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Dear MoveOn member,
It's been a great week in the fight to stop the Congressional Republicans' attack on Medicaid, food stamps and student loans. Last Thursday, MoveOn members helped generate enough dissent that top Republicans in the House of Representatives were forced to postpone the vote-a major loss they did not expect.
To push their plan through, top Congressional Republicans need the people who would suffer from these budget cuts to stay silent and invisible-but we can make sure that doesn't happen.
On Wednesday, MoveOn members in Portland are organizing a "Speak Out"-one of over 100 events this week to stop the reverse Robin Hood budget. Local folks will gather to tell the public and the media their personal stories about Medicaid, food stamps and student loans.
We've invited the media. The success of the event depends on how many of us show up in support. Can you join us? Here are the details:
Stop the Budget Cuts!
South Park Blocks
SW Park and SW Mill
Portland, OR
Wednesday, 16 Nov 2005, 3:30 PM
http://www.moveonpac.org/event/speakout/7082?id=6340-6637989-NFCyr5xbiEXJrdOuUYY31A&t=2
Even if you're only represented in Congress by Democrats, your local Speak Out will have a huge impact. In areas with no Republican members of Congress, we're targeting Republican governors and asking them to speak out against the budget cuts because of how they would hurt people in your state. Regardless of where you are, your attendance on Wednesday really matters.
The Republican proposal would cut over $50 billion from critical services including Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans. The same proposal calls for handing out $70 billion in tax breaks for the very wealthy. It's reverse Robin Hood economics, robbing the poor to pay back the rich.3
MoveOn members have been instrumental in beating back this plan so far, by phoning in over 40,000 calls, writing over 140,000 personal letters to Congress and sending in more than 13,000 letters to the editor of local papers. Your work has helped put us within a hair's breadth of victory and now we've got to push it over the top.
In most places, we're holding these events during the day, to maximize media coverage because that's when government offices are open. But it's a tough time for many people-so if there's any way you can come, please do. A strong turnout will help save essential programs people in your community rely on to keep their families healthy, to keep food on the table, and to secure a better future for their kids.
Sign up here:
http://www.moveonpac.org/event/speakout/7082?d=1&id=6340-6637989-NFCyr5xbiEXJrdOuUYY31A&t=3
And if you don't live near Portland, you can search for an event in your area here:
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=1120&id=6340-6637989-NFCyr5xbiEXJrdOuUYY31A&t=4
Thanks for all that you do,
-Ben, Tanya, Matt, Justin and the MoveOn.org Political Action Team
Monday, November 14th, 2005
It's been a great week in the fight to stop the Congressional Republicans' attack on Medicaid, food stamps and student loans. Last Thursday, MoveOn members helped generate enough dissent that top Republicans in the House of Representatives were forced to postpone the vote-a major loss they did not expect.
To push their plan through, top Congressional Republicans need the people who would suffer from these budget cuts to stay silent and invisible-but we can make sure that doesn't happen.
On Wednesday, MoveOn members in Portland are organizing a "Speak Out"-one of over 100 events this week to stop the reverse Robin Hood budget. Local folks will gather to tell the public and the media their personal stories about Medicaid, food stamps and student loans.
We've invited the media. The success of the event depends on how many of us show up in support. Can you join us? Here are the details:
Stop the Budget Cuts!
South Park Blocks
SW Park and SW Mill
Portland, OR
Wednesday, 16 Nov 2005, 3:30 PM
http://www.moveonpac.org/event/speakout/7082?id=6340-6637989-NFCyr5xbiEXJrdOuUYY31A&t=2
Even if you're only represented in Congress by Democrats, your local Speak Out will have a huge impact. In areas with no Republican members of Congress, we're targeting Republican governors and asking them to speak out against the budget cuts because of how they would hurt people in your state. Regardless of where you are, your attendance on Wednesday really matters.
The Republican proposal would cut over $50 billion from critical services including Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans. The same proposal calls for handing out $70 billion in tax breaks for the very wealthy. It's reverse Robin Hood economics, robbing the poor to pay back the rich.3
MoveOn members have been instrumental in beating back this plan so far, by phoning in over 40,000 calls, writing over 140,000 personal letters to Congress and sending in more than 13,000 letters to the editor of local papers. Your work has helped put us within a hair's breadth of victory and now we've got to push it over the top.
In most places, we're holding these events during the day, to maximize media coverage because that's when government offices are open. But it's a tough time for many people-so if there's any way you can come, please do. A strong turnout will help save essential programs people in your community rely on to keep their families healthy, to keep food on the table, and to secure a better future for their kids.
Sign up here:
http://www.moveonpac.org/event/speakout/7082?d=1&id=6340-6637989-NFCyr5xbiEXJrdOuUYY31A&t=3
And if you don't live near Portland, you can search for an event in your area here:
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=1120&id=6340-6637989-NFCyr5xbiEXJrdOuUYY31A&t=4
Thanks for all that you do,
-Ben, Tanya, Matt, Justin and the MoveOn.org Political Action Team
Monday, November 14th, 2005