[nfb-talk] Emergency! Action Alert! Act Quickly! Save Talking Books!

[Kenneth Chrane]

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