[ [link removed] ]Tell Congress: No pay raise for legislators without a pay raise for
parents!
John,
Time is running out. The government narrowly avoided a shutdown after the
GOP threatened to hold it hostage, making unreasonable and inconsistent
demands to push their extreme MAGA agenda forward—but funding has been
extended only to November 17.^1 And in case you missed it, GOP members of
Congress want to pass a pay raise for themselves—without giving parents
one.^2
While the GOP engages in political theater and tries to sneak a greedy
$8,000 pay raise for themselves into the budget, working and middle-class
families are struggling because conservative members of Congress refuse to
pass commonsense relief legislation. [ [link removed] ]Now we have 39 days to make sure
that members of Congress know: There is no pay raise for them without a
pay raise for parents.
Relief to families can’t come soon enough. The costs of essentials like
food, shelter, and utilities are rising, and parents are grappling to make
ends meet. It’s time for Congress to pass the American Family Act of 2023,
giving working and middle-class families a desperately needed $3,600 raise
by bringing back the popular and effective Child Tax Credit.
Keep up the pressure and take action to support families NOW! [ [link removed] ]Join more
than 45,000 MoveOn members and add your name to the petition demanding
that there be no pay raise for Congress unless parents get a pay raise.
Thanks!
–Adam Ruben from Economic Security Project Action
P.S. See our email below for more information about the American Family
Act of 2023.
Sources:
1. "Shutdown averted as Biden signs seven-week spending bill," Roll Call,
September 30, 2023
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2. "House GOP fixes bill at 11th hour as pay raise debate rages,"
Politico, September 30, 2023
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[ [link removed] ]Tell House Republicans: No raise for Congress until parents get a
raise!
Dear MoveOn member,
As inflation raised the cost of everyday living, and when American
families needed it the most, hard-working parents were dealt a cruel blow
when Republicans voted to end the monthly Child Tax Credit. The tax credit
made it more affordable for parents to start a family or keep their
families afloat, and an additional year of the Child Tax Credit was
projected to create 500,000 new full-time private-sector jobs.^3 It’s
proof that investing directly in working- and middle-class families fuels
our economy—what’s good for hard-working parents is good for all of us.
But after betraying American families and ending the expanded Child Tax
Credit—a $3,600 annual pay raise for parents—House Republicans turned
around to give themselves an $8,000 annual pay raise.^4
Fortunately, House Democrats have introduced the American Family Act of
2023, which would permanently restore the expanded Child Tax Credit. We
can't let this critical relief for families be blocked by greedy
politicians who prioritize their own self-interest over the well-being of
hard-working families.
[ [link removed] ]Will you sign the petition to demand that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
and House Republicans give families a raise before they greedily vote to
line their own pockets?
It’s time to hold Congress accountable. Members of Congress already make
$174,000 a year—more than double the average household income in the
United States.^5 Yet House Republicans shamefully chose to end commonsense
tax relief for working- and middle-class families, while moving to give
themselves a huge pay raise.
Sign the petition to say no to pay raises for Congress until parents get
the pay raise they deserve!
[8]Sign the petition
The impact of the Child Tax Credit was undeniable. It provided much-needed
relief to working- and middle-class families, and it allowed us to pay for
basic needs like food, rent, utilities, and education. Before the Child
Tax Credit was ripped away by House Republicans, it lifted 3 million
children out of poverty and led to a drastic drop in food insufficiency
for families. It was one of the most significant accomplishments of the
first year of the Biden administration.^6
A few greedy Republicans should not be allowed to block needed relief for
our families while giving themselves a pay raise. [ [link removed] ]Sign the petition and
demand Congress give parents a $3,600 pay raise by reinstating the
expanded Child Tax Credit through the American Families Act of 2023 before
they vote to give themselves an $8,000 raise.
Together, we can send a strong message to Congress and tell House
Republicans that we expect and demand that they put our families first!
Thanks for all you do.
–Adam Ruben from Economic Security Project Action
Sources:
3. "10 Ways the Biden Child Tax Credit is Helping American Families,"
Third Way, December 21, 2021
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4. "House Republicans want to give themselves $8,000+ pay rises, while
furiously opposing other government spending," Yahoo News, July 16, 2023
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5. "Republicans Look to Give Themselves a Pay Raise After Securing Benefit
Cuts for the Poor," Common Dreams, July 13, 2023
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6. "The expanded child tax credit briefly slashed child poverty. Here's
what else it did," NPR, January 27, 2022
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