[SBE] Legislative Action Requested!!

[Tony Cutraro]

Thank you and congratulations on all your continuing efforts in making the 
SBE a trusted and valuable resource to its members and government officials.

I will be contacting our legislators.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barry Thomas" <barryt at barryt.org>
To: <sbe at sbe.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:00 PM
Subject: [SBE] Legislative Action Requested!!



> We had a very exciting development yesterday....and we need your help and 

> the help of your chapters!

>

> Many of you know about the "FCC Commissioners Technical Resource Act"; 

> Senate bill S.2881.  This bill was introduced by Senators Olympia Snowe 

> (R-Maine) and Mark Warner (D-Virginia) on December 14th and is in direct 

> agreement with SBE Legislative Goal #3 " To promote the maintenance or 

> increase of technical expertise within the FCC to ensure that decision 

> making by the FCC is based on technical investigation, studies and 

> evaluation rather than political expenditures." 

> (http://sbe.org/gov_index.php).  President Lopez directed General Counsel 

> Chris Imlay and me to visit Washington, DC last week in support of this 

> effort.  The purpose of our visit was to reach out to members of Congress 

> and, hopefully encourage a companion bill in the US House.  The trip was 

> very productive and we met with a good number of staff and conducted some 

> other NAB legislative business as well.

>

> Long story short:  Representative Jerry McNerney (D-CA) has just 

> introduced HR. 4809 

> (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-4809).  This is an 

> incredible development!  Here's where we need your help:

>

> 1 - Please contact your US Representative and urge them to join Rep. 

> McNerney as a co-sponsor or, at least, support HR.4809.  For contact 

> information for your US Representative go here: 

> http://www.house.gov/zip/ZIP2Rep.html

>

> 2 - Please contact your US Senator and urge their support for S.2881! - 

> For contact information for your US Senator, go here: 

> http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

>

> Our best members of congress respond to the priorities of their 

> constituents.  With 5,500 members all across the US, we can make our 

> voices known and have a real impact!

>

> Thanks for your help!

>

> Barry Thomas, CPBE CBNT

> barryt at sbe.org

>

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