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Fight For A Common Sense Budget
Greetings,
Congress recently passed a health and education bill with
much needed help for our workers, veterans and children.
But President Bush vetoed the bill. Apparently he’d
rather spend half a trillion in Iraq than provide a fraction of
that for our needs here at home. And this week, Congress
will have the chance to override Bush’s veto.
The White House has called the bill “wasteful.”
In fact, the funding contained in this labor, health and
education bill is absolutely critical. Among other things, it
contains:
- $3.4 billion for state unemployment insurance and employment
services.
- $340 million to strengthen mine safety protections.
- $183 million to enforce wage and hour laws.
- $37 billion for school districts across America.
- $16.4 billion to lower costs of student loans.
- $2 billion for affordable, high-quality child care for
low-income families.
- $7 billion for Head Start programs.
- $2.2 billion for community health centers.
The U.S. House passed the bill with strong bipartisan support
and came up just three votes shy of a veto-proof majority.
Send a letter to the following decision maker(s):
Your Congressperson
Below is the sample letter:
Subject: Bring Common Sense to the Administration's Priorities
Dear [decision maker name automatically inserted here],
I urge you to vote to override Bush's veto of the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education bill.
The bill contains badly needed investments in vital services for veterans, children, health care and job training.
If we can find billions of dollars for the Iraq war, we can find the money for vital needs back here in America.
Again, please support passage of this bill over the Bush veto to provide funding for America's top priorities.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
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December 14, 2007
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