Remind Congress to do their jobs


When the President laid out his jobs plan earlier this month, he couldn’t have been more clear: The American people can’t afford to wait for the next election to see results out of Washington. They sent their members of Congress here to get things done now.

Democrats aren’t sitting back and hoping for the best — we’re taking our case straight to the American people.

We’ve launched a major ad campaign in support of the American Jobs Act. It calls on all Americans to hold their lawmakers’ feet to the fire until this bill gets passed, because that’s the only way it’s going to get done. We want to spread that message as widely as possible.

Will you chip in $5 today to help us continue the fight for the President’s agenda — and keep ads like this one on the air?      WWW.Democrats.ORG

Right now, Republican leaders aren’t working for the American people. And that’s unacceptable — especially at a time when families need their leaders in Washington to come together and get things done.

It shouldn’t take an effort like this to remind our leaders to do their jobs.

But the truth is some in the GOP care more about making sure the President doesn’t get his way than doing whatever it takes to create jobs and return economic security to the middle class.

Now is not the time for scoring political points — for either side. We need action, and the President is counting on all of us to demand it.

It’s an uphill battle, but we know how powerful it can be when members of Congress start hearing the case straight from their constituents at home. I’m asking you to help keep ads like this on the air in these critical first weeks of the fight to pass this bill.

Please donate $5 today:

WWW.Democrats.ORG

Thanks,

Patrick

Patrick Gaspard
Executive Director
Democratic National Committee

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Cost Estimates for the 112th Congress


H.R. 2883, Child and Family
Services Improvement and Innovation Act

September 19,
2011 pdf
Cost estimate for the bill as
ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on September 14,
2011

H.R. 2005, Combating Autism
Reauthorization Act of 2011

September 19, 2011
pdf
Cost
estimate for the bill as introduced in the House of Representatives on May 26,
2011

H.R. 2433, Veterans Opportunity
to Work Act of 2011

September 19, 2011 pdf
Cost estimate
for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on
September 8, 2011

Gallup


Gallup

Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport and USA Today Washington Bureau Chief

Susan Page discuss the dilemma Republicans face in picking their party’s

presidential nominee, Americans’ views on taxing the rich to pay for

Obama‘s jobs plan, and the part of the new health law that appears to be

working.

Read more at GALLUP.com.

Rocket science?


It’s not rocket science.

Republicans have to choose whether to defend tax breaks for Billionaires and Big Oil companies or to protect the middle class, seniors and American jobs.

As President Obama said, “It’s not class warfare. It’s math.”

But each of us also has a choice to make: Will we stand with President Obama to create jobs — or not?  Will we take on the Tea Party’s smears and mischaracterizations — or not?

I can tell you the political world here in DC will be scouring our September 30th FEC fundraising report to see if grassroots Democrats are strong and united behind President Obama’s plan to create jobs. We’re nearly halfway to our $1 Million grassroots goal.

Will you stand with us and President Obama right now?

Contribute $3 or more right now to show Tea Party Republicans that America will not put tax breaks for Billionaires and Big Oil ahead of middle class jobs. Your gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar by my fellow House Democrats.

The lines are clearly drawn. The Republicans have their right-wing shadow groups and billionaire backers like the Koch Brothers on their side. I’ll take my chances standing with you.

Contribute $3 or more today and we’ll know we have you on our side >>  WWW.DCCC.ORG

Thank you,

Steve Israel
DCCC Chairman