Invest in the Home Front

The Labor-HHS-Education bill provides funding for America's biggest priorities-job training, health services, Head Start, education and more.

Not surprisingly, President Bush has threatened to veto this bill. He says this is just too much money.  He can find hundreds and hundreds of billions to spend on his Iraq debacle, but he can't find money to spend on America's priorities?

Sign our petition to invest in the home front.

We want Congress to pass this legislation with a veto-proof majority. We must override the Bush veto. It's time to invest in America!

 

Sample Letter for Campaign

Subject: Invest in the Home Front

Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,

It's time to invest in the home front.

It's time for President Bush to stop wasting hundreds of billions of dollars for his war in Iraq debacle, while refusing to invest here at home.

It's time for Congress to pass domestic spending legislation with the right priorities. It's time to stand up to President Bush and his misplaced priorities.

It's time to invest in America!

Signed by:

Campaign Launched:
October 25, 2007


Background Information

THE PRESIDENT’S MISPLACED PRIORITIES:

According to the Congressional Research Service, for the $330 million we spend in Iraq every day, the United States could:

  • Provide 270,000 more children with health care coverage for a year

  • Provide for 1,700 additional border patrol agents for a year

  • Provide health care to 50,000 additional veterans for a year

  • Fund more than 900 additional National Institutes of Health research grants to study deadly and debilitating diseases

  • Send over 50,000 soldiers, marines, sailors, and airmen to a public university for a year

  • Enroll nearly 46,000 more children in Head Start for a year

  • Help nearly 800,000 families keep their heat on this winter through the LIHEAP program

  • Construct about 40 Child Development Centers on military installations