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> HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY VOTE TODAY ON BUDGET CUTS

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> So this sure would be a good time to CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE!

> CALL 800-459-1887, TOLL-FREE. Tell him/her:

> "Please oppose a budget deal that forces cuts in health care,

> education, nutrition, child care, and many other services. Cutting

> services to pay for tax giveaways to millionaires hurts our nation."

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> The House leadership is still scrambling to get the votes for a

> budget that will require cuts in domestic services (education,

> health, housing, etc.); the Senate already passed a budget that

> does not require such cuts. House leaders have gotten a waiver of

> regular rules to bring the budget up on Thursday (May 11 -today).

> We continue to hear that moderate House members are demanding more

> funds for health and education programs. Please help them stay

> firm! Your calls can stop this bad budget.

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> t Please forward this to your friends and networks ASAP! t

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> To learn more about why the budget resolution hurts needy people,

> see the recent article in the Human Needs Report at http://

> www.chn.org/humanneeds/060505a.html.

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> What happens if we stop the House from passing a budget resolution?

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> Congress will still work on all the annual spending bills, and we

> will continue working for adequate funding or preventing cuts in

> human needs services.

> Congress cannot pass more fast-track tax cuts or entitlement cuts

> (like Medicaid or Food Stamps) that need only simple majorities in

> the Senate.

> It demonstrates the lack of support in Congress for harmful cuts in

> human needs programs.

> Use the toll-free number above to reach the U.S. Capitol

> Switchboard and ask to be connected to your Representative's

> office. (The person at the switchboard can figure out who your

> Representative is if you're not sure). When you’re connected,

> please give the message above.

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> 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 non-partisan budget

> goals