National Call-in Day Wednesday, May 14 – Call Toll-Free!

TELL YOUR SENATORS TO OPPOSE ALL TAX CUTS!!

JAM The LINES!!!!

What's Happening:

The Senate will vote this week on its version of a tax cut package that largely mirrors the President's fiscally irresponsible, economically damaging, and inequitable tax cut proposal.

Background:

Last week, the Senate Finance Committee approved yet another round of massive tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans - tax cuts that are paid for by using up the entire Social Security trust fund, borrowing and saddling future generations with unprecedented levels of debt, and shortchanging critical programs.

Despite commitments to keep the cost of the tax cuts down to a 'mere' $350 billion, (or ten times the entire HUD budget) the Finance Committee used gimmicks to create a $421 billion tax cut package. These tax cuts will drain the treasury of funds needed to address our most critical priorities today and to secure a better future for low-income families and the communities that provide them with economic opportunities.

The only things that will 'grow' with this tax cut giveaway are the deficit and the national debt.

The overwhelming weight of opinion from economic experts is that these tax cuts will not create jobs or growth.

To the contrary, they will

• cause job losses,
• make interest rates soar,
• drastically cut programs important to low and moderate-income families,
• undermine retirement security for aging parents now and women retirees of the future, and
• burden future generations with a growing national debt.

How You Can Help:  Jam the phones in Congress this Wednesday, May 14 by calling your Senators.

The AFL-CIO has generously provided a toll-free number you can use to connect directly to your Senators.

Call 1-888-280-6279 , and keep calling until you get through to both of your Senators.

You can also call Congress via the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121, or send them EMAIL (visit www.ncced.org and click “public policy.”  Sample letters are available- just click to send), or visit www.StopBudgetDisaster.com on May 14 for toll-free call-in and fax numbers.

SAY:  "I'm calling to urge (Senator _____) to oppose all tax cuts.  No tax cuts should be passed while our communities need investments for job creation and affordable housing.  These cuts will HURT WORKING FAMILIES and overwhelmingly benefit wealthy individuals who earn more than $320,000 per year.  Please Vote NO on irresponsible, economically ineffective, unfair tax cuts, and don't go along with gimmicks that hide the true cost of these tax cuts!

CALL
CONTACTS
1st PRIORITY SENATORS- Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Evan Bayh (D-IN), Ben Nelson (D-NE)

2nd PRIORITY-  John Breaux (D-LA), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Max Baucus (D-MT), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Arlen Specter (R-PA), George Voinovich (R-OH), Gordon Smith (R-OR)

3rd PRIORITY- All other Senators!

REPORT: Call NCCED's Policy Analyst Erica Lindquist at (202) 289-9020 ext. 135 or email elindquistncced.org. Explain who you contacted, what they said, and any follow-up actions.

Update:
If both the House and Senate bills pass, the final tax cut legislation will be written in a House-Senate conference Committee in which the Administration will have a substantial role.  The House and Senate hope to present a final bill for the President’s signature by May 28!

NCCED is a proud member of the Fair Taxes for All Coalition.  To learn more about Fair Taxes for All Coalition's ongoing campaign to defeat the tax cuts, visit www.ncced.org and click “public policy.”

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Thank you for protecting investments in America’s communities!