We have a chance to get a subcommittee member's support! This is the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet. Today Caption Action 2 got an email from Jillian Carroll (jillian.carroll@mail.house.gov) in Ohio Representative Zack Space (D-18)'s office. Carroll wrote: "I just spoke to Mark [Mark Bayer in Ed Markey's office] and let him know that we were taking a look at cosponsoring the bill."
We need people to call Rep. Zack Space's office and *ASK*, not demand, that he cosponsor HR 3101. He can be contacted at these numbers:
DC office (202) 225-6265
Ohio offices: (330) 364-4300, (740) 452-6338, (740) 779-1636
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Showing posts with label Action Alerts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Action Alerts. Show all posts
Friday, December 11, 2009
Friday, December 4, 2009
Two Men Now Control Access to the Internet for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Two men!
Two men have the power to get HR 3101 - and its future Senate equivalent - passed or kill it.
Who are they?
Virginia Representative Rick Boucher (D-9th)
AND Massachusetts Senator John Kerry (Democratic).
Why do they have this much power? Why is it that these two men have the power to move HR 3101 (and a future Senate equivalent) no matter how many cosponsors we get?
They have this power because:
a. Rep. Rick Boucher is the chairperson of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Communications, Technology & the Internet.
b. Sen. John Kerry is the chairperson of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee's Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet.
We, the deaf and hard of hearing community, must push Rick Boucher to bring HR 3101 to the Subcommittee for a vote. We ESPECIALLY need for people who live in the area that Boucher represents, to push Boucher. Plus we must get John Kerry to introduce an exact mirror version of HR 3101 in the Senate. The best person to introduce a bill in the Senate is the person who chairs the commitee that would handle the bill, because the chair usually expedites (speeds up) votes on their own bills, and that person is Kerry!
ANOTHER problem that we have is that so far, NONE of the 23 cosponsors HR 3101 has are from the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, & the Internet. Without any support from within the Subcommittee, there is NO ONE to push Boucher to bring HR 3101 to the floor.
What can you do about these two men? If Boucher is your representative, contact his office to insist that he bring the HR 3101 bill to the floor. If you know anyone - family, friends, long-lost cousins - who live in his area, please let them know about HR 3101. It is CRITICAL that you network, network - ask around Facebook, on Twitter, through email and VP, if anyone knows anyone who lives in Boucher's area. We live in a world where social networking empowers us. Let's use the power of social networking to get Rick Boucher to bring the bill to the floor for a vote!
If you do not live in his area and do not know anyone living in his area, go ahead and contact his office anyway. He is less likely to listen to people not from his area, BUT if enough of us contact him, he may listen.
We must not let these two men deny us equal access to the Internet.
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Two men have the power to get HR 3101 - and its future Senate equivalent - passed or kill it.
Who are they?
Virginia Representative Rick Boucher (D-9th)
AND Massachusetts Senator John Kerry (Democratic).Why do they have this much power? Why is it that these two men have the power to move HR 3101 (and a future Senate equivalent) no matter how many cosponsors we get?
They have this power because:
a. Rep. Rick Boucher is the chairperson of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Communications, Technology & the Internet.
b. Sen. John Kerry is the chairperson of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee's Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet.
We, the deaf and hard of hearing community, must push Rick Boucher to bring HR 3101 to the Subcommittee for a vote. We ESPECIALLY need for people who live in the area that Boucher represents, to push Boucher. Plus we must get John Kerry to introduce an exact mirror version of HR 3101 in the Senate. The best person to introduce a bill in the Senate is the person who chairs the commitee that would handle the bill, because the chair usually expedites (speeds up) votes on their own bills, and that person is Kerry!
ANOTHER problem that we have is that so far, NONE of the 23 cosponsors HR 3101 has are from the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, & the Internet. Without any support from within the Subcommittee, there is NO ONE to push Boucher to bring HR 3101 to the floor.
What can you do about these two men? If Boucher is your representative, contact his office to insist that he bring the HR 3101 bill to the floor. If you know anyone - family, friends, long-lost cousins - who live in his area, please let them know about HR 3101. It is CRITICAL that you network, network - ask around Facebook, on Twitter, through email and VP, if anyone knows anyone who lives in Boucher's area. We live in a world where social networking empowers us. Let's use the power of social networking to get Rick Boucher to bring the bill to the floor for a vote!
If you do not live in his area and do not know anyone living in his area, go ahead and contact his office anyway. He is less likely to listen to people not from his area, BUT if enough of us contact him, he may listen.
We must not let these two men deny us equal access to the Internet.
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Join Caption Action 2 on Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/groups/captionaction2!
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
COAT Action Alert: Target: Rick Boucher, Virginia
COAT has just sent out its own Action Alert, targeting Representative Rick Boucher, Virginia. Boucher is important because he chairs "the critical House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology & The Internet." According to COAT, it is essential to get Boucher's support of HR 3101 because COAT met with staff from other representatives on this commitee, and in COAT's words, " they are deferring to Chairman Boucher on this legislation." In other words, what Boucher says is what goes! What follows is a modified form of COAT's Action Alert.
Is Rick Boucher Your Representative?
Do you live in these Virginia towns and cities? Do you have family or friends in these Virginia towns?
When you call or write, state that you want “Rep. Boucher to support and co-sponsor H.R. 3101,” and why!
Is Rick Boucher Your Representative?
Do you live in these Virginia towns and cities? Do you have family or friends in these Virginia towns?
- Abingdon
- Blacksburg
- Clintwood
- Coeburn
- Gate City
- Grundy
- Norton
- Pulaski
- Radford
- Wise
- Wytheville
When you call or write, state that you want “Rep. Boucher to support and co-sponsor H.R. 3101,” and why!
Friday, September 11, 2009
Caption Action 2 Action Alert: Representative Cliff Stearns
Caption Action 2 Action Alert
This is an Action Alert from Caption Action 2.
Caption Action 2 has been told by Representative Ed Markey's office (Markey is the sponsor for HR 3101) that we need to get a Republican co-sponsor. One Republican who expressed interest last year but who did not co-sponsor, is Representative Cliff Stearns (FL). Help Caption Action 2 get Representative Cliff Stearns on board this year!
How can you help us get Stearns to sign on?
1. Stearns has a Facebook page. Become a "fan" of Stearns and then you can post on his wall.
2. Go to Stearns home page on the web.: http://www.house.gov/stearns
Use the "contact" link but you must live in his district to send an email.
3. Send an email to Matt Mandel, the legislative director for telecommunications in Stearns' office, at matt.mandel@mail.house.gov.
By posting and sending messages you will be making Stearns aware that deaf and hard of hearing people are a community that will not be ignored!
Is Stearns Your Representative?
If you live in Florida but are not sure if Stearns is your Representative, check the District page on his website. This page lists all the counties and cities represented by Stearns, whose District is the Sixth District.
If Stearns is Your Representative...
If Stearns is your representative do all you can to make people in your community aware of HR 3101. Send letters to the editor to local and weekly papers, and contact local television stations via their websites. Find local email lists and message boards for your community, join them and post messages. Contact schools in your area and tell them about HR 3101, emphasizing that captioning has educational benefits. Contact all disability related organizations in your area such as independent living centers.
With your help, we may be able to bring Representative Cliff Stearns on board!
This is an Action Alert from Caption Action 2.
Caption Action 2 has been told by Representative Ed Markey's office (Markey is the sponsor for HR 3101) that we need to get a Republican co-sponsor. One Republican who expressed interest last year but who did not co-sponsor, is Representative Cliff Stearns (FL). Help Caption Action 2 get Representative Cliff Stearns on board this year!
How can you help us get Stearns to sign on?
1. Stearns has a Facebook page. Become a "fan" of Stearns and then you can post on his wall.
2. Go to Stearns home page on the web.: http://www.house.gov/stearns
Use the "contact" link but you must live in his district to send an email.
3. Send an email to Matt Mandel, the legislative director for telecommunications in Stearns' office, at matt.mandel@mail.house.gov.
By posting and sending messages you will be making Stearns aware that deaf and hard of hearing people are a community that will not be ignored!
Is Stearns Your Representative?
If you live in Florida but are not sure if Stearns is your Representative, check the District page on his website. This page lists all the counties and cities represented by Stearns, whose District is the Sixth District.
If Stearns is Your Representative...
If Stearns is your representative do all you can to make people in your community aware of HR 3101. Send letters to the editor to local and weekly papers, and contact local television stations via their websites. Find local email lists and message boards for your community, join them and post messages. Contact schools in your area and tell them about HR 3101, emphasizing that captioning has educational benefits. Contact all disability related organizations in your area such as independent living centers.
With your help, we may be able to bring Representative Cliff Stearns on board!
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