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Capitol Correspondence - 03.26.18

Democratic Senators Urge Administration to Convene 3 Federal Disability Committees

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According to DisabilityScoop:

“Lawmakers are urging the Trump administration to convene multiple committees tasked with advising the federal government on disability issues that appear to have been put on hiatus.

The three panels — The President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities; The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research Advisory Committee; and the Interagency Committee on Disability Research — typically meet quarterly or several times a year, but have been less active as of late, according to six Democratic senators.”

Click here to read the full article, which includes a link to the letter sent by the aforementioned Democratic Senators.