Fix The Mistake The House of Representatives Made In The Dead of Night!

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Fix The Mistake The House of Representatives Made In The Dead of Night!

Starting January 23, call your U.S. Representative toll-free: 800-426-8073

On December 19, right-wing leaders forced the House of Representatives in the middle of the night to approve a budget bill slashing aid that Americans depend on – after giving members only a few hours to read the nearly 800-page bill. 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 read the bill – and change their vote.

Some provisions of the bill are even worse than previous versions we opposed.
Medicaid cuts will cause low-income people to lose health care. The bill makes it harder for middle-income elderly people to get long-term care and withholds child care that families leaving welfare need to work.

To see how the cuts affect your state, click here: http://www.chn.org/issues/opportunityforall/statefactsh...

Steps You Can Take To Stop This Bill

1. Call your Representative - use the toll-free number above (generously provided by American Friends Service Committee).
For a pdf flier with information about how to call, click here: http://www.chn.org/pdf/JanuaryCallInFlier.pdf .

2. Be prepared if your Representative tries to say Congress didn't really make cuts.
A cut is any provision that takes away benefits people need -- and this bill has a lot of cuts. To find out more, read the CHN paper, "When Is A Cut A Cut?" at http://www.chn.org/pdf/2006whenisacutacut.pdf .

3. Participate in a town hall or vigil organized by the Emergency Campaign for America's Priorities (ECAP).
Events are being planned all over the country to make members of the House of Representatives aware of just how bad this bill is and how many harmful provisions were added at the last minute. To find the ECAP contacts in your state, click here: http://www.chn.org/pdf/reconciliationstatecontacts.pdf

Coalition on Human Needs: http://www.chn.org

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