[Colorado-talk] End the Book Famine, Call Today!

[Maurice mines]

This sounds great, so where does S2559 go now?

Should we be calling our senators, in tender Bennett’s case to thank him for voting for the treaty, and calling Sen. Gardner’s office back to ask him for cosponsorship as well?

Sincerely Maurice  Mines.

> On May 10, 2018, at 9:18 AM, Scott C. Labarre via Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hey everyone, I am delighted to report that S. 2559, the Marrakesh Treaty
> Implementation Act, passed out of Senate Judiciary  this morning on a 20 to
> 0  vote.  Senators Bennet and Gardner are not yet cosponsors.  So keep those
> calls and emails coming and their cosponsorship is still very important as
> this bill heads to the entire Senate.
> 
> Best,
> Scott   
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott C. Labarre [mailto:slabarre at labarrelaw.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, May 9, 2018 11:30 AM
> To: 'NFB of Colorado Discussion List' <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: 'Dan Burke' <burke.dall at gmail.com>
> Subject: RE: [Colorado-talk] End the Book Famine, Call Today!
> 
> Yes, it would be great if everyone could call!!!  I just bugged the offices
> again this morning and to have follow on calls would be great!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Colorado-Talk [mailto:colorado-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Dan Burke via Colorado-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, May 9, 2018 10:55 AM
> To: NFB of Colorado Discussion List <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Dan Burke <burke.dall at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Colorado-talk] End the Book Famine, Call Today!
> 
> Greetings all -
> 
> We need to make some phone calls about Marrakesh once again. Here's what
> John Pare said earlier this week -
> 
> The Senate Judiciary Committee will be voting on the Marrakesh
> Implementation Act, S. 2559, this week on Thursday, May 10. We need to build
> more cosponsor support for this bill before that date. Senator Grassley is
> the bill sponsor...
> 
> Remember, there was already a hearing in Foreign Relations at which Scott
> LaBarre testified. But the bill has to go through two committees, and
> Judiciary is the second committee.
> 
> And neither Colorado Senator is on this bill, but they should be.
> 
> First, Senator Bennet has given indications he would cosponsor, but his name
> has not yet appeared on the bill. While Scott LaBarre is reaching out to his
> staff, how about we show that the NFB of Colorado means not only smart,
> engaged leadership but also  smart collective action on the part of an
> engaged membership. You can call Senator Bennet's ofice at 202-224-5852.
> 
> What you say is:
> I am so-and-so and a member of the NFB of Colorado. I urge Sen. Bennet to
> cosponsor S. 2559, the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act.
> 
> Senator Gardner serves on the Foreign Relations Committee and Scott says he
> came up and shook his hand prior to the Foreign Relations Committee hearing
> last month. But he's still not a cosponsor of S.
> 2559.  You can call his office at:
> 
> 202-224-5941.
> 
> Say the same as above.
> 
> Thanks all!
> 
> Dan
> 
> 
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