Today, the National Association of the Deaf posted an Action Alert on HR 3101. This Action Alert asks people in the deaf and hard of hearing community to contact their Representatives, ESPECIALLY those who are members of the House Subcommittee on Communications, Internet & Technology.
The most important people on this subcommittee is the chairman, Rick Boucher, who was the subject of a previous Action Alert. IRONICALLY, Boucher is a cosponsor of another bill that benefits deaf and hard of hearing people, HR 1646, the Hearing Aid Tax Credit. Why not HR 3101 too? Deaf and hard of hearing people need both hearing aids AND captions! Another important person on the committee, because he was interested in the previous failed version of this bill, is Cliff Stearns, who was the subject of another previous Action Alert.
Below is the list of Representatives on this crucial subcommittee, organized by state, from the NAD Action Alert. Contact staff names are hyperlinked, and Caption Action 2 has added important notes about certain Representatives.
- John B. Shadegg, AZ (Randi Meyers, Randi.meyers@mail.house.gov)
- Anna G. Eshoo, CA (Jill Pender, jill.pender@mail.house.gov) * Eshoo already supports HR 1646, the Hearing Aid Tax Credit.
- Mary Bono Mack, CA (Chris Foster, chris.foster@mail.house.gov or Paul Cancienne, paul.cancienne@mail.house.gov). Also MaryBonoMack on Twitter.
- Doris O. Matsui, CA (Kyle Victor, kyle.victor@mail.house.gov)
- Jerry McNerney, CA (Shilpa Rajan, shilpa.rajan@mail.house.gov)
- George Radanovich, CA (Chris Herndon, chris.herndon@mail.house.gov). RepRadonovich on Twitter.
- Henry A. Waxman, CA (ex officio) Chair, Committee on Energy and Commerce (Patricia Delgadok, patricia.delgado@mail.house.gov)
- Diana DeGette, CO (Brendan Devine, brendan.devine@mail.house.gov)
- Christopher S. Murphy, CT (Paul Kidwell, paul.kidwell@mail.house.gov)
- Kathy Castor, FL (Carlye Morgan, carlye.morgan@mail.house.gov)
- Cliff Stearns, FL Ranking Member (Matt Mandel, matt.mandel@mail.house.gov)
- Nathan Deal, GA (Todd Smith, todd.smith@mail.house.gov)
- Bobby L. Rush, IL (Christopher Brown, cmbrown@mail.house.gov)
- John Shimkus, IL (Ryan Tracy, ryan.tracy@mail.house.gov) RepShimkus on Twitter
- Steve Buyer, IN (Tasha Sotomayor, tasotomayor@mail.house.gov)
- Baron P. Hill, IN (Joel Bailey, joel.bailey@mail.house.gov)
- Charlie Melancon, LA (Chris DeBosier, chris.debosier@mail.house.gov)
- John D. Dingell, MI (Katie Murtha, katie.murtha@mail.house.gov)
- Mike Rogers, MI (Mike Ward, mike.ward@mail.house.gov)
- Bart Stupak, MI (Ernesto Falcon, ernesto.falcon@mail.house.gov)
- Fred Upton, MI (Michael Beckerman, michael.beckerman@mail.house.gov)
- Roy Blunt, MO (Brian Diffell, brian.diffell@mail.house.gov)
- G. K. Butterfield, NC (Jerome Murray, jerome.murray@mail.house.gov) * already supports HR 1646, the Hearing Aid Tax Credit.
- Lee Terry, NE (Brad Schweer, brad.schweer@mail.house.gov) * already supports HR 1646, the Hearing Aid Tax Credit. LeeTerryNE on Twitter
- Anthony D. Weiner, NY, Vice Chair (Tiffany Guarascio, tiffany.guarascio@mail.house.gov)
- Zachary T. Space, OH (Jillian Carroll, jillian.carroll@mail.house.gov)
- Greg Walden, OR (Nathan Rea, nathan.rea@mail.house.gov) RepGregWalden on Twitter
- Mike Doyle, PA (Kenneth DeGraff, kenneth.degraff@mail.house.gov) USRepMikeDoyle on Twitter
- Marsha Blackburn, TN (Rodney Bacigalupo, rodney.bacigalupo@mail.house.gov)
- Bart Gordon, TN (Dana Lichtenberg, dana.lichtenberg@mail.house.gov) * already supports HR 1646, the Hearing Aid Tax Credit
- Rick Boucher, VA Chairman (Chris Davis, chris.davis@mail.house.gov) * already supports HR 1646, the Hearing Aid Tax Credit
- Donna M. Christensen, VI (Angeline Jabbar, angeline.muckle-jabber@mail.house.gov)
- Peter Welch, VT (Mary Sprayregen, mary.sprayregen@mail.house.gov)
- Jay Inslee, WA (Megan Eidman, megan.eidman@mail.house.gov) *note: Inslee has a deaf employee on his staff. AND he is already a cosponsor of HR 1646, the Hearing Aid Tax Credit.
- Joe Barton, TX (ex officio) (Theresa Lavery, theresa.lavery@mail.house.gov)
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