ARE YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN ABOUT TO GET HURT?

I got this e-mail from a member of the Port Angeles for Dean mailing list … sorry it’s so ill-formatted ….

From: WA State Alliance for Retired Americans
To:
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 2:12 PM
Subject: HELP STOP Immoral Cuts today—then PLEASE FORWARD this

ARE YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN ABOUT TO GET HURT?
ACT AS IF THEY ARE.  

National Call-In Week
  To Stop Federal Budget Cuts Starts January 23
  Call your U.S. Representative toll-free: 800-426-8073

PLEASE FORWARD THIS INFORMATION TO YOUR FRIENDS AND NETWORKS

Tell Your Representative: Don’t Choose Special Interests Over Families!
  Vote Against The Budget Cut Bill!
On December 19, the House of Representatives approved a budget bill in  
the middle of the night that slashes aid  Americans depend on – after  
having only a few hours to read the nearly 800-page bill.

  The bill protects powerful interests with high-paid lobbyists such as  
the health insurance industry, pharmacuetical companies, and banks —  
while it hurts people who need Medicaid, student loans, child care,  
child support enforcement, and disability assistance.

  Because the Senate made some small changes, the bill goes back to the  
House for another vote on February 1. Now they have plenty of time to  
learn how their constituents are hurt – and vote NO.

For a PDF flier with this information, click here:  
http://www.chn.org/pdf/JanuaryCallInFlier.pdf

  Call your U.S. Representative toll-free at 800-426-8073 starting  
January 23.  This number will connect you to the Capitol switchboard.  
 The person at the switchboard can connect you to your Representative’s  
office, and if you’re not sure who your Representative is, they can  
figure it out for you.  After you’re connected with a staff person from  
your Representative’s office, tell them:

“My name is _____ and  
I live in (your town/city). I would like Representative [name] to vote  
NO on the budget cuts bill (S.1932). This bill will cut billions in  
vital services, including Medicaid, SSI, foster care, child care, child  
support and student loans.

  I urge the Representative to vote against this bill because it chooses  
special interests over families.”

  Making Sure You Get Through To Your Members’ Offices
If you can’t get through on that line, please call the U.S. Capitol  
Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 or
  find their direct line at http://www.house.gov/  

For more information, visit the Coalition on Human Needs website at  
http://www.chn.org/  

The toll-free number is provided courtesy of the American Friends  
Service Committee which has launched a
  budget campaign, http://www.afsc.org/economic-justice/sos/. AFSC  
welcomes groups to circulate and use the toll-free number in support of  
the non-partisan budget goals towards which CHN always works and  
without linking the alert to a website soliciting donations or actions  
which may be used to support partisan lobbying or work.

Do not reply to this email.  But we want to hear from you! If you wish  
to contact CHN, find our contact information at  
http://www.chn.org/about/staff.html.

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Please forward this e-mail!