Unproductive doesn’t begin to describe it. It’s all part of a pattern of payback politics — lawsuits,​ talks​ of impeachment​ and shutting down the government​, all because the President took common-sense action in the face of congressional gridlock ​to make our nation and families stronger.

This has to end, right here and now — tell House leadership to put an end to payback politics, and get to work to find solutions.

Even the House bill’s sponsor called it a “symbolic message” — ​but it’s hardly symbolic to the millions of families who could be torn apart by the bill they considered today. And it’s ​just one more thing they’ve done with the time they could be ​using to ​vot​e​ on comprehensive​ immigration reform.

Senator Ted Cruz talked about blocking the President’s executive and judicial nominations as punishment.

Another group of lawmakers proposed refusing ​​​to permanently extend tax credits for working families, in a move The New York Times described as “payback.”

And now, with just a week to go until Congress must vote to fund the government, extreme voices in the House are proposing actions that threaten to shut down the government.

That can’t happen. It’s time for us all to stand up and tell leaders in Congress: “No more payback politics!”

Add your name right now, and let’s fight:

http://my.barackobama.com/Say-No-To-Payback-Politics

Thanks — more to come,

Abby

Abby Witt
Managing Director
Organizing for Action