[Jobs] Letter Extended, Calls Needed Monday to Help NLS

[David Andrews]

From: Hartle, Jesse

To: undisclosed-recipients:

Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 1:44 PM

Subject: From Jesse Hartle-Legislative Alert-Dear Colleague Letter

Extended

Fellow Federationists:

We are continuing to make a difference on Capitol Hill.  Our "Dear

Colleague" letter to support the Talking Books program now has 68

members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed on in support.

Congressman Towns, the sponsor of this letter, has now agreed to hold

the letter open through the close of business on next Monday, March 17.

I am asking you to make one phone call Monday morning to your member of

the House of Representatives, and urge him or her to sign on to

Congressman Towns' "Dear Colleague" letter to support the Talking Books

program.  I have listed the members that have already signed this letter

below.  If your member of Congress is on this list, I would like you to

call them and thank them for supporting the Talking Books program.  You

can be connected with your member of Congress by calling the Capitol

switchboard at (202) 225-3121.

I have included my contact information at the bottom of this message in

case you have any questions.  Thank you all very much for your hard work

on this important project.

Members that have cosigned Dear Colleague Letter:

Congressman Towns, New York

Congressman Hinchey, New York

Congressman Nadler, New York

Congressman Bilirakis, Florida

Congressman Wexler, Florida

Congressman Ellison, Minnesota

Congressman Oberstar, Minnesota

Congressman Walz, Minnesota

Congressman Peterson, Minnesota

Congresswoman Davis, California

Congresswoman Woolsey, California

Congresswoman Capps, California

Congressman Filner, California

Congresswoman Sanchez, California

Congressman Berman, California

Congressman Moran, Virginia

Congressman Scott, Virginia

Congressman Whitman, Virginia

Congresswoman Schakowsky, Illinois

Congressman Gutierrez, Illinois

Congresswoman DeLauro, Connecticut

Congressman Larson, Connecticut

Congressman McDermott, Washington

Congressman Wu, Oregon

Congressman Blumenauer, Oregon

Congressman Markey, Massachusetts

Congressman Delahunt, Massachusetts

Congressman McGovern, Massachusetts

Congressman Lynch, Massachusetts

Congressman Tierney, Massachusetts

Congressman Capuano, Massachusetts

Congressman Gordon, Tennessee

Congressman Cohen, Tennessee

Congressman Allen, Maine

Congressman Michaud, Maine

Congressman Sarbanes, Maryland

Congressman Cummings, Maryland

Congressman Van Hollen, Maryland

Congressman Wynn, Maryland

Congressman Payne, New Jersey

Congressman Passcrell, New Jersey

Congresswoman Capito, West Virginia

Congressman Carney, Pennsylvania

Congressman English, Pennsylvania

Congressman Platts, Pennsylvania

Congresswoman Shea-Porter, New Hampshire

Congressman Hodes, New Hampshire

Congresswoman Johnson, Texas

Congresswoman Jackson-Lee, Texas

Congressman Ortiz, Texas

Congressman Kucinich, Ohio

Congresswoman Sutton, Ohio

Congressman Chabot, Ohio

Congresswoman Cubin, Wyoming

Congressman Fortuno, Puerto Rico

Congressman Skelton, Missouri

Congressman Jefferson, Louisiana

Congressman Moore, Kansas

Congressman Welch, Vermont

Congressman Abercrombie, Hawaii

Congresswoman Baldwin, Wisconsin

Congressman Langevin, Rhode Island

Congressman Kildee, Michigan

Congressman Butterfield, North Carolina

Congresswoman DeGette, Colorado

Congressman Loebsack, Iowa

Congressman Johnson, Georgia

Jesse Hartle

National Federation of the Blind

Government Programs Specialist

Phone: (410) 659-9314, ext. 2233

Email: jhartle at nfb.org