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Justice For All Moderator wrote:
>
>
>                       Justice For All
>
>                       [log in to unmask]
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>            URGENT ALERT- We're losing HR 1180!
>
> NCIL URGENT ACTION ALERT
> October 13, 1999
>
> PROBLEM:
>
> THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE HAS
> TAKEN H.R. 1180 OFF THE TABLE!
>
> PROBLEM:
>
> The Ways and Means Committee is introducing a bill today "The
> Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act" which has
> damaging effects on people with disabilities (See page 2).
>
> PROBLEM:
>
> This new bill is on a fast track. It is expected to be
> introduced today,marked up tomorrow at 1:30 PM eastern and voted
> on next week.
>
> SOLUTION:
>
> CALL YOUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVE IMMEDIATELY AND ASK THEM TO
> REMAIN IN FULL SUPPORT OF H.R.1180 AS IT WAS INTRODUCED, AND NOT
> TO SIGN ON TO THIS NEW, INEFFECTIVE BILL.
>
> HOW TO REACH YOUR REPRESENTATIVE:
>
> You can obtain your Representative's name and their contact
> information by calling 202/224-3121 or on the Web -- go to:
> www.congress.org
>
> For more information, contact Bryon MacDonald, Chair, Social Security
> Subcommittee, National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) at: (510)
> 763-9999, ext. 19 or at: [log in to unmask] or Marcie Roth, Director
> of Advocacy and Public Policy, National Council on Independent Living
> at: (703) 525-3406 or at [log in to unmask]
>
> --
>
> SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS WITH THE NEW, INEFFECTIVE "TICKET TO WORK AND WORK
> INCENTIVES IMPROVEMENT ACT"
>
> 1. The House Ways and Means committee says they "cannot " address the costs
> associated with the Medicaid provisions in the bill. They plan to send the
> bill on, leaving the essential Medicaid provisions vulnerable.
>
> 2. The Elimination of Work Disincentives would be delayed until  the year
> 2003;
>
> 3. That individuals most affected by social security reform, current
> and past SSI and SSDI beneficiaries, are not included in the required
> representation on the Advisory Panel;
>
> 4. That there is no provision for the continuation of Medicare benefits
> past 9 years for those who continue to be eligible for Medicare;
>
> 5. A GAO study for the viability of employer buy-in to Medicare would be
> carried out five (5) years after the enactment. A provision which would most
> likely alienate businesses, as there are currently concerns over the amount
> of employer share of social security and Medicare through payroll taxes;
>
> 6. State Infrastructure Grants and State Demonstrations funding would be
> authorized and not mandatorily appropriated;
>
> 7. Demonstrations and Studies would be limited to five (5) years; and
>
> 8. Individuals who receive SSDI and are incarcerated for even one day out of
> a month for a "criminal offense" lose their SSDI benefits for that month.
>
> The National Council on Independent Living has contacted every member of the
> U.S. House of Representatives to ask them to continue their support of
> H.R.1180.
>
> Marcie Roth
> Director of Advocacy and Public Policy
> The National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)
> 1916 Wilson Boulevard Suite 209
> Arlington. VA 22201
> (703) 525-3406 (V)
> (703) 525- 4153 (TTY)
> (703) 525-3409 (F)
> [log in to unmask] (E)
> www.ncil.org (W)
>
> --
> Fred Fay
> Chair, Justice For All
> [log in to unmask]
> http://www.jfanow.org
>
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