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• Tax Ben & Jerry

  Republicans in Congress are trying to pass an unnecessary tax giveaway to America's wealthiest citizens. The estate tax, which the U.S. has had for more than a century, currently affects Americans with estates worth at least $5.4 million, or $10.8 million for a couple--only 1 out of every 500 taxpayers. And yet, it's been a target of right-wing lawmakers, working on behalf of their wealthy donors. Congress has shrunk the estate tax in recent years—and now the Senate and House, in advisory votes largely along party lines, have voted to repeal it entirely. When the Republicans press this issue again, Senate Democrats will need to be ready to beat back the repeal and block this latest Republican giveaway to the superrich. Good grief, Congress. With all this going on, are you really going to give another tax break to those who need it least?

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  Created by Ben & Jerry
• Tell Congress: the Air Force should disclose the secret price tag of the new B-21 stealth bomber

  Congressional auditors found that the cost of Pentagon weapon systems grew $469 billion beyond initial estimates. Given the complexity and cost risks inherent to this program, the public deserves to know the baseline contract price of the B-21 program so the Pentagon and the contractors can be held accountable for any cost overruns. The Air Force has promised to deliver an effective and affordable bomber. But price estimates released by the Air Force for the program have ranged from $33.1 billion to $58.4 billion—an increase of $25 billion, or 76 percent. Publicly releasing the actual contact price is key to oversight of this program and of the rest of our planned nuclear modernization, which is currently projected to cost taxpayers $1 trillion. In a closed-door 19-7 vote, members of the Senate Armed Services Committee eliminated the Chairman’s requirement to publicly disclose the cost. All of the Democrats and half of the Republicans on the committee voted to protect the military-industrial complex and hide the truth from the public. Tell Congress that you believe the American people need to know the contract price to hold those in charge accountable.

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  Created by Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream