A day after congressional leaders have settled on the details of a nearly $790 billion economic stimulus package, House Republican leaders are still against this compromise.
SEIU Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger is sending an email to members and activists today, asking recipients to take action by calling three key Republican senators--Susan Collins and Olympia J. Snowe of Maine, and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania--to urge them to vote for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on final passage as part of an economic solution for America's families.
Read Anna's email, below:
Dear friend,
If you're like me, you've been following the news very closely, trying to make heads or tails of Congress' progress on President Obama's economic stimulus bill.
Ask these key senators to support the economic stimulus. On Tuesday, the bill successfully cleared the Senate and it was just announced that the conference committee agreed to a final version that saves jobs and helps our state governments continue to provide vital services.
But the bill is under attack from the right wing. They're robo-calling calling Senate offices and attacking moderates on right wing radio because they want President Obama to fail in bringing the change we need.
Under no circumstances will we allow this to take place.
We need Congress to act as swiftly on real economic recovery for working people in America as they did to bail out Wall Street. We have seen first-hand what it means when crucial public services - health care, senior services, and public safety - are cut back at the very time people need them most.
These three Senators deserve our thanks for voting the right way yesterday. They did what was right based on what's good for the country, not partisan politics.
Call them now and ask them to continue their support for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
http://call.seiu.org/9/economic
