WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Ander Crenshaw (R-FL) and Senator Robert Casey (D-PA) will outline the road ahead for the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act (ABLE Act – HR 3423/S 1872) at a press conference at 2:45 p.m. at the House Triangle on Thursday, November 15.

The Achieving a Better Life Experience Act is bipartisan legislation that would amend Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Service Code of 1986 to create tax-free savings accounts for individuals with disabilities. The bill was introduced in the 112th Congress on November 15, 2011 and to date has earned the support of 234 House members and 35 Senate Members.

Representatives from the National Down Syndrome Society, The Arc, and Autism Speaks will provide remarks at the press conference. Representatives Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and other co-sponsors in the House and Senate have been invited to attend.

WHAT: Crenshaw, Casey outline the road ahead for the ABLE Act which was introduced on November 15, 2011 and has earned the support of more than half the House and one quarter of the Senate.

WHO: Congressman Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Senator Robert Casey, Jr. (D-PA), Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) confirmed. Other House and Senate co-sponsors invited.

WHEN: Thursday, November 15 at 2:45 p.m.

WHERE: House Triangle on the grounds of the United States Capitol.

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