July 2, 2025

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Take Action to Stop Federal Vouchers!

A huge tax cut for the wealthy in the form of a private school voucher tax
credit is in the U.S. budget bill that has passed the Senate and is back in
the House. It has been revised, but maintains the same essential structure
and function of the original.

The budget bill is being discussed and may be voted on any day. At the same
time, the U.S. The Department of Education under Trump’s direction just
withheld nearly $7 BILLION in federal public education dollars from states.
North Carolina stands to lose more than $165.4 million if the cuts are
allowed to stand. The spending was Congressionally approved in prior
budgets, so legal action is likely.

The harmful voucher program basically functions as a tax shelter that
provides dollar-for-dollar tax credits for people who give money to
organizations that distribute vouchers. This voucher tax credit scheme
preferences donating to voucher programs because it pays out 100%,
dollar-for dollar tax credits. Most other charitable giving, such as
donations to hospitals, veterans’ assistance groups, homeless shelters,
etc. receive no more than 35% of each dollar donated.

The previous version put a cap of $4 BILLION/year for the program. The
current version of the voucher tax credit has no cap, which means that tens
of billions each year could be siphoned away from public use.

Currently, North Carolina does not have the type of voucher program
described by the federal bill, so it would add a NEW VOUCHER PROGRAM to the
current programs that already take hundreds of millions in tax dollars that
should be funding other state programs.

The federal program does not require voucher recipients to have ever
attended a public school (similar to current NC programs), so the money
will effectively shift tax revenue from the public sector to private school
families. Any family that has an income at or below 300% of their local
area median income would be eligible to apply. This means that in
high-income areas, even millionaires could receive the tax-funded voucher.

Don’t let federal lawmakers fund billions in private school vouchers
through tax credits while they make cuts to public education, Medicaid,
food aid for low-income families (SNAP), environmental protections, FEMA,
and more.

Contact your U.S. House Representatives to voice your strong opposition to
tax cuts for our wealthiest citizens:
* [7]1st district: [8]Donald G. Davis (202) 225-3101
* [9]2nd district: [10]Deborah K. Ross (202) 225-3032 // (919) 334-0840
* [11]3rd district: [12]Greg Murphy (202) 225-3415 // (252) 931-1003,
(910) 937-6929, (252) 230-3549, (252) 636-6612, and (252) 214-5787
* [13]4th district: [14]Valerie Foushee (202) 225-1784 // (919) 967-7924
* [15]5th district: [16]Virginia Foxx (202) 225-2995 // (828) 265-0240
and (336) 778-0211
* [17]6th district: [18]Addison McDowell (202) 225-3065
* [19]7th district: [20]David Rouzer (202) 225-2731 // (910) 253-6111,
(910) 500-4880, and (910) 395-0202
* [21]8th district: [22]Mark Harris (202) 225-1976 // (704) 218-5300
* [23]9th district: [24]Richard Hudson (202) 225-3715 // (910) 910-1924
and (919) 997-2072
* [25]10th district: [26]Pat Harrigan (202) 225-2576 // (828) 327-6100
* [27]11th district: [28]Chuck Edwards (202) 225-6401 // (828) 435-7310
* [29]12th district: [30]Alma Adams (202) 225-1510 // (704) 344-9950
* [31]13th district: [32]Brad Knott (202) 225-4531
* [33]14th district: [34]Tim Moore (202) 225-5634 // (980) 460-8110

Then send an email to urge them to reject the federal voucher program.
Please personalize the email to make it your own!

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