[Colorado-talk] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert: TIME Act Calls Needed

Tue Sep 20 20:23:15 UTC 2016

Greetings –

I’m forwarding Parnell Diggs’ email on the TIME Act.  It’s time to
make phone calls on TIME.  Sen. Bennet is the Senate sponsor, so we
only need to call Sen. Gardner in the Senate.  In the House, we don’t
have a single cosponsor from Colorado, so please identify your
Representative and call him or her.

When you call, state that your are a member of the NFB of Colorado and
that you want the Representative or Senator to become a cosponsor.
Here are the bill numbers. For the TIME Act.:

House -  H.R. 188
Senate -  S. 2001

Tell them this bill will help people like you and other people with
disabilities compete equally in the workforce. ”

Senator Cory Gardner
(202) 224-5941

Scottt Tipton
202-225-4761

Rep. Doug Lamborn
202-225-4422

Rep. Ed Perlmutter
202-225-2645

Rep. Dianna DeGette
202-225-4431

Rep. Mike Coffman
202.225.7882

Rep. Jared Polis
(202) 225-2161

Rep. Ken Buck
202-225-4676 Office

Thanks,
Dan

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Diggs, Parnell via NFBNet-Members-List" <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 12:35:30 +0000
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert: TIME Act Calls Needed
To: "nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org" <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>

Dear Colleagues:

Congress will be in session just a little while longer to complete its
business before members return home for the 2016 political campaign.
While still at the Capitol, members of Congress are in a position to
cosponsor the TIME Act (H.R. 188 and S. 2001).

We are asking you to make three phone calls: one to your House member
and one to each of your two senators. The only senators who have
sponsored this bill are Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire and Michael
Bennett of Colorado, which means that those of you in New Hampshire or
Colorado will only need to call one senator. Everyone else should
still call both of their senators.

On the House side, there are already seventy-one supporters of this
bill which are listed by state in the first attachment. You only need
to call your representative if they do not appear on this list. If you
are unsure of whom your members of Congress are, please contact
Melissa Kroeger. She can be reached by phone at (410) 659-9314,
extension 2207 or by email at
mkroeger at nfb.org<mailto:mkroeger at nfb.org>.

You can also reach your member of Congress by calling the Capitol
Switchboard at (202) 224-3121. When you call the Switchboard, you will
be asked whether you are calling to speak to a House member or Senate
member. When you select Senate, you will be asked your state and be
provided with the names of your senators. When you select House of
Representatives, you will be asked for your ZIP code and the system
will then provide you with the name of your representative.

Once connected, I suggest you say something such as: "Hi, my name
is....and I am a constituent of Representative/Senator Last Name. I am
calling to urge Representative/Senator Last Name to cosponsor H.R.
188/S. 2001, the TIME Act. This bill will help people like me and
other people with disabilities compete equally in the workforce. "

If you have time, in addition to calling, it would also be useful to
send an email to the legislative director of your senators and
representative. You can obtain this person's name and email address
when making the call described above.

Attached are four sample emails. Two are directed towards senators and
representatives from the Republican Party and two are directed towards
senators and representatives from the Democratic Party. You will need
to add the name of the legislative director and the last name of the
representative or senator in the appropriate bracketed areas. Please
be sure to review and customize the email template before sending it
and CC Kimie Beverly on all correspondence. Kimie's email is
kbeverly at nfb.org.

Fellow Federationists, I know we have been working on this issue for a
long time, but the dialogue is clearly shifting in our favor. Let us
continue the work until we enjoy the same protections under our
nation's wage laws as all other Americans do.

Yours in the family,

Parnell Diggs, Esq.

Director of Government Affairs

National Federation of the Blind

200 East Wells Street

Baltimore, MD 21230

Office: (410) 659-9314, extension 2222

Mobile: (843) 267-2018

Email: pdiggs at nfb.org

Twitter: @NFB_Voice

  @ParnellDiggs

The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create
obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life
you want; blindness is not what holds you back.

Make a gift to the National Federation of the Blind and help ensure
all blind Americans live the lives they want

Disclaimer

The information contained in this communication from the sender is
confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and
others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are
hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking
action in relation of the contents of this information is strictly
prohibited and may be unlawful.

This email has been scanned for viruses and malware, and may have been
automatically archived by Mimecast Ltd, an innovator in Software as a
Service (SaaS) for business. Providing a safer and more useful place
for your human generated data. Specializing in; Security, archiving
and compliance. To find out more visit the Mimecast website.

-- 
Dan Burke
My Cell:  406.546.8546
Twitter:  @DallDonal
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: DEMOCRAT REPRESENTATIVE Sample Email.docx
Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Size: 15455 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://nfbnet.org/pipermail/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org/attachments/20160920/75fa9ec6/attachment.docx>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: DEMOCRAT SENATOR Sample Email.docx
Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Size: 16348 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://nfbnet.org/pipermail/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org/attachments/20160920/75fa9ec6/attachment-0001.docx>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: HR 188 Cosponsors.docx
Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Size: 16508 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://nfbnet.org/pipermail/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org/attachments/20160920/75fa9ec6/attachment-0002.docx>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE Sample Email.docx
Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Size: 15240 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://nfbnet.org/pipermail/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org/attachments/20160920/75fa9ec6/attachment-0003.docx>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: REPUBLICAN SENATOR Sample Email.docx
Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Size: 15506 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://nfbnet.org/pipermail/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org/attachments/20160920/75fa9ec6/attachment-0004.docx>