Friend,

When the White House released President Biden’s budget proposal, the New
York Times’ headline read: “Biden’s $6.8 Trillion Budget Proposes New
Social Programs and Higher Taxes.”(1)

It’s the definition of fearmongering.

By the Times’ own admission, the new taxes are on the wealthiest 1% and
the corporations that have made record profits off us in the last three
years.(2) And instead of focusing on military spending and ignoring
working families, the budget has funding for critical programs, including
affordable childcare, home services for the elderly, and paid family
leave.(3)

The GOP is having a field day tearing apart the Biden budget, and Congress
needs to hear from us, the people, that we want these programs to be a
priority. That’s why Courage California has joined a coalition of
organizations to connect you with your representative.

[ [link removed] ]Click here to send a letter to Congress telling your representatives to
pass the Biden budget!

[ [link removed] ]SIGN THE PETITION

To say that the working families of America are facing a crisis is an
understatement. Just look at these statistics:

* 69% of American families can’t afford to buy a median priced home(4)
* 25% of families had trouble affording food or housing in the last
year(5)
* 34% of parents are having trouble finding regular childcare(6)
* 37% of retirees have no retirement savings(7)

The Biden budget addresses these issues, with a reinstatement of the
expanded Child Tax Credit, $59 billion for affordable housing, $150
billion for community services for the elderly, and $600 billion for
childcare subsidies in the next decade.(8)

The budget also reduces the federal deficit by instituting fair taxes on
billionaires and corporations, a long-overdue policy.

The United States is the wealthiest country in the world. We can afford to
invest in our future and support our working families, and the time to
start is now.

[ [link removed] ]Click here to send a letter to Congress telling your representatives to
pass the Biden budget!

[ [link removed] ]SUPPORT THIS CAMPAIGN

Yours in the fight for our public services,

Irene, along with Annie, Angela, Isidra, Lindsay, Mai, Mai, and Scottie
(and the rest of the Courage team)

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