[Missouri-l] Fwd: [acb-l] Legislative update

[Chip Hailey]

>Delivered-To: chiphailey at cableone.net
>From: "Karyn Campbell" <karyn1421 at wowway.com>
>To: "ACB Discussion List" <acb-l at acb.org>, wisconsin at acb.org,
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>Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:33:46 -0500
>Subject: [acb-l] Legislative update
>
>Hello all,
>
>I am writing with a legislative update.  As you will recall, there are
>several pieces of legislation at the national level which affect our
>community.  They are as follows with their number of co-sponsors:
>H.R. 3101, 21st Century Communications and Video Accesibility Act of 2009,
>2 co-sponsors
>H.R. 734, Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009,  127 co-sponsors
>H.R. 1708, End Medicare Waiting Period Act of 2009,  92 co-sponsors
>S. 841,  Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009, 9 co-sponsors
>S. 700,  End Medicare Waiting Period Act of 2009, 17 co-sponsors
>
>As you can see from the numbers, we have work to do on H.R. 3101 which was
>introduced on June 26, 2009.   Please contact your representative andurge
>him or her to sign on as a co-sponsor.  This is important legislation which
>will give people with disabilities access to emerging technology.  Do you
>want access to the latest technology or do you want to be left behind?  I
>personally don't want to be left behind so I plan to make contact with my
>Representative's office to urge him to sign on as a co-sponsor.  The more
>co-sponsors on a piece of legislation, the better chance you have of getting
>it passed.
>
>With regard to the remaining pieces of legislation, it says something when
>we have more co-sponsors on a Senate piece of legislation to end the
>Medicare waiting period for Social Security recipients than we do on
>pedestrian safety legislation.  Granted it is more difficult to get Senate
>co-sponsors, but this should be a wake-up call to all of us.
>
>Thank you and let's keep the pressure on. Again for those who must use relay
>to make phone calls, please let us know of your experiences good or bad.  It
>would be nice to know that some of these offices know how to do this but I
>would not be surprised if we find several who do not know how to handle
>these types  of calls.
>
>Thank you and happy advocating.
>
>Karyn Campbell, karyn1421 at wowway.com
>Check out my blog at packerbackerkaryn.blogspot.com
>
>
>
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