Your Last Chance

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Email from the Emergency Campaign for America's Priorities (http://www.unionvoice.org/priorities/home.html)...

Your Last Chance

It’s the final day of our 4-day campaign to reject President Bush’s immoral budget!

Thousands of members of the ECAP community have already called Congress. Here’s what one caller told his Representative:

"I make six figures. I will be fine. But I know many individuals this budget will devastate further. One is a woman that is in a bed full time because she has MS. This will cut into her food stamps? Another I know is a working mother trying to hold down a job and go to college. She gets childcare assistance? If this woman goes to college and becomes an active taxpayer, is it not much better in the long run for the society?"

Congress needs to hear a lot more stories like this one as it debates its own version of the budget – and we need your help to make the final push.

Today, we want your Representatives and Senators to know about the impact the federal budget has on nutrition and housing programs. One quick phone call is all you need to do to make a difference:

http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/nutrition_and_housing">Call Congress today!

This link will give you easy, step-by-step instructions on how to call your members of Congress, and what to say when you have their staff member on the phone.

You can also give us feedback, tell us what you said, and let us know how the call went.

Find out how to join the campaign now: Call Congress today!

One of our callers asked, “Why do we hurt people who cannot defend themselves?“ Another called asked, “Why must those that need the help the most always be the ones that end up losing the most?” And yet another caller asked, “Why aren't the people rioting in the streets?”

We can’t settle for President Bush’s budget – a budget that cuts funding to essential government assistance programs while keeping tax cuts for America’s richest.

Congress is currently debating on its own version of the federal budget, and there’s never been a more important time to make your voice heard.

Finish the campaign strong: please pick up the phone now!


Sincerely,

Tracey Conaty

ECAP Action Center


P.S. We’ve already made thousands of phone calls to Congress, but now we need to make a final push. If you missed out on one of our other call-in-days, you still have time to make your voice heard:

Thursday, March 15 – Children and Youth Issues

http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/support_kids

Friday, March 16 -- Worker’s Issues

http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/support_working_families

Monday, March 19 – Education Issues
http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/fund_education

Tuesday, March 20 – Nutrition and Housing Issues
http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/nutrition_and_housing

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*** TODAY - TUESDAY, MARCH 20 - MAKE YOUR FED. BUDGET CALLS for HOUSING & NUTRITION ***: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x454659


In the name of Justice, please call your Senators & Representative now!

Thank you!
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[porphyrian]

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[porphyrian]

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[Sydnie]

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[TahitiNut]

7. My "representative's" (Knollenberg) staffers almost literally sneer at my calls and letters.

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8. I hope that inspires you to call even more!

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[TahitiNut]

10. My calls and emails go unabated ... but

... if I needed the help of a Congressman, I'd be SOL unless I could go "next door" and prevail on Sander Levin.

I'm virtually certain that the attitudes of reichbot staffers is how they cull the constituent contacts ... and create the conditions whereby they can claim that the majority of their calls are supportive. It's only human to avoid beating one's head against a wall.

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[redqueen]

12. I've bothered my useless republic senators and reps...

I love letting them know there's some SANE & COMPASSIONATE people out here in the 'red' areas!

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:toast: to you & all the SANE & COMPASSIONATE people out here in the 'red' areas!

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15. Please call your Senators & Representative now @ 1-800-459-1887

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