Support a Federal Budget that Fights Poverty
President Obama’s proposal for the 2010 Federal Budget includes dramatic strides in the fight against poverty and for increased opportunity. We must ensure that these important steps remain in the budget legislation as it moves through Congress.
- Call your Senators now at (202) 224-3121 in support of President Obama’s budget priorities.
- Ask organizations you belong to to sign a statement in support of the President’s budget priorities.
The budget makes investments we need to rebuild the economy from the bottom up, opening up access to jobs in renewable energy, transportation, health care, and education. It puts us on a path towards health care for all Americans. The budget builds on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to provide protections against some of the worst ravages of the recession, making tax credits permanent that will lift at least a million children and their families out of poverty.
It invests in Head Start; education for low income students; Pell Grants to make college more affordable; better nutrition for low-income children; and affordable housing. It recommends fair sources of revenue to pay for these investments responsibly, while recognizing the needs of low and moderate income families.
But there is no guarantee that these priorities will stay in the budget as Congress sets to work on it. Members of Congress need to hear from us that fighting poverty and increasing opportunity must be be key principles of the budget.
- Call your Senators now at (202) 224-3121 in support of the President Obama’s budget priorities.
- Ask organizations you belong to to sign a statement in support of the President’s budget priorities.
Learn More: The President’s Budget: A Dramatic Shift in Priorities from the Half in Ten partner Coalition on Human Needs
Suggested Script for Calling your Senator
Hello, my name is XXX and I live in [State].
I am calling to urge Senator XXX to support the priorities in President Obama’s budget.
We need this budget to get the economy going again with more opportunities for everyone, to increase access to quality education and training, and to make progress on health care for all of us. I care about taking care of families during the recession, and about reducing poverty in the long run, and I think we need a budget like the one President Obama has proposed to do that.
Will the Senator be supporting president Obama’s budget proposal?
If so, thank them for their support.
