We have been urging you to call your
members of Congress to tell them to reject a House/Senate
budget conference agreement that hurts low-income families.
Now it's easy for you to speak up along with thousands
of other activists. On Wednesday April 21st, we are going
to flood the U.S. Capitol with thousands of calls to tell
Congress: "Get Your Priorities Straight! Reject a
budget conference report that hurts low-income families
in my state."
Action:
1) Call the toll free number 1-888-508-2974 on Wednesday
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EST) to speak with your Members
of Congress (Senators Bayh and Lugar, Representative Buyer
in the 4th District) and give them the message. "I
urge you to oppose a budget conference report if it offers
little help to millions of American families and does
considerable harm. The House and Senate budgets include
steep cuts to housing, child care, Head Start and others.
Oppose a budget deal that cuts vital programs while continuing
unfair and unpaid-for tax cuts."
2) Please forward this email to other groups or individuals
- we want to flood Congress with thousands of calls from
individuals and organizations concerned about the priorities
in this budget!
Background:
Both the House- and Senate-passed budget resolutions make
draconian cuts to programs that serve low-income families
and children, including housing, Head Start, child care,
veteran's medical care, law enforcement and juvenile justice
programs. With nearly 50 million Americans without health
insurance and with 1.2 to 1.6 million Americans already
kicked off Medicaid in the last two years, the budget
would cut between $2 billion and $11 billion more from
that program, virtually guaranteeing that more Americans
will lose access to affordable health care. The House
budget resolution would cut Medicaid by more than $2 billion
and makes room for billions of dollars in tax cuts that
are not paid for.
