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- From: Nimer <nimerjaber1@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:10:08 -0700
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Subject: !!!ALERT!!!--Stimulus Conferees Appointed--Advocacy for Older
Blind, Education Funding Accountability Urgently Needed
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:29:21 -0500
From: AFB DirectConnect <blemoine@xxxxxxx>
To: AFB Subscriber <afbweb@xxxxxxx>
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*!!!ALERT!!!--Stimulus Conferees Appointed--Advocacy for Older Blind,
Education Funding Accountability Urgently Needed*
For further information, contact:
Mark Richert
Director, Public Policy, AFB
(202) 822-0833
mrichert@xxxxxxx <mailto:mrichert@xxxxxxx>
House and Senate conferees have been appointed to reconcile significant
differences between the House-passed version of the massive economic
recovery and stimulus package and the version passed by the Senate
yesterday afternoon. While every expectation is that substantial
pressure will be on the conferees to complete their work within a day or
two, opportunity remains to advocate for important spending priorities
for individuals with vision loss--*/but action is required
immediately/*. Advocates should contact the members listed below to
communicate the following message--
"Keep the House-passed specific reference to independent living
services for older individuals who are blind and the $50.6 million
spending amount for these vital services. And retain the House's
"maintenance of effort" provisions and reject the Senate's language
allowing dollars made available by the stimulus for special
education to be used for unrelated purposes."
Additionally, if your member of Congress is not one of the conferees but
you have a particularly strong relationship with the member, ask your
Senator or Representative to relay your message to the stimulus conferees.
*Senate Stimulus Conferees*
Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) 202-224-3542
Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI), 202-224-3934
Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), 202-224-2651
Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS), 202-224-5054
Senator Charles E. Grassley (R-IA), 202-224-3744
*House Stimulus Conferees*
Representative David Obey (D-WI-7), 202-225-3365
Representative Charles B. Rangel (D-NY-15), 202-225-4365
Representative Henry A. Waxman (D-CA-30), 202-225-3976
Representative Dave Camp (R-MI-4), 202-225-3561
Representative Jerry Lewis (R-CA-41), 202-225-5861
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