George W. Bush —true to form— is already backing away from the promises he made to the poorest victims of Katrina. Two weeks ago, he swore to do more to protect the most vulnerable. He pledged to “confront this poverty with bold action.”
Great words. But now he and his Republican friends in Congress want to pay for rebuilding the Gulf Coast by cutting a trillion dollars from vital programs, half of which benefit those who have the least. A handful of Republican extremists even blocked a bi-partisan effort to provide emergency health insurance for folks displaced by the hurricane.
Where is Bush in the face of these attacks? Standing by silently.
Please join me in signing this letter to Bush demanding that he refuse to cut the safety net for the needy to pay for the Katrina rebuilding.
If they get enough signatures, ColorOfChange.org will start raising money for some hard-hitting, creative ads that will really put the heat on Bush.
Don’t let the GOP hijack Katrina to hurt the poor even more. The government could pay for the entire $200 billion reconstruction effort—and have more than $100 billion to spare—if we just rolledback Bush’s tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy.
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