Urge Sen. Voinovich to vote NO on cutting estate tax for ultra-wealthy at expense of public services; Call toll free

Aug. 1, 2006 - Congressional leaders say there's no money to avoid cuts in vital public services that low income people depend on. However, they are willing to borrow money to pay multi-billions to multimillionaires — leading to worse public service cuts in the future. 

Just before leaving for their summer recess, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 230 to 180 in favor of a bill that makes drastic and permanent cuts in the estate tax.

H.R. 5970, the Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006, is headed for the Senate now. This bill would deepen the deficit by at least three-quarters of a trillion dollars over its first full decade (2012-2021) through its estate tax cut.  The House estate tax bill would benefit only 8,200 extremely wealthy families.

TAKE ACTION NOW  -  Call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard toll-free at 800-459-1887, and ask for Senator George Voinovich. Urge him to:

(1) Vote NO on the motion to proceed with H.R. 5970.

(2) Vote NO on H.R. 5970, an expensive plan to slash the estate tax. 

A vote could occur as early as Wednesday, Aug. 2, or sometime before the Senate is scheduled to recess at the end of this week. 

Despite press accounts suggesting the bill may not pass in the Senate, it is urgently necessary to let Senator Voinovich know you oppose this bill.  Senators will be under intense pressure to vote yes. Please call now.