To: Rep. Steve Stivers (OH-15)
Tea Party Republicans: Stop holding the country hostage!
From the government shutdown to the debt ceiling, Tea Party Republicans have wreaked enough havoc on our country. Stop holding the country hostage to further your political gains; vote on a clean budget resolution and raise the debt ceiling without demanding cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Obamacare, or any other vital programs.
Why is this important?
Because of the government shutdown, we are worried that the flu vaccine will become unavailable. We haven't yet been able to get our flu vaccinations. Even if we get our vaccine, what if a general shortage occurs, which could affect all of us this winter, with higher rates of illness, contagion, and even death? Please stop holding our health and our very lives hostage to your extremist politics!