{"id":10820,"date":"2010-06-09T03:20:16","date_gmt":"2010-06-09T08:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=10820"},"modified":"2010-06-09T06:35:03","modified_gmt":"2010-06-09T11:35:03","slug":"action-alert-s-3304-equal-access-to-21st-century-communications-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2010\/06\/09\/action-alert-s-3304-equal-access-to-21st-century-communications-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Action Alert! S. 3304-Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act"},"content":{"rendered":"

Action Alert! S. 3304-Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act<\/strong><\/p>\n

June 7, 2010<\/p>\n

Take Action Now! Ensure that ensure that S. 3304 – Equal Access to 21st
\nCentury Communications Act is the strongest legislation possible — contact
\nthe Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, and
\ntell them why!<\/p>\n

Volume counts! Send e-mail, fax letters and make phone calls!<\/p>\n

Send this Action Alert to everyone you know – encourage others to take
\naction now! Set up a phone\/fax\/e-mail party – make plans to take action
\ntogether – now!<\/p>\n

Below you will find the following sections:<\/p>\n

* SAMPLE E-mail or Fax MESSAGE
\n* SAMPLE Phone MESSAGE
\n* Subcommittee Senators Contact Information<\/p>\n

Personalize your message with a short story about why you want access. You
\ncan also change the sample message to fit your needs\/situation.<\/p>\n

Click here (see below) to view vlog by Leah Katz Hernandez and learn more about the
\nrecent Senate hearing on S. 3304 and why this bill is so important
\n(testimony was provided by NAD President Bobbie Beth Scoggins and performing
\nartist Russell Harvard).<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.nad.org\/blogs\/lkatz-hernandez\/senate-hearing-s-3304-equal-communication-access-21st-century<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nE-mail form online at http:\/\/inouye.senate.gov\/Contact\/Email-Form.cfm<\/p>\n

E-mail staff at marie_blanco@inouye.senate.gov
\nFax: 202-224-6747
\nPhone: 202-224-3934<\/p>\n

Senator Bill Nelson (Florida)
\nE-mail form online at http:\/\/billnelson.senate.gov\/contact\/email.cfm<\/p>\n

E-mail staff at clint_odom@billnelson.senate.gov
\nFax: 202-228-2183
\nPhone: 202-224-5274<\/p>\n

Senator Maria Cantwell (Washington)
\nE-mail form online at http:\/\/cantwell.senate.gov\/contact\/<\/p>\n

E-mail staff at mac_campbell@cantwell.senate.gov
\nFax: 202-228-0514
\nPhone: 202-224-3441
\nTTY: 202-224-8273<\/p>\n

Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (New Jersey)
\nE-mail form online at http:\/\/lautenberg.senate.gov\/contact\/index1.cfm<\/p>\n

E-mail staff at marc_paul@lautenberg.senate.gov
\nFax: 202-228-4054
\nPhone: 202-224-3224
\nTTY: 202-224-2087<\/p>\n

Senator Claire McCaskill (Missouri)
\nE-mail form online at http:\/\/mccaskill.senate.gov\/<\/p>\n

E-mail staff at stephen_hedger@mccaskill.senate.gov
\nFax: 202-228-6326
\nPhone: 202-224-6154<\/p>\n

Senator Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota)
\nE-mail form online at
\nhttp:\/\/klobuchar.senate.gov\/emailamy.cfm<\/p>\n

E-mail staff at daniel_schill@klobuchar.senate.gov
\nFax: 202-228-2186
\nPhone: 202-224-3244<\/p>\n

Senator Tom Udall (New Mexico)
\nE-mail form online at http:\/\/tomudall.senate.gov\/<\/p>\n

E-mail staff at michael_collins@tomudall.senate.gov
\nFax: 202-228-3261
\nPhone: 202- 224-6621<\/p>\n

Senator Mark Warner (Virginia)
\nE-mail form online at http:\/\/warner.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm<\/p>\n

E-mail staff at jonathan_davidson@warner.senate.gov
\nFax: 202-224-6295
\nPhone: 202-224-2023<\/p>\n

Senator Mark Begich (Alaska)
\nE-mail online form at
\nhttp:\/\/begich.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm<\/p>\n

E-mail staff at john_richards@begich.senate.gov
\nFax: 202-224-2354
\nPhone: 202-224-3004<\/p>\n

Senator John Ensign (Nevada)
\nE-mail form online at
\nhttp:\/\/ensign.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm<\/p>\n

E-mail staff at jason_mulvihill@ensign.senate.gov
\nFax: 202-228-2193
\nPhone: 202-224-6244
\nTTY: 202-228-3364<\/p>\n

Senator Olympia J. Snowe (Maine)
\nE-mail form online at
\n[12]http:\/\/snowe.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorSnowe&utm_source=Deaf+Network+of+Texas&utm_campaign=4cfcf2f572-Action_Alert_S_3304_Equal_Access&utm_medium=email.
\nEmail
\nLinks:
\n12. http:\/\/snowe.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm<\/p>\n

E-mail staff at ron_lefrancois@snowe.senate.gov
\nFax: 202-224-1946
\nPhone: 202-224-5344<\/p>\n

Senator Jim DeMint (South Carolina)
\nE-mail form online at
\nhttp:\/\/demint.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm<\/p>\n

E-mail staff at matt_hoskins@demint.senate.gov
\nFax: 202-228-5143
\nPhone: 202-224-6121<\/p>\n

Senator John Thune (South Dakota)
\nE-mail form online at
\nhttp:\/\/thune.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm<\/p>\n

E-mail staff at brendon_plack@thune.senate.gov
\nFax: 202-228-5429
\nPhone: 202-224-2321<\/p>\n

Senator Roger F. Wicker (Mississippi)
\nE-mail form online at
\n[15]http:\/\/wicker.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm
\nLinks:
\n15. http:\/\/wicker.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm<\/p>\n

E-mail staff at susan_sweat@wicker.senate.gov
\nFax: 202-228-0378
\nPhone: 202-224-6253<\/p>\n

Senator George S. LeMieux (Florida)
\nE-mail form online at
\nhttp:\/\/lemieux.senate.gov\/public\/<\/p>\n

E-mail staff at michael_vehr@lemieux.senate.gov
\nFax: 202-228-5171
\nPhone: 202-224-3041<\/p>\n

Senator Johnny Isakson (Georgia)
\nE-mail form online at http:\/\/isakson.senate.gov\/contact.cfm<\/p>\n

E-mail staff at michael_quiello@isakson.senate.gov
\nFax: 202-228-0724
\nPhone: 202-224-3643<\/p>\n

Senator David Vitter (Louisiana)
\nE-mail form online at
\nhttp:\/\/vitter.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm<\/p>\n

E-mail staff at zak_baig@vitter.senate.gov
\nFax: 202- 228-5061
\nPhone: 202-224-4623<\/p>\n

Senator Sam Brownback (Kansas)
\nE-mail form online at
\nhttp:\/\/brownback.senate.gov\/public\/contact\/emailsam.cfm<\/p>\n

E-mail staff at landon_fulmer@brownback.senate.gov
\nFax: 202-228-1265
\nPhone: 202-224-6521<\/p>\n

Senator Mike Johanns (Nebraska)
\nE-mail form online at
\nhttp:\/\/johanns.senate.gov\/public\/<\/p>\n

E-mail staff at patrick_lehman@johanns.senate.gov
\nFax: 202-228-0436
\nPhone: 202-224-4224<\/p>\n

Source:
\n http:\/\/www.nad.org\/blogs\/lkatz-hernandez\/senate-hearing-s-3304-equal-communication-access-21st-century<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Action Alert! S. 3304-Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act June 7, 2010 Take Action Now! Ensure that ensure that S. 3304 – Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act is the strongest legislation possible — contact the Senate Subcommittee…<\/p>\n

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