Advocacy Alert from the ARC of Ohio

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The U.S. House of Representatives Will Vote on Compromise Year-End Funding Bill on Tuesday, December 11

The Bill Must Have a Veto-Proof Majority to Prevent Further Cuts to Human Needs Programs

Rep. Dave Hobson will play a crucial role (Rep. Hobson represents Ohio Congressional District #7. For more information on this district and where it is located , visit http://hobson.house.gov/district.aspx. A vote for the spending bill minimizes cuts. Voting against it will mean deeper cuts to nutrition, housing, heating assistance, health care, education and other vital supports for struggling families.

You are needed to play a crucial role, too. Please call Rep. Hobson to tell him his constituents will lose nutrition, housing, home energy, and other vital assistance unless he votes for the omnibus spending bill.

You can call his office toll-free: 1-888-245-0215

Please call by Tuesday, Dec. 11 - when you call, ask to be connected to Rep. Hobson’s office.

Message to deliver: I am a constituent and I urge Rep. Hobson to vote for passage of the Omnibus appropriations bill the week of Dec 10. A vote for the bill protects human needs programs. Background: The House will take up a bill on Tuesday combining all unfinished appropriations for FY 2008, including Labor-Health and Human Services-Education. The Senate is expected to take up the bill later in the week. In order to win over enough Republican votes to overcome a Presidential veto, the Democratic leadership is expected to cut $10.6 billion from its previously approved total - approximately splitting the difference between Congress' funding and the President's. This bill represents the high-water mark for the programs we care about. We need a veto-proof majority. The President has already threatened to veto the compromise bill and has refused to negotiate .

The Consequences if the Omnibus Bill is not Veto-Proof: Congress will be forced to cut further until either the President signs the bill or there are enough votes to override his veto. This means that things will get worse for low-income people and the communities they live in. Every Member of Congress voting against the Omnibus bill is voting for the President's priorities: sharp reductions in home energy aid as energy prices climb, cuts in child care, Head Start, housing assistance, education, and nutrition aid. Please call Representative Hobson and encourage others to do the same.

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