Fwd: Bipartisan Bill Helping Disabled Heads to President’s Desk

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 16, 2014 Permalink CONTACT: Kevin Smith, Michael Steel 202-225-0600 Bipartisan Bill Helping Disabled Heads to President's Desk WASHINGTON, DC -  House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement after the Senate passed H.R. 647, the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, which allows individuals with disabilities to set up tax-free savings accounts for qualified expenses:  "This important bill marks the biggest step forward in 25 years toward helping millions of Americans with disabilities build stronger lives and secure a better future.  This would not have been possible without those who have devoted so much to this effort, including Representatives Ander Crenshaw, Pete Sessions, and Cathy McMorris Rodgers.  I look forward to the President signing this bill into law."  NOTE: Representatives Crenshaw, Sessions, and McMorris Rodgers recently delivered the weekly GOP address on the ABLE Act and how it will give Americans with disabilities the opportunity to have a better life.

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