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Sept 8 & 9 National Call In Days to Save Domestic Programs!
Join Us During The National Call In Days To Oppose The Proposed Cuts To The Nations Humanitarian & Housing Assistance Programs!
KPFA Will Do A Live Show On Living Room Hosted By Chris Welch To Let The Community Know What They Can Do To Save These Much Needed Programs.
KPFA Will Do A Live Show On Living Room Hosted By Chris Welch To Let The Community Know What They Can Do To Save These Much Needed Programs.
---CALL IN DAYS TO SAVE THE DOMESTIC HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS---
Join Us To Save The Nations Humanitarian Programs!
During the month of September the House & Senate will be making crucial votes to loot the nations domestic programs.
Talking Points For Call In Days Of Sept 8-9
Toll Free #1-800-426-8073
[Phone number only good on Sept 8 & 9]
The Coalition on Human Needs (CHN) is organizing Call-In Days to oppose budget cuts for Thursday, September 8 and Friday, September 9. CHN is calling on people to let their Congressional representatives know that they oppose further cuts in essential health and human needs programs. The American Friends Service Committee is donating a toll-free line to connect people to Capitol Hill on the call-in days: 1-800-426-8073.
These pigs in the House and Senate plan to take funding from SSI for the disabled and money from The WICK Program which feeds infants!
---$35 Billion In Budget Cuts Expected For Domestic Programs---
(The final votes take place during mid to late September)
On April 27, 2005 -- Congress approved a $2.6 trillion federal budget for Fiscal Year 2006 that lays the groundwork for $10 billion in cuts to Medicaid, as much as $3 billion in cuts to Food Stamps, and billions in other mandatory program cuts.
The budget would make room for $100 billion in tax cuts - while cutting $212 billion over the next five years to domestic discretionary programs. Cuts to education, veteran's health care, community development, workforce training, child care, Head Start, nutrition assistance for pregnant women and children, home energy assistance and environmental programs, and many others fall under this category.
1) The budget includes instructions to specific committees in the House and Senate to find $35 billion in cuts to mandatory programs over the next five years. (Mandatory programs are not appropriated annually.)
2) Under the budget resolution, Medicaid must be cut by $10 billion over the next five years. The Senate Finance Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee are directed to produce a bill by September that will make these cuts.
3) Food Stamps are also at risk. The House and Senate Agriculture Committee have instructions to cut $3 billion from programs under their jurisdiction – which includes farm subsidies as well as Food Stamps and other nutrition programs.
4) The resolution also assumes cuts to other committees including $12.7 billion in cuts to the House Education and Workforce Committee and $13.7 billion to the Senate Health Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee.
5) Student loan programs, also within the jurisdiction of Education and Workforce and HELP, could be tapped for cuts. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimates that student loans could be cut as much as $7 billion over five years.
Call your Representatives now to oppose further budget cuts!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Call Now To Save Section 8!!!
House Bill Places 28,000 Section 8 Vouchers At Risk
[Big Difference Between House & Senate Housing Bills]
[Activists support Senate Bill over the House Bill]
Call Representatives To Oppose House Bill, -- HR 3058
Tell Representatives to support Senate Bill, -- S 1446
[Toll Free # 1/888/818-6641 Is good immediately]
[Final vote to reconcile both bills into one bill, takes place during mid to late September]
[The House Bill, HR 3058 and Senate's bill, S 1446]
The Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) provides roughly two million low-income households with vouchers they can use to rent housing in the private market.
A) [On August 24, 2005 -- According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities]
The Center's analysis of HUD data shows that under the House approach, more than 1,000 agencies would receive less than the amount they need to maintain vouchers currently in use, placing nearly 28,000 vouchers at risk of being cut. At the same time, some 541 agencies would be overfunded by a total of $79 million. Since agencies are not allowed to use excess funds to create additional vouchers, this $79 million — enough money to fund nearly 12,000 vouchers — would essentially be wasted.
Call your Representatives now to oppose further budget cuts!
Join Us To Save The Nations Humanitarian Programs!
During the month of September the House & Senate will be making crucial votes to loot the nations domestic programs.
Talking Points For Call In Days Of Sept 8-9
Toll Free #1-800-426-8073
[Phone number only good on Sept 8 & 9]
The Coalition on Human Needs (CHN) is organizing Call-In Days to oppose budget cuts for Thursday, September 8 and Friday, September 9. CHN is calling on people to let their Congressional representatives know that they oppose further cuts in essential health and human needs programs. The American Friends Service Committee is donating a toll-free line to connect people to Capitol Hill on the call-in days: 1-800-426-8073.
These pigs in the House and Senate plan to take funding from SSI for the disabled and money from The WICK Program which feeds infants!
---$35 Billion In Budget Cuts Expected For Domestic Programs---
(The final votes take place during mid to late September)
On April 27, 2005 -- Congress approved a $2.6 trillion federal budget for Fiscal Year 2006 that lays the groundwork for $10 billion in cuts to Medicaid, as much as $3 billion in cuts to Food Stamps, and billions in other mandatory program cuts.
The budget would make room for $100 billion in tax cuts - while cutting $212 billion over the next five years to domestic discretionary programs. Cuts to education, veteran's health care, community development, workforce training, child care, Head Start, nutrition assistance for pregnant women and children, home energy assistance and environmental programs, and many others fall under this category.
1) The budget includes instructions to specific committees in the House and Senate to find $35 billion in cuts to mandatory programs over the next five years. (Mandatory programs are not appropriated annually.)
2) Under the budget resolution, Medicaid must be cut by $10 billion over the next five years. The Senate Finance Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee are directed to produce a bill by September that will make these cuts.
3) Food Stamps are also at risk. The House and Senate Agriculture Committee have instructions to cut $3 billion from programs under their jurisdiction – which includes farm subsidies as well as Food Stamps and other nutrition programs.
4) The resolution also assumes cuts to other committees including $12.7 billion in cuts to the House Education and Workforce Committee and $13.7 billion to the Senate Health Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee.
5) Student loan programs, also within the jurisdiction of Education and Workforce and HELP, could be tapped for cuts. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimates that student loans could be cut as much as $7 billion over five years.
Call your Representatives now to oppose further budget cuts!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Call Now To Save Section 8!!!
House Bill Places 28,000 Section 8 Vouchers At Risk
[Big Difference Between House & Senate Housing Bills]
[Activists support Senate Bill over the House Bill]
Call Representatives To Oppose House Bill, -- HR 3058
Tell Representatives to support Senate Bill, -- S 1446
[Toll Free # 1/888/818-6641 Is good immediately]
[Final vote to reconcile both bills into one bill, takes place during mid to late September]
[The House Bill, HR 3058 and Senate's bill, S 1446]
The Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) provides roughly two million low-income households with vouchers they can use to rent housing in the private market.
A) [On August 24, 2005 -- According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities]
The Center's analysis of HUD data shows that under the House approach, more than 1,000 agencies would receive less than the amount they need to maintain vouchers currently in use, placing nearly 28,000 vouchers at risk of being cut. At the same time, some 541 agencies would be overfunded by a total of $79 million. Since agencies are not allowed to use excess funds to create additional vouchers, this $79 million — enough money to fund nearly 12,000 vouchers — would essentially be wasted.
Call your Representatives now to oppose further budget cuts!
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