[Mt-blind] Full Funding for NLS Talking Books

[Daniel Burke]

This comes from the National effort to get the NLS Talking Books program
back on track for converting to digital formats.  Remember, last year we had
to call to raise the funding level to about $12 million.  But that was still
$5 million short of what was needed to complete the multi-year transition.
 
So, we need to get Rep. Dennis Rehberg to sign on as a co-sponsor.  See
below.  I'm pasting Denny's contact info into the message below.
 
 

Rep. Dennis Rehberg

Web Page:

HYPERLINK "http://www.house.gov/Rehberg"http://www.house.gov/Rehberg/

House of Representatives electronic contact form:

http://www.house.gov/writerep/

 

Brent Meade

Education LA

Brent.mead mail.house.gov

 

202 225 3211

fax:  202 225 5687

 

Office Address:

516 Cannon 

Wash 20515

 


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From: Briggs, Wanda [mailto:Wbriggs at nfb.org] 
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 9:54 AM
Subject: From Jesse Hartle-Legislative Alert Update on Dear Colleague Letter
and Action Needed



Fellow Federationists:

 

I am writing to ask you to make phone calls to your members in the House of
Representatives this week.  Please urge your Representatives to sign on to
Congressman Towns’ Dear Colleague letter in support of full funding for the
Talking Books program.  Congressman Towns was joined by Congressman
Bilirakis of Florida as the lead Republican on this letter.  Your
representative can contact either Dana Grayson in Congressman Towns’ office
or Jerry White in Congressman Bilirakis’ office to join on to this letter.
Congressman Towns’ office is going to hold the letter open for cosigners
through the close of business next Monday, March 10.  We need to get as many
members of the House of Representatives as possible to cosign by the March
10 deadline.  

 

To be connected with your member of the House of Representatives, please
call the Capitol switchboard at (202) 225-3121.  Thank you all for your hard
work on this matter.  

 

Cordially,

 

Jesse Hartle

Government Programs Specialist

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

 

 

Members that have signed the Dear Colleague letter:

Congressman Towns, New York

Congressman Bilirakis, Florida

Congressman Moore, Kansas

Congressman Hinchey, New York

Congressman Ellison, Minnesota

Congressman Oberstar, Minnesota

Congresswoman Susan Davis, California

Congressman Skelton, Missouri

Congressman Moran, Virginia

Congressman Bobby Scott, Virginia

 

 


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This comes from the National effort to get the NLS Talking Books program back on track for converting to digital formats.  Remember, last year we had to call to raise the funding level to about $12 million.  But that was still $5 million short of what was needed to complete the multi-year transition.
 
So, we need to get Rep. Dennis Rehberg to sign on as a co-sponsor.  See below.  I'm pasting Denny's contact info into the message below.
 
 
Rep. Dennis Rehberg
Web Page:
http://www.house.gov/Rehberg http://www.house.gov/Rehberg
/
House of Representatives electronic contact form:
http://www.house.gov/writerep/
 
Brent Meade
Education LA
Brent.mead mail.house.gov
 
202 225 3211
fax:
 
202 225 5687
 
Office Address:
516 Cannon
Wash 20515
 
From:
Briggs, Wanda [mailto:Wbriggs at nfb.org]
Sent:
Monday, March 03, 2008 9:54 AM
Subject:
>From Jesse Hartle-Legislative Alert Update on Dear Colleague Letter and Action Needed
Fellow Federationists:
 
I am writing to ask you to make phone calls to your members in the House of Representatives this week.
 
Please urge your Representatives to sign on to Congressman Towns’ Dear Colleague letter in support of full funding for the Talking Books program.
 
Congressman Towns was joined by Congressman Bilirakis of Florida as the lead Republican on this letter.
 
Your representative can contact either Dana Grayson in Congressman Towns’ office or Jerry White in Congressman Bilirakis’ office to join on to this letter.
 
Congressman Towns’ office is going to hold the letter open for cosigners through the close of business next Monday, March 10.
 
We need to get as many members of the House of Representatives as possible to cosign by the March 10 deadline.
 
 
To be connected with your member of the House of Representatives, please call the Capitol switchboard at (202) 225-3121.
 
Thank you all for your hard work on this matter.
 
 
Cordially,
 
Jesse Hartle
Government Programs Specialist
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
 
 
Members that have signed the Dear Colleague letter:
Congressman Towns, New York
Congressman Bilirakis, Florida
Congressman Moore, Kansas
Congressman Hinchey, New York
Congressman Ellison, Minnesota
Congressman Oberstar, Minnesota
Congresswoman Susan Davis, California
Congressman Skelton, Missouri
Congressman Moran, Virginia
Congressman Bobby Scott, Virginia
 
 
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