Correspondence: Letter from the National Federation of Independent Business to Senator Dole on the ADA

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Correspondence: Letter from the National Federation of Independent Business to Senator Dole on the ADA

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Letter from the National Federation of Independent Business to Senator Bob Dole stating their disapproval of Congress exempting itself from provisions within the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Date (Dublin Core)

1990-07-09

Date Created (Dublin Core)

1990-07-09

Congress (Dublin Core)

101st (1989-1991)

Topics (Dublin Core)

See all items with this valuePeople with disabilities

See all items with this valuePeople with disabilities--Civil rights--United States

See all items with this valuePeople with disabilities--Employment

Policy Area (Curation)

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Creator (Dublin Core)

Motley, John J. III

Record Type (Dublin Core)

correspondence

Names (Dublin Core)

See all items with this valueDole, Robert J., 1923-2021

See all items with this valueGrassley, Charles

See all items with this valueNational Federation of Independent Business

See all items with this valueUnited States. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Language (Dublin Core)

eng

Collection Finding Aid (Dublin Core)

https://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=23&q=

Physical Location (Dublin Core)

Collection 003, Box 578, Folder 10

Institution (Dublin Core)

Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Archival Collection (Dublin Core)

Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996

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NFIB
National Federation of Independent Business

July 9, 1990

Honorable Robert Dole
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510

Dear Bob:
The intent behind the ADA bill is to provide equal access to the disabled – a worthwhile goal. While NFIB still has serious reservations about specific provisions in the bill, we will do everything possible to insure that NFIB members know their obligations under the law. However, we are deeply concerned about efforts by Congress to exempt itself from the fill requirements of the ADA bill.

Over the last few decades, Congress has enacted more than a dozen major statues that have had a serious impact on American business. However, it has exempted itself form these same provisions.

Until Congress has to live by the rules that it makes for others, it will never fully understand their implications. It seems particularly ironic that Congress believes businesses should be subject to penalty for not providing access to disabled customers and workers, but many members of Congress do not believe that disabled citizens should have the same access to remedies from legislators. Such a double standard is simply unacceptable.

On behalf of the 500,000 members of the National Federation of Independent Business, I urge you to support Sen. Grassley’s efforts to fully Congress. Furthermore, I urge you to vote to defeat any points of order made against Congressional coverage – any such vote will be considered a Key Small Business Vote for the 101st Congress.

Sincerely,

[John J. Motley III signature]
John J. Motley III
Vice President
Federal Governmental Relations
Suite 700
600 Maryland Ave. S.W.
Washington DC 20024
(202) 554-9000
FAX (202) 554-0496
1325G

[Guardian of Small Business logo]

The Guardian of Small Business logo

NFIB
National Federation of Independent Business

July 9, 1990

Honorable Robert Dole
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510

Dear Bob:
The intent behind the ADA bill is to provide equal access to the disabled – a worthwhile goal. While NFIB still has serious reservations about specific provisions in the bill, we will do everything possible to insure that NFIB members know their obligations under the law. However, we are deeply concerned about efforts by Congress to exempt itself from the fill requirements of the ADA bill.

Over the last few decades, Congress has enacted more than a dozen major statues that have had a serious impact on American business. However, it has exempted itself form these same provisions.

Until Congress has to live by the rules that it makes for others, it will never fully understand their implications. It seems particularly ironic that Congress believes businesses should be subject to penalty for not providing access to disabled customers and workers, but many members of Congress do not believe that disabled citizens should have the same access to remedies from legislators. Such a double standard is simply unacceptable.

On behalf of the 500,000 members of the National Federation of Independent Business, I urge you to support Sen. Grassley’s efforts to fully Congress. Furthermore, I urge you to vote to defeat any points of order made against Congressional coverage – any such vote will be considered a Key Small Business Vote for the 101st Congress.

Sincerely,

[John J. Motley III signature]
John J. Motley III
Vice President
Federal Governmental Relations
Suite 700
600 Maryland Ave. S.W.
Washington DC 20024
(202) 554-9000
FAX (202) 554-0496
1325G

[Guardian of Small Business logo]

The Guardian of Small Business logo

NFIB
National Federation of Independent Business

July 9, 1990

Honorable Robert Dole
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510

Dear Bob:
The intent behind the ADA bill is to provide equal access to the disabled – a worthwhile goal. While NFIB still has serious reservations about specific provisions in the bill, we will do everything possible to insure that NFIB members know their obligations under the law. However, we are deeply concerned about efforts by Congress to exempt itself from the fill requirements of the ADA bill.

Over the last few decades, Congress has enacted more than a dozen major statues that have had a serious impact on American business. However, it has exempted itself form these same provisions.

Until Congress has to live by the rules that it makes for others, it will never fully understand their implications. It seems particularly ironic that Congress believes businesses should be subject to penalty for not providing access to disabled customers and workers, but many members of Congress do not believe that disabled citizens should have the same access to remedies from legislators. Such a double standard is simply unacceptable.

On behalf of the 500,000 members of the National Federation of Independent Business, I urge you to support Sen. Grassley’s efforts to fully Congress. Furthermore, I urge you to vote to defeat any points of order made against Congressional coverage – any such vote will be considered a Key Small Business Vote for the 101st Congress.

Sincerely,

[John J. Motley III signature]
John J. Motley III
Vice President
Federal Governmental Relations
Suite 700
600 Maryland Ave. S.W.
Washington DC 20024
(202) 554-9000
FAX (202) 554-0496
1325G

[Guardian of Small Business logo]

The Guardian of Small Business logo