[Iabs-talk] Last day reminder Legislative Alert-Action Needed for Higher Education Bill

[Patti Gregory-Chang]

BlankThis is the last day we can call to ask that the language from the house bill be included in the reconciled bill.  I called yesterday and left a mesage with Sen. Obama's office.  Please do the same.  Unless they get a lot of calls, they won't pay attention. 

Patti Gregory-Chang
President, National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
pattichang at att.net
www.nfbofillinois.org


Fellow Federationists:

 

            Members of the House and the Senate are currently working to resolve the differences between H.R. 4137 and S. 1642, the Higher Education reauthorization bills that passed last year.  We expect that the floor action on the final Higher Education legislation will take place by the first of May.  As you all know, the House version (H.R. 4137) includes provisions to create a commission to study the problem of inaccessible textbooks in higher education, as well as to propose legislation to solve this problem.  This language is found in Section 766 (A), (B), and (C).  We now need to ensure that this language is included in the final Higher Education bill.

 

            Below is a list of the House and the Senate committees that are working on this legislation.  If your Senator or Representative appears on this list, please call him or her, and ask that they include the House language in Section 766 (A), (B), and (C) in the final version of the Higher Education legislation.  If you are not represented on the below list, please contact the House Committee on Education and Labor, and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and urge them to include this language.  We need to make these phone calls by this Friday, April 18.  You may be connected to your member, and the two Committee offices by calling the Capitol switchboard at (202) 225-3121.  Thank you all very much for your work on this important matter. 

 

Jesse Hartle

Government Programs Specialist

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

 

 

House Committee on Education and Labor 

Rep. George Miller (D-CA), Chair

Rep. Dale E. Kildee (D-MI)

Rep. Donald M. Payne (D-NJ)

Rep. Robert E. Andrews (D-NJ)

Rep. Robert C. Scott (D-VA)

Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA)

Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX)

Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY)

Rep. John F. Tierney (D-MA)

Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH)

Rep. David Wu (D-OR)

Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ)

Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA)

Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL)

Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ)

Rep. Timothy H. Bishop (D-NY)

Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA)

Rep. John P. Sarbanes (D-MD)

Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA)

Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA)

Rep. Mazie K. Hirono (D-H)

Rep. Jason Altmire (DPA)

Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY)

Rep. Phil Hare (D-IL)

Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)

Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT)

Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)

Rep. Howard P. Buck McKeon (R-CA), Ranking Minority Member

Rep. Thomas E. Petri (R-WI)

Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI)

Rep. Michael N. Castle (R-DE)

Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN)

Rep. Vernon J. Ehlers (R-MI)

Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL)

Rep. Todd Russell Platts (R-PA)

Rep. Ric Keller (R-FL)

Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC)

Rep. John Kline (R-MN)

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)

Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX)

Rep. Tom Price (R-GA)

Res. Comm. Luis G. Fortuño (R-PR)

Rep. Charles Boustany Jr. (R-LA)

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC)

Rep. Randy Kuhl (R-NY)

Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT)

Rep. David Davis (R-TN)

Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI)

 

 

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA), Chair

Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT)

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)

Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD)

Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)

Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)

Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL)

Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT)

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)

Sen. Michael B. Enzi (R-WY), Ranking Minority Member

Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH)

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)

Sen. Richard M. Burr (R-NC)

Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA)

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)

Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT)

Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS)

Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO)

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK)

 

 

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This is the last day we can call to ask that the language from the house bill be included in the reconciled bill.  I called yesterday and left a mesage with Sen. Obama's office.  Please do the same.  Unless they get a lot of calls, they won't pay attention.
 
Patti Gregory-Chang
President, National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
mailto:pattichang at att.net pattichang at att.net
http://www.nfbofillinois.org www.nfbofillinois.org
 
 
Fellow Federationists:
 
           
Members of the House and the Senate are currently working to resolve the differences between H.R. 4137 and S. 1642, the Higher Education reauthorization bills that passed last year.
 
We expect that the floor action on the final Higher Education legislation will take place by the first of May.
 
As you all know, the House version (H.R. 4137) includes provisions to create a commission to study the problem of inaccessible textbooks in higher education, as well as to propose legislation to solve this problem.
 
This language is found in Section 766 (A), (B), and (C).
 
We now need to ensure that this language is included in the final Higher Education bill.
 
           
Below is a list of the House and the Senate committees that are working on this legislation.
 
If your Senator or Representative appears on this list, please call him or her, and ask that they include the House language in Section 766 (A), (B), and (C) in the final version of the Higher Education legislation.
 
If you are not represented on the below list, please contact the House Committee on Education and Labor, and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and urge them to include this language.
 
We need to make these phone calls by this Friday, April 18.
 
You may be connected to your member, and the two Committee offices by calling the Capitol switchboard at (202) 225-3121.
 
Thank you all very much for your work on this important matter.
 
Jesse Hartle
Government Programs Specialist
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
 
 
House
Committee on Education and Labor
Rep. George Miller (D-CA), Chair
Rep. Dale E. Kildee (D-MI)
Rep. Donald M. Payne (D-NJ)
Rep. Robert E. Andrews (D-NJ)
Rep. Robert C. Scott (D-VA)
Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA)
Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX)
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY)
Rep. John F. Tierney (D-MA)
Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH)
Rep. David Wu (D-OR)
Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ)
Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA)
Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL)
Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ)
Rep. Timothy H. Bishop (D-NY)
Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA)
Rep. John P. Sarbanes (D-MD)
Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA)
Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA)
Rep. Mazie K. Hirono (D-H)
Rep. Jason Altmire (DPA)
Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY)
Rep. Phil Hare (D-IL)
Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)
Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT)
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)
Rep. Howard P. Buck McKeon (R-CA), Ranking Minority Member
Rep. Thomas E. Petri (R-WI)
Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI)
Rep. Michael N. Castle (R-DE)
Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN)
Rep. Vernon J. Ehlers (R-MI)
Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL)
Rep. Todd Russell Platts (R
-
PA)
Rep. Ric Keller (R-FL)
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC)
Rep. John Kline (R-MN)
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)
Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX)
Rep. Tom Price (R-GA)
Res. Comm. Luis G. Fortuño (R-PR)
Rep. Charles Boustany Jr. (R-LA)
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
Rep. Randy Kuhl (R-NY)
Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT)
Rep. David Davis (R-TN)
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI)
 
 
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA), Chair
Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT)
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD)
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)
Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL)
Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Sen. Michael B. Enzi (R-WY), Ranking Minority Member
Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH)
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
Sen. Richard M. Burr (R-NC)
Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT)
Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS)
Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO)
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK)