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Action Alert: Rebuild

Move On is running a campaign to get some sanity in the rebuilding process.

Here is the extra text that I added:

I understand that in the theoretical world of supply side economics tax cuts and the free market will solve all problems. We do not live in a theoretical world though and it would be irresponsible for us to ignore the impact that the ballooning deficit will have on the economy if we simply leave the tax cuts in place and impose this massive debt on the next 10 generations.

Taxes are not punishment. a progressive tax system does require that people who can pay more do so. But the taxes we pay are our dues for citizenship.

We cannot afford this continued phase of 'Reaganomics' on steroids.

2005 Town Hall Meeting Schedule

From Wally's Reports From Washington newsletter.

I will be holding a series of town hall meetings throughout our Congressional District. Town hall meetings are an excellent opportunity to influence what happens in Congress. I hope you and your neighbors will come and participate by asking questions, offering comments, and helping me to represent you better.

Tuesday, August 23

Marysville
9:00 am - Yuba County One Stop
1114 Yuba Street

Gridley
1:00 pm - Gridley City Council Chambers
685 Kentucky Street

Wednesday, August 24

Yreka
9:00 am - City Council Chambers
701 Fourth Street

Weaverville
3:00 pm - Trinity County Library
211 North Main Street

Thursday, August 25

Willows
9:00 am - City Council Chambers
201 north Lassen Street

Colusa
1:00 pm - City Council Chambers
425 Webster Street

Woodland
5:00 pm - Public Library Office
250 First Street

Friday, August 26

Red Bluff
11:00 am - City Council Chambers
555 Washington Street

Anderson
3:00 pm - City Council Chambers
1887 Howard Street

H.R. 550

Be sure to talk to your rep about H.R. 550. Wally will be in Chico August 16th. I'm not sure where, I will post updates when I find out.

Regarding Rove

Typically my letters to Wally are canned Action Alerts. This is the most basic, straight forward way I can think to ask him about Karl Rove.

To The Honorable Wally Herger

This message is about Karl Rove.

Can we agree that what he did, which is currently no longer in dispute, was wrong?

The Op-eds Keep Coming

At Wally's Social Security "Town Hall Mettings" should the audience have been more polite? Yes. Should Wally try to survive on talking points alone? Nope.

Wally Votes to Cut Public Radio Funds

Shocked! Shocked, I say!

In an e-mail statement sent Friday to the Enterprise-Record, Herger wrote that public broadcasting is a popular program, but Congress needs to make many discretionary program cuts reduce the budget deficit - projected to be $487 billion next year - while funding priorities such as the war on terror.

"While these spending decisions are difficult and, in some cases, may not be popular, these uniquely challenging times require that we tighten our belts as Americans and make some difficult choices " Herger wrote.

So let me sum that up for you: tax cuts for the top 1% are more important than the "war on terror" and they should also be exempt from any belt tightening. The other 99% of us can just suck it up and love America. Thanks, Wally.