>
>
>Thanks to your hard work over the last week, we have taken a step forward in
>obtaining full funding for the Talking Books program in the fiscal year 2008
>Legislative Branch appropriations bill. As you know, originally the
>Subcommittee included $7.5 million of the $19.1 million requested to support
>the conversion to digital technology for the Talking Books program. Today
>the House Committee on Appropriations amended the Legislative Branch
>appropriations bill to include an additional $5 million for this program.
>While this is a victory for us, we still have work to do. We must now
>contact our own individual representatives in the House and urge them to
>support any amendment that will include full funding when this bill moves to
>the House floor. We believe that the committee will bring this legislation
>to the floor for a final vote sometime next week. As more information
>becomes available on the time of this final vote, I will pass it along to
>you all. This is a top priority and an essential program for blind
>Americans which now requires us to exert our best efforts to achieve passage
>with full funding. You may be connected to your Representative's office by
>calling the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202) 225-3121. Please contact me
>at 410-659-9314 if you have any questions. Thank you all for your diligence
>on this matter.
>
>
>
>Jesse Hartle
>
>Government Programs Specialist
>
>NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
>
>
>
> <<http://www.house.gov/degette/>http://www.house.gov/degette/> DeGette, Diana, Colordado, 1st
>
>Telephone: (202) 225-4431
>Facsimile: (202) 225-5657
>
>
>
> <<http://musgrave.house.gov/>http://musgrave.house.gov/> Musgrave, Marilyn, Colorado, 4th
>
>Phone: 202-225-4676
>
>Fax: 202-225-5870
>
>
>
> <<http://www.house.gov/salazar/>http://www.house.gov/salazar/> Salazar, John T., Colorado, 3rd
>
>Phone: 202-225-4761
>
>Fax: 202-226-9669
>
>
>
> <<http://markudall.house.gov/HoR/CO02/Home.htm>http://markudall.house.gov/HoR/CO02/Home.htm> Udall, Mark, Colorado, 2nd
>
>Phone: 202-225-2161
>
>Fax: 202-226-7840
>
>
>
> <<http://lamborn.house.gov/>http://lamborn.house.gov/> Lamborn, Doug, Colorado, 5th
>
>Phone: 202-225-4422
>
>Fax: 202-226-2638
>
>
>
> <<http://perlmutter.house.gov/>http://perlmutter.house.gov/> Perlmutter, Ed, Colorado, 7th
>
>Phone: 202-225-2645
>
>Fax:" 202-225-5278
>
>
>
> <<http://www.house.gov/tancredo/>http://www.house.gov/tancredo/> Tancredo, Tom, Colorado, 6th
>
>Phone: 202-225-7882
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I would love to help contact my Representative about this...even though I'm not blind, I know that Talking Book is an essential form of literacy for those with blindness and/or similar visual problems. The only problem is I do not know who my Rep is as I just moved back to Colorado Springs from Greeley and wasn't involved in the C/S election.
Thanks,
Monika
----- Original Message -----
From:
mailto:dandrews at visi.com David Andrews
Sent:
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 20:57
Subject:
[Cabs] Fw: Legislative Alert - Update on Talking Books Funding (fwd)
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:50:24 -0600
>Subject: Legislative Alert - Update on Talking Books Funding
>
>
>
>From: Hartle, Jesse << mailto:JHartle at NFB.ORG>mailto:JHartle at NFB.ORG mailto:JHartle at NFB.ORG>mailto:JHartle at NFB.ORG
>
>
>To: undisclosed-recipients:
>
>Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 3:36 PM
>
>Subject: Legislative Alert - Update on Talking Books Funding
>
>
>
>Fellow Federationists:
>
>
>
>Thanks to your hard work over the last week, we have taken a step forward in
>obtaining full funding for the Talking Books program in the fiscal year 2008
>Legislative Branch appropriations bill. As you know, originally the
>Subcommittee included $7.5 million of the $19.1 million requested to support
>the conversion to digital technology for the Talking Books program. Today
>the House Committee on Appropriations amended the Legislative Branch
>appropriations bill to include an additional $5 million for this program.
>While this is a victory for us, we still have work to do. We must now
>contact our own individual representatives in the House and urge them to
>support any amendment that will include full funding when this bill moves to
>the House floor. We believe that the committee will bring this legislation
>to the floor for a final vote sometime next week. As more information
>becomes available on the time of this final vote, I will pass it along to
>you all. This is a top priority and an essential program for blind
>Americans which now requires us to exert our best efforts to achieve passage
>with full funding. You may be connected to your Representative's office by
>calling the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202) 225-3121. Please contact me
>at 410-659-9314 if you have any questions. Thank you all for your diligence
>on this matter.
>
>
>
>Jesse Hartle
>
>Government Programs Specialist
>
>NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
>
>
>
> << http://www.house.gov/degette/>http://www.house.gov/degette/ http://www.house.gov/degette/>http://www.house.gov/degette/
> DeGette, Diana, Colordado, 1st
>
>Telephone: (202) 225-4431
>Facsimile: (202) 225-5657
>
>
>
> << http://musgrave.house.gov/>http://musgrave.house.gov/ http://musgrave.house.gov/>http://musgrave.house.gov/
> Musgrave, Marilyn, Colorado, 4th
>
>Phone: 202-225-4676
>
>Fax: 202-225-5870
>
>
>
> << http://www.house.gov/salazar/>http://www.house.gov/salazar/ http://www.house.gov/salazar/>http://www.house.gov/salazar/
> Salazar, John T., Colorado, 3rd
>
>Phone: 202-225-4761
>
>Fax: 202-226-9669
>
>
>
> << http://markudall.house.gov/HoR/CO02/Home.htm>http://markudall.house.gov/HoR/CO02/Home.htm http://markudall.house.gov/HoR/CO02/Home.htm>http://markudall.house.gov/HoR/CO02/Home.htm
> Udall, Mark, Colorado, 2nd
>
>Phone: 202-225-2161
>
>Fax: 202-226-7840
>
>
>
> << http://lamborn.house.gov/>http://lamborn.house.gov/ http://lamborn.house.gov/>http://lamborn.house.gov/
> Lamborn, Doug, Colorado, 5th
>
>Phone: 202-225-4422
>
>Fax: 202-226-2638
>
>
>
> << http://perlmutter.house.gov/>http://perlmutter.house.gov/ http://perlmutter.house.gov/>http://perlmutter.house.gov/
> Perlmutter, Ed, Colorado, 7th
>
>Phone: 202-225-2645
>
>Fax:" 202-225-5278
>
>
>
> << http://www.house.gov/tancredo/>http://www.house.gov/tancredo/ http://www.house.gov/tancredo/>http://www.house.gov/tancredo/
> Tancredo, Tom, Colorado, 6th
>
>Phone: 202-225-7882
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