[Sosfbay-discuss] Fwd: Budget Fight CALLS NEEDED--FYI

[Andrea Dorey]

In case this has not come up yet, here's a good source of information 
about the Feb 1st vote.
Andrea

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Cathy Deppe <cdeppe at 9to5bayarea.org>
> Date: January 26, 2006 9:29:05 AM PST
> To: C Deppe <cdeppe at 9to5bayarea.org>
> Subject: Budget Fight CALLS NEEDED
>
> Hi 9to5 Members and Friends,
>  
>      I am forwarding you an alert from Working America (AFL-CIO) 
> urging phone calls to oppose the federal budget reconcilliation 
> package - the free phone number to use is: 1-800-393-1082 and just ask 
> for your congressperson.  Mine is Mike Honda, already voting against 
> this.
>     Thanks for your calls.  By the way, if you need voter registration 
> forms, I'll mail you ones that can be mailed in.  Just reply to this 
> email.
>  
> In Solidarity,
> Cathy Deppe
> 9to5 staff organizer
>
> Working America <workingamerica at aflcio.org> wrote:
>> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 19:48:23 GMT
>> From: "Working America" <workingamerica at aflcio.org>
>> To: "Cathleen Deppe" <cdeppe at 9to5bayarea.org>
>> Subject: Budget Fight Continues
>>
>> Dear Cathleen,
>>
>> On Feb. 1, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on a
>> budget reconciliation bill that will cut $39.7 billion from
>> vital programs for working families and low-income families.
>> These cuts include $12.7 billion from the federal student loan
>> program and $2.4 billion from Medicaid.
>>
>> Together, we've already delayed this vote by a few months. And
>> together, we can stop these unjust cuts--if we act now.
>>
>> Please ask everyone you know who cares about working families
>> and the poor to call their representative toll free and oppose
>> the budget reconciliation bill:
>>
>> 1-800-393-1082
>>
>> This budget would:
>>
>> - Slash health care funding for the poor.
>> - Cut enforcement for child support, making it harder for single
>> parents to raise their children.
>> - Push the American dream beyond reach for many young people by
>> cutting $12.7 billion from the federal student loan
>> program--the largest cut in the program's history.
>> - Force states to cut child care assistance to hundreds of
>> thousands of low-income working families.
>> - Cut foster care funds for children cared for by grandparents
>> and other relatives.
>>
>> And do you know where the savings would go? To offset $70
>> billion in new tax cuts for the rich.
>>
>> It's time to get everyone we know who cares about working
>> families and families in need to call their representative and
>> say:
>>
>> - I oppose the budget reconciliation bill coming before
>> Congress. With cuts to vital programs, like federal student loan
>> programs and Medicaid, it is an attack on working families and
>> the poor.
>> - Our government needs to support working families, not make our
>> lives more difficult.
>>
>> We cannot let Congress pass a budget that hurts families who are
>> already struggling for a better life.
>>
>> Call your U.S. representative on our "Stop the Cuts" hot line,
>> toll free:
>>
>> 1-800-393-1082
>>
>> As always, thank you for all you do for working families.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Working America, AFL-CIO
>> Jan. 25, 2006
>> --------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Tell your friends about this urgent budget campaign.
>>
>> If you received this message from a friend, you can sign up for
>> Working America at:
>>
>> http://www.unionvoice.org/wa/join.html
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
Chinese Proverb:
"If you do not climb the mountain, you will not see the plain."

Andrea Dorey
408-306-1900 (cell phone, short messages please)
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