[nfbmi-talk] Fw: Legislative Alert - Update on Talking Books Funding (fwd)

[David Andrews]

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>Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:50:24 -0600
>Subject: Legislative Alert - Update on Talking Books Funding
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>From: Hartle, Jesse <<mailto:JHartle at NFB.ORG>mailto:JHartle at NFB.ORG>
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>To: undisclosed-recipients:
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>Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 3:36 PM
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>Subject: Legislative Alert - Update on Talking Books Funding
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>Fellow Federationists:
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>Thanks to your hard work over the last week, we have taken a step forward in
>obtaining full funding for the Talking Books program in the fiscal year 2008
>Legislative Branch appropriations bill.  As you know, originally the
>Subcommittee included $7.5 million of the $19.1 million requested to support
>the conversion to digital technology for the Talking Books program.  Today
>the House Committee on Appropriations amended the Legislative Branch
>appropriations bill to include an additional $5 million for this program.
>While this is a victory for us, we still have work to do.  We must now
>contact our own individual representatives in the House and urge them to
>support any amendment that will include full funding when this bill moves to
>the House floor.  We believe that the committee will bring this legislation
>to the floor for a final vote sometime next week.  As more information
>becomes available on the time of this final vote, I will pass it along to
>you all.  This is a top priority and an essential program for blind
>Americans which now requires us to exert our best efforts to achieve passage
>with full funding.  You may be connected to your Representative's office by
>calling the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202) 225-3121.  Please contact me
>at 410-659-9314 if you have any questions.  Thank you all for your diligence
>on this matter.
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>Jesse Hartle
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>Government Programs Specialist
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>NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
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>  <<http://www.house.gov/degette/>http://www.house.gov/degette/> DeGette, Diana, Colordado, 1st
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>Telephone: (202) 225-4431
>Facsimile: (202) 225-5657
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>  <<http://musgrave.house.gov/>http://musgrave.house.gov/> Musgrave, Marilyn, Colorado, 4th
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>Phone: 202-225-4676
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>Fax: 202-225-5870
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>  <<http://www.house.gov/salazar/>http://www.house.gov/salazar/> Salazar, John T., Colorado, 3rd
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>Phone: 202-225-4761
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>Fax: 202-226-9669
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>  <<http://markudall.house.gov/HoR/CO02/Home.htm>http://markudall.house.gov/HoR/CO02/Home.htm> Udall, Mark, Colorado, 2nd
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>Phone: 202-225-2161
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>Fax: 202-226-7840
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>  <<http://lamborn.house.gov/>http://lamborn.house.gov/> Lamborn, Doug, Colorado, 5th
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>Phone: 202-225-4422
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>Fax: 202-226-2638
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>  <<http://perlmutter.house.gov/>http://perlmutter.house.gov/> Perlmutter, Ed, Colorado, 7th
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>Phone: 202-225-2645
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>Fax:" 202-225-5278
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>  <<http://www.house.gov/tancredo/>http://www.house.gov/tancredo/> Tancredo, Tom, Colorado, 6th
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>Phone: 202-225-7882