Good Afternoon ODV -
On Wednesday, Chris Imlay, Frank McCarthy (TKG) and I met with Senator
Blumenthal’s staff. Our purpose was to ask for the Senator, the co-sponsor
of the Bill in the Senate, to intercede on our behalf directly with Senator
Nelson. The meeting went well and his staff told us that they would
recommend to the Senator that he do just that. We hope to know the results
of that ‘ask’ next week.
Chris and I have a meeting with Senator Nelson’s Chief of Staff this coming
Tuesday morning in our effort to shake the bill loose. I’ll let you know
how that goes next week.
As the current Session of Congress winds down, the parties are choosing
their new leadership. Congressman Greg Walden, W7EQI, was elected as the
incoming Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the committee of
jurisdiction. This is a move up from his term as chair of the
Communications and Technology subcommittee. Should the Parity Act not make
it through this year, we will need to continue to have his support as we move
forward in the 115th Congress.
Finally, the latest numbers from the second email campaign are as follows:
47,422 messages total
1,814 messages to Nelson
Thanks to all who asked their membership to participate.
Your help is greatly appreciated.
Have a great weekend.
73 de Mike
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Mike Lisenco, N2YBB
Director, Hudson
Division
Chairman, ad hoc Legislative Advocacy Committee
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