Vote NO on the House Budget Resolution
April 6, 2006
The House is expected to vote on its annual budget resolution (H.Con.Res. 376) Friday, before leaving for a week-long recess. The resolution that has emerged from the Budget Comittee does not contain the $7 billion for health and education programs passed by the Senate in their budget resolution last month. Representatives Michael Castle (R-Del.), Nancy Johnson (R-Conn.), and Dave Reichert (R-Wash.) had proposed an amendment to add $7 billion in discretionary spending to restore cuts in health, education, and low-income energy subsidies.
Please call your representatives now to let them know you want them to vote NO on the bduget resolution. To find your representative by zip code, go to http://www.house.gov/.
SUGGESTED MESSAGE FOR PHONE CALLS
"My name is _______________ and I live in your district. I urge Representative ________________ to vote NO on House Concurrent Resolution 376.
BACKGROUND
Every year, after the President releases his budget, each house of Congress passes a budget resolution that says how much they will appropriate for government spending, as a whole and by agency (the size of the pie, and the size of the pieces of the pie). Once passed, each house can begin working on appropriations bills for each agency with more specific spending plans within its slice of the pie. (For a simple explanation of the approprations process, go to http://www.apiahf.org/policy/oped/ij050324.htm). This action alert is targeted at the House budget resolution (the Senate passed their resolution last month).
