[Nfbnet-members-list] Fwd: Action needed on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

[David Andrews]

>
>
>Fellow Federationist:
>
>       We are continuing to build support for the United Nations 
> Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).  We 
> believe at this time that we have met the two-thirds vote 
> requirement for ratification.  However, opponents of the treaty 
> continue to tell Senators that Americans with disabilities don't 
> really support the CRPD.  We must therefore continue to counter 
> these attacks by urging Senators to support ratification.  I am 
> asking you to contact your Senators on Monday, November 26, and 
> tell them that blind Americans want their vote on the Convention on 
> the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.  You can be connected with 
> your Senators' offices by calling the Capitol switchboard at 
> 202-224-3121.  I appreciate all of the tweets the NFB generated a 
> couple of weeks ago on this topic, and request that those of you 
> that have Twitter accounts also send tweets to your Senators, and 
> request that your followers retweet your messages.  Below is a list 
> of Senate Twitter handles.  If you use Twitter, please be sure to 
> include the hashtag #CRPD in your tweets.  Please contact me with 
> any questions.  The grassroots effort of the NFB can get us to a 
> floor vote, if we all do our part.  Thank you all in advance for 
> your work on this important matter.  Jesse
>
>Jesse Hartle
>National Federation of the Blind
>410-659-9314 ext. 2233
><mailto:jhartle at nfb.org>jhartle at nfb.org
>Twitter handle: jmhartleIII
>
>
>Alabama
>Sen. Jeff Sessions
>@SenSessions
>
>Sen. Richard Shelby
>@SenShelbyPress
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>Alaska
>Sen. Mark Begich
>@SenatorBegich
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>Sen. Lisa Murkowski
>@LisaMurkowski
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>Arizona
>Sen. Jon Kyl
>@SenJonKyl
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>Sen. John McCain
>@SenJohnMcCain
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>Arkansas
>Sen. John Boozman
>@JohnBoozman
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>Sen. Mark Pryor
>@SenMarkPryor
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>California
>Sen. Barbara Boxer
>@SenatorBoxer
>
>Sen. Dianne Feinstein
>@SenFeinstein
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>Colorado
>Sen. Michael Bennet
>@SenBennetCO
>
>Sen. Mark Udall
>@MarkUdall
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>Connecticut
>Sen. Richard Blumenthal
>@SenBlumenthal
>
>Sen. Joe Lieberman
>@JoeLieberman
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>Delaware
>Sen. Thomas Carper
>@SenatorCarper
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>Sen. Chris Coons
>@ChrisCoons
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>Florida
>Sen. Bill Nelson
>@SenBillNelson
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>Sen. Marco Rubio
>@MarcoRubio
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>Georgia
>Sen. Saxby Chambliss
>@SaxbyChambliss
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>Sen. Johnny Isakson
>@SenIsakson
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>Hawaii
>Sen. Daniel Akaka
>@SenAkaka
>
>Sen. Daniel Inouye
>@Daniel_Inouye
>
>Idaho
>Sen. Mike Crapo
>@MikeCrapo
>
>Sen. James Risch
>N/A
>
>Illinois
>Sen. Richard Durbin
>@SenatorDurbin
>
>Sen. Mark Kirk
>@SenatorKirk
>
>Indiana
>Sen. Dan Coats
>@SenDanCoats
>
>Sen. Richard 'Dick' Lugar
>@SenLugar
>
>Iowa
>Sen. Chuck Grassley
>@ChuckGrassley
>
>Sen. Tom Harkin
>@SenatorHarkin
>
>Kansas
>Sen. Jerry Moran
>@JerryMoran
>
>Sen. Pat Roberts
>@SenPatRoberts
>
>Kentucky
>Sen. Mitch McConnell
>@McConnellPress
>
>Sen. Rand Paul
>@SenRandPaul
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>Louisiana
>Sen. Mary Landrieu
>@SenLandrieu
>
>Sen. David Vitter
>@DavidVitter
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>Maine
>Sen. Susan Collins
>@SenatorCollins
>
>Sen. Olympia Snowe
>@SenatorSnowe
>
>Maryland
>Sen. Benjamin Cardin
>@SenatorCardin
>
>Sen. Barbara Mikulski
>@SenatorBarb
>
>Massachusetts
>Sen. Scott Brown
>@USSenScottBrown
>
>Sen. John Kerry
>@JohnKerry
>
>Michigan
>Sen. Carl Levin
>@SenCarlLevin
>
>Sen. Debbie Stabenow
>@StabenowPress or Stabenow
>
>Minnesota
>Sen. Al Franken
>@AlFranken
>
>Sen. Amy Klobuchar
>@AmyKlobuchar
>
>Mississippi
>Sen. Thad Cochran
>@SenThadCochran
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>Sen. Roger Wicker
>@SenatorWicker
>
>Missouri
>Sen. Roy Blunt
>@RoyBlunt
>
>Sen. Claire McCaskill
>@McCaskillOffice
>
>Montana
>Sen. Max Baucas
>@MaxBaucus
>
>Sen. John Tester
>@JonTester
>
>Nebraska
>Sen. Mike Johanns
>@Mike_Johanns
>
>Sen. Ben Nelson
>@SenBenNelson
>
>Nevada
>Sen. Dean Heller
>@SenDeanHeller
>
>Sen. Harry Reid
>@SenatorReid
>
>New Hampshire
>Sen. Kelly Ayotte
>@KellyAyotte
>
>Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
>@SenatorShaheen
>
>New Jersey
>Sen. Frank Lautenberg
>@FrankLautenberg
>
>Sen. Robert Menendez
>@SenatorMenendez
>
>New Mexico
>Sen. Jeff Bingaman
>@N/A
>
>Sen. Tom Udall
>@SenatorTomUdall
>
>New York
>Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
>@SenGillibrand
>
>Sen. Chuck Schumer
>@ChuckSchumer
>
>North Carolina
>Sen. Richard Burr
>@SenatorBurr
>
>Sen. Kay Hagen
>@SenatorHagen
>
>North Dakota
>Sen. Kent Conrad
>@SenateBudget
>
>Sen. John Hoeven
>@SenJohnHoeven
>
>Ohio
>Sen. Sherrod Brown
>@SenSherrodBrown
>
>Sen. Rob Portman
>@RobPortman
>
>Oklahoma
>Sen. Tom Coburn
>@TomCoburn
>
>Sen. Jim Inhofe
>@JimInhofe
>
>Oregon
>Sen. Jeff Merkley
>@SenJeffMerkley
>
>Sen. Ron Wyden
>@RonWyden
>
>Pennsylvania
>Sen. Robert Casey
>@SenBobCasey
>Sen. Patrick Toomey
>@SenToomey
>
>Rhode Island
>Sen. Jack Reed
>@SenJackReed
>
>Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
>@SenWhitehouse
>
>South Carolina
>Sen. Jim DeMint
>@JimDeMint
>
>Sen. Lindsey Graham
>@GrahamBlog
>
>South Dakota
>Sen. Tim Johnson
>@SenJohnsonSD
>
>Sen. John Thune
>@SenJohnThune
>
>Tennessee
>Sen. Lamar Alexander
>@SenAlexander
>
>Sen. Bob Corker
>@SenBobCorker
>
>Texas
>Sen. John Cornyn
>@JohnCornyn
>
>Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison
>@KayBaileyHutchison
>
>Utah
>Sen. Orrin Hatch
>@SenOrrinHatch
>
>Sen. Mike Lee
>@SenMikeLee
>
>Vermont
>Sen. Patrick Leahy
>@SenatorLeahy
>
>Sen. Bernie Sanders
>@SenSanders
>
>Virginia
>Sen. Mark Warner
>@MarkWarner
>
>Sen. Jim Webb
>N/A
>
>Washington
>Sen. Maria Cantwell
>@CantwellPress
>
>Sen. Patty Murray
>@PattyMurray
>
>West Virginia
>Sen. Joe Manchin
>@Sen_JoeManchin
>
>Sen. John Rockefeller
>@SenRockefeller
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>Wisconsin
>Sen. Herb Kohl
>@N/A
>
>Sen. Ron Johnson
>@SenRonJohnson
>
>Wyoming
>Sen. John Barrasso
>@SenJohnBarrasso
>
>Sen. Michael Enzi
>@SenatorEnzi
>
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