Monday, May 30, 2011

Need to Over-turn Florida Governor's veto of the FCCDHH

On May 26, Governor Scott signed the state's 2011-2012 budget into law. He exercised his line item veto as he said he would. The Florida Coordinating Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (FCCDHH) was a direct casualty of that line item veto. As of midnight June 30, 2011, the Council will cease to exist.



Here is a link to the 2011 Report to the Governor: http://www.fccdhh.org/files/1/File/FCCDHH_2011Report_Final2.pdf Please look it over to educate yourself about this organization.



Some folks from the Clearwater HLA and the Orlando HLA are already starting a letter-writing campaign. I hope you will join them by writing a letter, including the FCCDHH 2011 Report, and then asking your friends to make their voice heard too. Here are some suggestions for sending messages:



House Speaker Dean Cannon

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/emailrepresentative.aspx?MemberId=4340&SessionId=66



Senate President Mike Haridopolos

haridopolos.mike.web@flsenate.gov



Please also write to your legislators. You can find them here.

http://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/Find

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/
(Click on Find Your Representative.)

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