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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:
Thanks,
Patrick
Patrick Gaspard
Executive Director
Democratic National Committee
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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.
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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
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Class Warfare
This morning, the President proposed the “Buffett Rule,” which would require those earning more than $1 million a year to pay the same share of their income in taxes as middle-class families do.
This proposal makes sure millionaires and billionaires share the responsibility for reducing the deficit. It would correct, for example, the fact that Warren Buffett‘s secretary currently pays taxes at a higher rate than he does.
The other side is already saying it’s “class warfare” — that’s their rhetorical smokescreen for providing millionaires and billionaires special treatment.
As the President said this morning, “This is not class warfare — it’s math.”
The wealthiest Americans don’t need further tax cuts and in many cases aren’t even asking for them. Requiring that they pay their fair share is the only practical way forward. The Republican alternative is to drastically slash education, gut Medicare, let roads and bridges crumble, and privatize Social Security. That’s not the America we believe in — but many in the Republican leadership actually prefer those policies, which explains their refusal to act.
That’s why they’ll say “tax increase” over and over again, trying to muddy the waters and trick ordinary Americans into thinking the Buffett Rule will hurt them. And if we don’t speak out right now, they just might get away with it.
Of course, the Buffett Rule won’t really touch most Americans — only 0.3% of households will even be affected.
And without it, the only way to reduce our debt is to savage the programs that seniors and middle-class families rely on.
That’s exactly what the President refuses to do — in fact, he’s said he’ll veto any bill that changes benefits for folks who rely on Medicare but doesn’t raise serious revenue by asking the wealthiest Americans or biggest corporations to pay their fair share.
This isn’t just a commonsense approach to cutting the deficit — it’s the only way to make sure we can provide security to people who work hard and play by the rules.
So right now, I’m asking you to say you’ll stand with the President on something that won’t be easy. Get the President’s back today:
Thanks,
Messina
Jim Messina
Campaign Manager
Obama for America
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