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In a message dated 10/19/2005 11:21:55 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
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--- Begin Message --- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Justice For All Moderator" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 4:42 PM Subject: National Call-In Days Extended Through Thursday, October 20National Call-In Days Extended Through Thursday, October 20 For months, Congressional leaders have planned cuts in Food Stamps, Medicaid and other important programs to fund tax breaks for the well-off. This Thursday the House of Representatives is expected to vote on cutting even more in vital programs (like Medicaid, Food Stamps, TANF, child welfare services, SSI, unemployment insurance, child support, etc.), raising the total cuts from $35 billion to $50 billion. Some members in the Senate would also like to cut more. But these efforts can be defeated - members of Congress have started to hear the depth of opposition to these arrogant proposals. Some Congressional leaders are backing away from certain cuts - because of your actions! Your calls will keep it going! Call the Capitol toll-free through Thursday: Tell Congress to get its priorities straight! 1-800-426-8073 (thanks to American Friends Service Committee for the toll-free number!) Step 1: On October 17 or 18, call 1-800-426-8073 to be connected toll-free to the Capitol Switchboard. Ask to speak to your Representative. Step 2: When the Representative's phone is answered, say: "My name is __________________ and I live in [your town/city]. I would like Representative ___________ to oppose $35 - $50 billion or more in cuts to Medicaid, Food Stamps, and other vital services, and to oppose $70 billion in more tax cuts." "The right priorities are protecting people from sickness and hardship, investing in housing, jobs, and other services that families need - not cutting those services deeply and squandering billions on tax cuts for the well-connected." Step 3: Use the toll-free number in Step 1 and call your two Senators. If the lines are busy, please be patient and try again. It means many others are speaking out in favor of the right priorities! Or, dial their direct lines (not toll-free) - find the numbers at www. senate.gov and www. house.gov # # # -- DISCLAIMER: The JFA Listserv is designed to share information of interest to people with disabilities and promote dialogue in the disability community. Information circulated does not necessarily express the views of AAPD. The JFA Listserv is non-partisan. JOIN AAPD! There's strength in numbers! Be a part of a national coalition of people with disabilities and join AAPD today. http://www.aapd-dc.org JFA ARCHIVES. All JFA postings from 1995 to present are available at: http://www.aapd-dc.org/JFA/JFAabout.html NOTE: Some Internet Providers (including AOL, Earthlink and Juno) may see JFA postings as spam because of the large volume of JFA mail recipients and fail to deliver the posting. If this happens, the JFA system may automatically unsubscribe some email addresses. Should you stop receiving JFA Alerts, please subscribe to JFA again as per the instructions at http://www.aapd-dc.org/JFA/JFAsubscribing.html You may also need to contact your service provider to find out how to prevent JFA postings from being recognized as spam. PLEASE EMPTY YOUR EMAIL INBOX REGULARLY. JFA automatically deletes subscribers that are over their message quota. How If you stop using an account please unsubscribe that old account. With hundreds of inbound emails and thousands of outbound emails daily, JFA can not respond to every message. We thank you for your understanding and continued outstanding advocacy! Fred Fay, Moderator JUSTICE FOR ALL -- A Service of the American Association of People with Disabilities http://www.aapd-dc.org/JFA/JFAabout.html ===================================================================== Justice-For-All FREE Subscriptions To subscribe or unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with one or the other in the body of your message: subscribe justice unsubscribe justiceNATIONAL ADAPT MAILING LIST - Adapt MiCASA List http://www.adapt.org
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