[Mt-blind] Talking Books Program

[Dan Burke]

Awesome - keep those calls going in!


On 6/20/07, James Aldrich <jkaldrich at qwest.net> wrote:
> Hi Dan,
>
> I phoned both our Senators and the committee chair persons so keep your
> calls coming!  We need to flood them with calls if we can.
>
> Jim
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Daniel Burke" <burke.dall at gmail.com>
> To: "'Montana Association for the Blind List'" <mt-blind at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 8:43 AM
> Subject: [Mt-blind] Talking Books Program
>
>
> It's not over!
>
> Apparently last week the House committee added another  $5 million to the
> appropriations for the NLS talking book program's upgrade to digital
> formats.  This would be the first of five years of appropriations.
>
> But now, as the message below shows, we need to work on the Senate committee
> and our Senators.  Please call them today - it's critical that they hear how
> important the talking books program is to blind Montanans.  Because of the
> shortness of time, calls are best.  Contact info is at the bottom of the
> message.
>
> Thanks!
> Dan
>
> Fellow Federationists,
>
>
> Immediate action must be taken.  The Senate has decided to skip the
> subcommittee mark up on the Legislative Branch Appropriations bill, opting
> to mark up the bill before the full Senate Committee on Appropriations on
> Thursday June 21.  This will not allow us to see how much they have funded
> the Talking Books program until the bill is presented to the committee.  We
> must call our Senators tomorrow, Wednesday June 20, and urge them to include
> full funding of the Talking Books program.  You should also call the
> Chairman of the full Committee Robert Byrd of West Virginia, and
> Subcommittee Chairwoman Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, and express your
> feelings about the Talking Books program.
>
> To be connected with your Senators office, please call the capitol
> switchboard starting at 9:00 am eastern standard time, at 202-225-3121.  I
> count on all of you to make calls tomorrow to help us achieve our goal of
> protecting the Talking Books program.
>
> Thank you for all that you do.  Jesse
>
> Jesse Hartle
> National Federation of the Blind
> Government Programs Specialist
> Phone: 410-659-9314 Ext. 2233
> Email: jhartle at nfb.org
>
> Sen. John Tester
> Web Page:
> http://tester.senate.gov/
> Online e-mail:
> http://tester.senate.gov/Contact/
>
> 202-224-2644
> fax:  202-224-8594
>
>
> Sen. Max Baucus
> Web Page:
> http://baucus.senate.gov
> Online e-mail form:
> http://baucus.senate.gov/contact/emailForm.cfm?subj=issue
>
>
> 202.224.2651
> FAX: 202.224.0515
>
> Capitol Switchboard
> 202-225-3121
>
> Chairman of the full Committee Robert Byrd of West Virginia,
>
> Subcommittee Chairwoman Mary Landrieu of Louisiana
>
>
> Dan Burke
> Missoula, Montana
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