Call NOW to support the Obama budget

March 25, 2008 - President Obama promises big change. And from the looks of his new budget, he means it.

But corporate special interests are twisting arms, spending millions on misleading ads and spreading lies and propaganda to stop his budget from being enacted. We've got to put relentless pressure on Congress, starting now.

The Obama budget transforms our national priorities by putting regular Americans like you and your family first—the first time this has happened in a long time.

An important part of President Obama's budget is a $630 billion investment in guaranteed health care for everyone.
To pay for it, he'll cut back government hand-outs to private insurance companies and scale back tax write-offs for the rich (people making over $250,000 a year). This is huge, and we need to help make it happen.

The Obama budget will face an important vote in committee this week.

Please call 1-888-460-0813 right now and urge your congressperson to support the Obama budget.

As you can imagine, we're facing stiff opposition. The special interests want to keep the same misplaced priorities that sent our economy over the cliff in the first place—and have vowed to gut President Obama's budget.

This will only take a minute. Please pick up the phone right now and tell your congressperson to vote YES on the Obama budget.

Feel free to use the script below.

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SAMPLE SCRIPT

Hello, I'm a member of the union AFSCME, and I'm calling to ask Rep. _____________ to support the Obama budget this week to get our economy moving again.

President Obama's new budget ends the failed policies of the past and makes a down payment on the new priorities that will revive our economy for the long run—like affordable health care, investment in public services, energy independence and the creation of new jobs.

Some say President Obama is trying to do too much. But the fact is, he's doing exactly what we elected him to do—bring big change to America that puts regular people first for once.

Can I count on Rep. _____________ to support the Obama budget?

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