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>From: David Andrews <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT Legislative Alert, NLS Funding
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>This is a Legislative Alert from the National Federation of the Blind, NFB.
>
>The following is from Jesse Hartle.  This will be one of the last 
>opportunities we have to get NLS the funding it needs to make the 
>much-needed transition
>to digital talking books.  Please call today, Wednesday!
>
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>David Andrews
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>From: Hartle, Jesse
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>Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 7:02 PM
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>Subject: Legislative Alert - Immediate Action Needed on Talking
>
>Books
>
>Program
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>Fellow Federationists,
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>             Immediate action must be taken.  The Senate has decided
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>to skip the subcommittee mark up on the Legislative Branch
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>Appropriations bill, opting to mark up the bill before the full 
>Senate Committee
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>on Appropriations on Thursday June 21.  This will not allow us to see
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>how much they have funded the Talking Books program until the bill is
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>presented to the committee.  We must call our Senators tomorrow,
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>Wednesday June 20, and urge them to include full funding of the
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>Talking Books program.  You should also call the Chairman of the full
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>Committee Robert Byrd of West Virginia, and Subcommittee Chairwoman Mary
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>Landrieu of Louisiana, and express your feelings about the Talking Books
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>program.
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>             To be connected with your Senators office, please call
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>the capitol switchboard starting at 9:00 am eastern standard time, at
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>202-225-3121.  I count on all of you to make calls tomorrow to help
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>us achieve our goal of protecting the Talking Books program.
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>             Thank you for all that you do.  Jesse
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>Jesse Hartle
>
>National Federation of the Blind
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>Government Programs Specialist
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>Phone: 410-659-9314 Ext. 2233
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>Email: [log in to unmask]
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>
>David Andrews and white cane Harry.
>
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