To: The United States House of Representatives
House GOP: How could you vote for Paul Ryan's jobs-killing budget?
How could you vote for a federal budget resolution that would cost 1.1 million jobs in 2015 and 3 million more in 2016? You owe your district a public explanation, and it should come before the November election.
Why is this important?
All but 12 of the House Republicans recently voted for Rep. Paul Ryan's federal budget resolution. According to the nonpartisan Economic Policy Institute, Rep. Ryan's budget cuts would slow the economy and cost 1.1 million jobs next year -- and 3 million jobs in 2016.
This is a federal budget only a billionaire or defense contractor could love. It would cut $137 billion from SNAP (food stamps), $125 billion from Pell Grants, and $16 billion to block grants for Meals on Wheels, homeless shelters, and child care for working-poor families.
While Rep. Ryan's budget isn't likely to pass the Senate, we need to show congressional Republicans that we want a budget that creates jobs and opportunities needed to give everyone a fair shot in life.
MORE INFORMATION:
"By Ignoring Economic Reality, Ryan Budget Would Slow Recovery, Cost Jobs," Economic Policy Institute, April 1, 2014
http://goo.gl/tNExVy
"Ryan Plan Gets 69 Percent of Its Budget Cuts From Programs for People With Low or Moderate Incomes," Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, April 8, 2014
http://goo.gl/RuW0nQ