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Books Program!!!
>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!
David Andrews
>From: Hartle, Jesse
>Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 7:02 PM
>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
>to skip the subcommittee mark up on the Legislative Branch
>Appropriations bill, opting to mark up the bill before the full
>Senate Committee
>on Appropriations on Thursday June 21. This will not allow us to see
>how much they have funded the Talking Books program until the bill is
>presented to the committee. We must call our Senators tomorrow,
>Wednesday June 20, and urge them to include full funding of the
>Talking Books program. You should also call the Chairman of the full
>Committee Robert Byrd of West Virginia, and Subcommittee Chairwoman Mary
>Landrieu of Louisiana, and express your feelings about the Talking Books
>program.
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> To be connected with your Senators office, please call
>the capitol switchboard starting at 9:00 am eastern standard time, at
>202-225-3121. I count on all of you to make calls tomorrow to help
>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
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>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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