The right-wing in Congress has forced across the board budget cuts called sequestration that will cost more than 1 million jobs this year and many more jobs over the next decade. There is a simple solution to make this problem go away: repeal sequestration.
The sequester cuts, which gut essential services and eliminate thousands of jobs move us in the absolute wrong direction, yet the right-wing is holding firm to these policies as a way to protect tax breaks for Wall Street and the richest 2%. Not to mention that the right-wing now wants to balance the rest of the budget through cuts to Medicare, Social Security, and Medicaid.
Call 888-659-9401 and tell your elected officials to put working families first and repeal sequestration. Below is a brief synopsis of sequestration’s impact on New Jersey:
The full report can be found at: http://www.harkin.senate.gov/documents/pdf/500ff3554f9ba.pdf