Thank You

More than 10,000 working men and women took action this week and told Congress to invest in America’s priorities.

Congress had the chance to take on President Bush and support our nation’s workers, veterans and children.

But just enough Republicans in Congress sided with Bush to sustain his veto of the fiscal year 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education spending bill. The Associated Press reported:

The 277-141 vote was uncomfortably close for Republicans, falling just two votes short of the two-thirds tally required to overturn Bush’s veto. But as they did on three previous occasions, GOP leaders managed their ranks to make sure Bush would not be embarrassed.

Fifty-one Republicans sided with the Democrats. See how your representative voted here. If your representative protected Bush instead of working families, please call her or him through the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121 to express your disappointment in her or his vote. And remember to thank those who supported the bill.

To learn more about ways you can take action, please visit Working Families e-Activist Network.