From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org):
We need your help TODAY!
The Senate could vote on their massive tax bill as early as late tonight, or early tomorrow morning.
The huge deficits these tax cuts will run up will be used to force cuts in human needs programs – Medicaid, SNAP, SSI, education, housing, child care, EITC…all at risk for years to come. Instead of expanding needed services and building opportunity for all, trillions in resources will be given to those who need them the least.
But the Senate vote will be close – that’s why you are so important.
TAKE ACTION NOW:
Go to http://org.salsalabs.com/o/125/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=22523 to send an email to our Senators. The message can be edited to let our senators know that you are a person of faith.
Or call 888-516-5820 and you will be connected to our senators; alternatively, you can call their offices directly—find their contact information:
- Senator Robert Casey: http://casey.senate.gov
- Senator Pat Toomey: http://toomey.senate.gov
Please call your representative as well—find contact information at http://www.house.gov.
Keep calling until the tax bill is defeated or passed.
Here is a sample message:
“Hi, my name is [your name] I’m a constituent from [city, state].
I am calling as a person of faith from [name of congregation and location]. My faith guides me to strongly oppose the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act because it increases economic inequity and calls for the partial repeal of the Affordable Care Act which will hurt the most vulnerable.
Paying for large and permanent tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy by taking away healthcare from millions of Americans, eliminating social programs, and raising taxes for middle-class and low-income people and families is not moral. It worsens the growing wealth divide.
I urge [Senator XX /Representative XX] to speak up and actively support protections for the most vulnerable.
Please tell [senator/ representative] to say “no” to any bill that: [include additional points that speak to you, such as:
- undermines the Affordable Care Act, causing millions to lose their health insurance in order to pay for corporate tax cuts.
- repeals the Johnson Amendment, threatening the integrity of our elections and destroying the separation of church and state.
- increases taxes for households making less than $75,000/year while lowering them for millionaires.
Thank you.”
If you are on Twitter, you can send a Tweet:
- Bob Casey: @SenBobCasey
- Pat Toomey: @SenToomey
Facebook is good as well!
Live in a blue state but still want to make a difference? Go here to take part in Indivisible’s Blue State to Red State calling tool.
Whatever you do, however you do it, stand up, and speak out. If you have written a letter, make a follow up call. If you have already called: Call again.
Tell the Senate: Not one penny towards tax cuts for the richest Americans and the corporations they run.
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