Saturday, March 05, 2005
A letter writing idea from the DNC Grassroots Action Team
New Hampshire residents are facing severe cuts if George Bush's new budget becomes law -- but you can help stop it in its tracks.
Bush recently unveiled his reckless plan to privatize Social Security, and now he's touting a budget that slashes key programs that help New Hampshire's working families.
Bush plans devastating cuts to America's top priorities, from homeland security to health care to education to benefits for veterans and much more. Despite these cuts, this budget is a fiscal disaster, with Bush's trademark irresponsibility pushing America deeper into the red with another record deficit.
And this budget is a huge disaster for New Hampshire. Here are just a few of the cuts New Hampshire faces under Bush's 2006 budget:
Homeland Security
The Bush 2006 budget cuts $420 million to state and local funding for homeland security, including a $10.8 million cut for New Hampshire. These cuts will take police and firefighters off your streets.
The Bush budget cuts the COPS program, which has put 525 officers on New Hampshire streets, by 96 percent.
Health Care
The Bush budget cuts $45 billion from Medicaid, enough to provide health care to 1.8 million children. New Hampshire's share of these cuts is $165 million.
Bush's budget cuts the very same community and rural health care programs he touted during the campaign, even though more than 28,000 New Hampshire residents have lost their health care coverage since Bush took office due to his failures.
Education
Bush underfunds his own No Child Left Behind Act by $13.1 billion in his budget. In New Hampshire, that means a shortfall of $39.3 million, leaving behind 8,043 New Hampshire children.
Bush promised to fund Pell Grants in his State of the Union address, but his budget is $6.6 billion short. That's $15.9 million less than what's needed in New Hampshire, a real burden for the 13,111 students in New Hampshire who receive the grants.
Other Priorities
Bush cuts $4.3 million from New Hampshire job training programs in his 2006 budget.
The Bush budget would require many veterans to pay a new $250 annual "user fee" to use the Veterans Administration health care system, and would double the prescription drug co-payment for the 139,038 New Hampshire veterans.
Bush cuts New Hampshire clean water programs by $3.9 million.
Bush's 2006 budget also cuts the Low Income Heating Energy Assistance Program -- which helps low-income families afford heating fuel in the winter -- by $234.4 million, including $1.8 million cut for New Hampshire residents.
And Bush's irresponsible budget is a record $427 billion in the red, increasing each New Hampshire family's share of the federal debt by $37,830.
Take Action
Take action today to help stop Bush's disastrous budget in its tracks. Write a letter to the editor of your local paper explaining why Bush's budget is such a disaster for America.
Be sure to include some of the facts about New Hampshire above, or download our full report here for even more useful information.
Write your letter here:
http://www.democrats.org/action
And be sure to tell your friends to join in. Forward this email to all your friends in New Hampshire, or tell them to find the report for their own state here:
http://www.democrats.org/bushbudget
Sincerely,The DNC Grassroots Action Team
Bush recently unveiled his reckless plan to privatize Social Security, and now he's touting a budget that slashes key programs that help New Hampshire's working families.
Bush plans devastating cuts to America's top priorities, from homeland security to health care to education to benefits for veterans and much more. Despite these cuts, this budget is a fiscal disaster, with Bush's trademark irresponsibility pushing America deeper into the red with another record deficit.
And this budget is a huge disaster for New Hampshire. Here are just a few of the cuts New Hampshire faces under Bush's 2006 budget:
Homeland Security
The Bush 2006 budget cuts $420 million to state and local funding for homeland security, including a $10.8 million cut for New Hampshire. These cuts will take police and firefighters off your streets.
The Bush budget cuts the COPS program, which has put 525 officers on New Hampshire streets, by 96 percent.
Health Care
The Bush budget cuts $45 billion from Medicaid, enough to provide health care to 1.8 million children. New Hampshire's share of these cuts is $165 million.
Bush's budget cuts the very same community and rural health care programs he touted during the campaign, even though more than 28,000 New Hampshire residents have lost their health care coverage since Bush took office due to his failures.
Education
Bush underfunds his own No Child Left Behind Act by $13.1 billion in his budget. In New Hampshire, that means a shortfall of $39.3 million, leaving behind 8,043 New Hampshire children.
Bush promised to fund Pell Grants in his State of the Union address, but his budget is $6.6 billion short. That's $15.9 million less than what's needed in New Hampshire, a real burden for the 13,111 students in New Hampshire who receive the grants.
Other Priorities
Bush cuts $4.3 million from New Hampshire job training programs in his 2006 budget.
The Bush budget would require many veterans to pay a new $250 annual "user fee" to use the Veterans Administration health care system, and would double the prescription drug co-payment for the 139,038 New Hampshire veterans.
Bush cuts New Hampshire clean water programs by $3.9 million.
Bush's 2006 budget also cuts the Low Income Heating Energy Assistance Program -- which helps low-income families afford heating fuel in the winter -- by $234.4 million, including $1.8 million cut for New Hampshire residents.
And Bush's irresponsible budget is a record $427 billion in the red, increasing each New Hampshire family's share of the federal debt by $37,830.
Take Action
Take action today to help stop Bush's disastrous budget in its tracks. Write a letter to the editor of your local paper explaining why Bush's budget is such a disaster for America.
Be sure to include some of the facts about New Hampshire above, or download our full report here for even more useful information.
Write your letter here:
http://www.democrats.org/action
And be sure to tell your friends to join in. Forward this email to all your friends in New Hampshire, or tell them to find the report for their own state here:
http://www.democrats.org/bushbudget
Sincerely,The DNC Grassroots Action Team
