Call Congress Wed 2/27 to Stop Sequestration/Cut the Pentagon Budget

[Angelina Llongueras]

REMINDER: Please Call Congress on Wednesday, February 27th

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DEMILITARIZING OUR ECONOMY AND FOREIGN POLICY

Pull the Pork and More from the Pentagon Budget!

The Jobs Not Wars Campaign is calling for a change in our nation’s priorities.  We can only meet the needs of the American people and our communities by cutting the bloated out-of-control Pentagon budget and by making the super-rich and giant corporations pay their fair share.   We will strengthen our security more by investing in jobs and caring for people than by lining the pockets of weapons makers, their executives and lobbyists. Does the budget exist to serve the people or the profit interests of the arms industry?  The time to act is now ! Call your representative and senators Wednesday, February 27th!  The Congressional switchboard number is:(202) 224-3121 A toll-free line is: (866) 338-1015 Unless Congress and the President reach an agreement, on March 1st across-the-board mandatory cuts will take place that will devastate social programs on which so many of the unemployed, poor, elderly, children and disabled depend.

There’s an alternative.  It’s called The Balancing Act – H.R. 505 – introduced by the Congressional Progressive Caucus.  It avoids cuts to essential social programs, calls on the most privileged to pay their share and reduces Pentagon spending to fund job creation and rebuild the economy.

• Tell your representative and senators that you want them to support The Balancing Act (HR 505) and oppose both sequestration and austerity measures. •  Tell them to stand with the majority who support substantial cuts to the Pentagon budget to fund job creation, secure social safety net programs, rebuild public infrastructure, protect the environment, and make the super-rich and corporations pay their fair share of taxes. The Congressional switchboard number is: (202) 224-3121 A toll-free line is: (866) 338-1015 LET US KNOW WHO YOU CALLED AND WHAT RESPONSE YOU GOT Take a moment to record your the result of your calls HERE http://www.jobs-not-wars.org/congressional-call-in-day-reportback-form/   HERE ARE OTHER THINGS YOU CAN DO On Wednesday, February 27th, actions will take place around the country calling on Congress to “Pull the Pork After you make your call, join an action near you.  Find a local event at www.pullthepork.org. If you have not yet signed the Jobs-Not-Wars petition, take a moment to do that HERE Thank You for All You Do to Help Build a Better America for All.

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