[nfb-talk] Letter From Jesse Hartle:

[Kenneth Chrane]

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