Thanks to Republican obstructionism in Congress, the nation was forced into the sequester — a series of automatic and destructive budgets cuts that you and your neighbors are just beginning to feel.
In the face of these devastating cuts, House Speaker John Boehner went on TV and said, “I don’t know whether it’s going to hurt the economy or not … I don’t think anyone quite understands how the sequester is really going to work.”
Really? We’re not talking about some abstract numbers on a piece of paper — this is real.
The sequester will cut 10,000 teaching jobs, 70,000 spots for preschoolers in Head Start, $43 million for food programs for seniors, $35 million for local fire departments, and access to nutrition assistance for over half a million women and their families.
And the reason congressional Republicans let these cuts go into effect is because they simply wouldn’t support closing tax loopholes for millionaires and billionaires — for things like yachts and corporate jets. I wish I were kidding.
More than 340,000 OFA supporters have added their names to support President Obama’s balanced plan and call on congressional Republicans to take action to stop the sequester budget cuts right now.
Ask your friends to join us:
http://my.barackobama.com/Tell-the-GOP-to-Act
Thanks!
Organizing for Action
P.S. — If Congress fails to act, this fight doesn’t end tomorrow. We’ll need
to put even more pressure on Republicans to stop these budget cuts and pass a
balanced plan. Join
this fight now.
Sources: The White House
and Center for American Progress