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Republican proposal is packed with extreme cuts
Democrats and Republicans have to reach an agreement to keep the government operating.
Right now, President Obama is calling on both sides to come to the table and reach a reasonable solution — a plan that builds for the future while eliminating wasteful spending in the present. A plan where cutting spending is done judiciously — not recklessly. A plan with investments that create jobs — not cuts that eliminate them.
But the current Republican proposal is packed with extreme cuts that are clearly serving a political agenda — cutting billions from Head Start, slashing Pell Grants and other programs that help students pay for college, and completely eliminating funding for Title X family-planning services.
It’s not a responsible plan to cut spending — but a set of policy prescriptions intended to appease the most extreme wing of their party.
And while cuts like these make the Republican plan objectionable — it’s the fact that it puts nearly 1 million jobs at risk that makes it absolutely unacceptable.
So we’re standing with President Obama in a very public way — with an open letter calling on Republicans to work with him and Democrats in Congress to pass a commonsense budget that works for the American people. Supporters will hand-deliver the petition, with your signature, to House Republicans — making sure our combined voices ring loud and clear.
Right now, the debate surrounding our budget should be about one thing — people.
An out-of-work father of three isn’t concerned with advancing the Republicans’ social agenda. All he’s thinking about right now is getting back to work so he can pay his mortgage and his gas bill.
A single mother who relies on Head Start for her four-year-old isn’t thinking about the political sound bite of the moment — she is concerned with making sure her daughter can keep up when she enters kindergarten next year.
The American people don’t care about political back-and-forth or partisan ideology. They want their government to do right by its citizens.
And that’s where the Republican plan falls short.
They would close more than 16,000 classrooms, lay off 55,000 teachers, and cause 218,000 children to be kicked out of early-childhood education programs.
They would slash homeland security investments and lay off thousands of police officers and firefighters, leaving our communities less safe.
They would defund health insurance reform, doing away with the cost savings and vital patient protections relied upon by millions of Americans around the country.
They would eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood, ending thousands of health center jobs across the country and leaving millions of women without access to preventive care.
Now, President Obama knows that this must be a shared sacrifice, and that some cuts must be made — and he stands ready to work together to find a commonsense solution.
But the current Republican plan would knock this country down just as we’ve begun to stand back up.
The American people deserve better — and it’s up to us to demand it.
Add your name to call on congressional Republicans to stand down from their irresponsible proposal and work with the President on a reasonable plan that we can all support: www.democrats.org
Thank you,
Patrick
Executive Director
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BREAKING: Wisconsin …CodeRed from the PCCC team
CODE RED: Wisconsin‘s Republican senators just voted to pass Gov. Walker’s anti-worker bill — without Democrats present.
They are bending the rules in order to break Wisconsin unions, and they need to be punished for this undemocratic action.
We plan on working all night to prepare new online ads and radio ads — and we’ll buy more TV ads in the districts of Republican senators up for recall.
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8 Republican senators are facing recall elections. Voters need to know what happened in Madison tonight. This was wrong.
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Now more than ever — please consider chipping in $3 to help us punish Republicans for their war on working families and their undemocratic actions. Click here.
Then, please pass this email to others! Thanks for being a bold progressive.
— Adam Green, Stephanie Taylor, Jason Rosenbaum, Amanda Johnson, and the PCCC team
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Tell Obama: Veto attacks on EPA funding
Call the White House: President Obama must tell Congress he’ll veto attacks on the Clean Air Act Call now. Obama can stop attempts to block EPA funding. Take action!
Call the White House at (202) 456-1111.
Sample script: ” Hi, my name is… and I am calling to ask President Obama to uphold his commitment and tell Congress he will veto any legislation that strips the Clean Air Act of its authority to limit climate pollution. ”
Congress will likely pass a Republican spending bill that puts the Clean Air Act on the chopping block.
Their proposed continuing resolution (CR) to fund the federal government through the fiscal year includes massive cuts to the EPA, and blocks the Clean Air Act’s authority to set limits on carbon pollution.
Top administration officials have said, as recently as two weeks ago, that Obama would veto any bill that takes away the Clean Air Act’s climate authority. 1 But Congress needs to hear it directly from the President.
Can you call the White House and ask President Obama to tell Congress he’ll veto any spending bill that undermines the Clean Air Act?
Here’s the number to call and a sample script:
Number: (202) 456-1111 (Lines close at 5 pm EST)
Script: “Hi, my name is… and I am calling to ask President Obama to uphold his commitment and tell Congress he will veto any legislation that strips the Clean Air Act of its authority to limit climate pollution.
On Tuesday, the Obama Administration issued a statement that the President would veto the spending bill if it undermines “critical priorities” or “national security” 2 — but didn’t indicate if the Clean Air Act’s climate authority was included as a deal breaker.
The President needs to explicitly affirm this commitment ASAP.
To avoid government shutdown, the final bill must be passed by March 3rd. And as the House debates this bill, Senate Democrats are already working on their version.
While a much different bill will likely emerge from the Senate, the inclusion of provisions to defund the Clean Air Act is a possibility. Conservative and coal-state Democrats like Jay Rockefeller are actively working to delay the EPA’s climate authority, and more progressive Senators facing re-election, like Sherrod Brown and Debbie Stabenow, are still on the fence.
If Obama doesn’t draw a line in the sand, Senate Democrats could cave. But if the President makes his support explicit, he’ll encourage Senate Democrats to stand up for the Clean Air Act, and can veto the law if they fail to do so.
Please call the White House and urge the president to make explicit his commitment to veto attacks on the Clean Air Act.
Thanks for working to protect clean air.
Elijah Zarlin, Campaign Manager
CREDO Action from Working Assets
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Lift our country
In this new Congress, it is not enough to talk about common ground. We must — together — seek it.
We must enact an agenda that will lift our country from this recession and confront the challenges of this new decade.
One key group of individuals will be champions of this effort: the Democrats in the Senate. They will keep the agenda focused on progress — on growing the economy, on adding jobs. They will keep us moving forward.
In the weeks and months ahead, we must do everything we can to support these lawmakers.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stands ready to do just that — and lay the groundwork to protect our majority in the next round of elections.
The DSCC has set a goal of raising $50,000 by January 31 to ensure they have the resources to beat back mistruths and distortions, hire staff for the next set of races, and support the work of Democrats in the Senate.
This is a moment that calls for respect and a seriousness of purpose from lawmakers of every party and persuasion.
The challenges we face as a people demand nothing less.
We must spur innovation and renew our nation’s infrastructure so that the United States remains competitive and prosperous in a global economy.
We must reform our education system so that America’s young people have the knowledge and skills to create and fill the jobs of a new age.
We must discover and implement the solutions that will allow us to stop the warming of our planet, create green jobs, and deliver security for future generations.
As this new year unfolds, Senator Harry Reid and other Democrats will lead the effort to answer these challenges. And they will be supported in all their work by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
To lay the groundwork for that kind of progress, the DSCC must raise $50,000 before January 31. Chip in $5 or more to help them meet their goal.
Thank you,
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