Stand Up for Women

I received this message in a recent email. Please read and support women......the women in your lives.


The U.S. House of Representatives Budget Committee is working on its budget resolution. Although they are expecting to finish their work by next week, there are some disagreements between moderate and conservative members about the nature of the budget cuts. Remember - the last round of budget cuts passed the House by only 2 votes so all calls can really make a difference. After the committee votes, the resolution then goes to the House immediately. We have to keep the pressure on. We must continue to speak out against cutting these programs as they disproportionately affect women and their families.

Here are some details of what could be proposed in the Fiscal Year 2007 budget:
Elimination of WEEA which enforces Title IX (sex equity education programs);
Cuts in child care, which would serve 650,000 fewer children;
Cuts in child support enforcement;
Cuts in vocational education;
Elimination of the Perkins school loan program for low-income students trying to pay for college;
Cuts in services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault;
Cuts in school lunch programs, Women Infants and Children (WIC), and other nutritional programs for low-income women and their families;
Elimination of prenatal and preventive health care; and
Cuts in Medicaid for low income, people with disabilities and elderly.

Our representatives must reject this budget proposal and must instead invest women and children.

TODAY, call 1- (800) 459-1887 to be connected toll-free to the Capitol Switchboard or use the direct line numbers at the end of this email.

Suggested Message:

I am calling to urge Rep. __________ to vote against the budget resolution if it forces cuts in nutrition aid, health care, education, training, housing, and other essential services for women and their family. If the funding is as low as the President's budget, vulnerable people, from infants to the elderly, will lose needed services most of the cuts will disproportionately fall on women and girls. Please do not sacrifice the health, safe, and economic security of women and their families.

OR dial their direct lines (not toll-free).

U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois

Congressman Bobby L. Rush
1st District of Illinois
bobby.rush@mail.house.gov
2416 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington,DC 20515
(P) 202.225.4372 (F) 202.226.0333

Congressman Jesse L. Jackson
2nd District of Illinois
comments@jessejacksonjr.org
2419 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington,DC 20515-1302
(P) 202.225.0773 (F) 202.225.0899

Congressman Daniel William Lipinski
3rd District of Illinois
dan.lipinski@mail.house.gov
1217 Longworth House Office Building
Washington,DC 20515
(P) 202.225.5701 (F) 202.225.1012

Congressman Luis Gutierrez
4th District of Illinois
www.house.gov/gutierrez
2367 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington,DC 20515
(P) 202.225.8203 (F) 202.225.7810

Congressman Rahm Emanuel
5th District of Illinois
www.house.gov/emanuel
1319 Longworth House Office Building
Washington,DC 20515
(P) 202.225.4061 (F) 202.225.5603

Congressman Henry J.Hyde
6th District of Illinois
www.house.gov/hyde
2110 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington,DC 20515
(P) 202.225.4561 (F) 202.225.1166

Congressman Danny K.Davis
7th District of Illinois
www.house.gov/Davis
1526 Longworth House Office Building
Washington,DC 20515
(P) 202.225.5006 (F) 202.225.5641

Congresswoman Melissa Bean
8th District of Illinois
www.house.gov/Bean
512 Cannon House Office Building
Washington,DC 20515
(P) 202-225-3711 (F) 202-225-7830

Congresswoman Jan D. Schakowsky
9th District of Illinois
Jan.schakowsky@mail.house.gov
1027 Longworth House Office Building
Washington,DC 20515
(P) 202.225.2111 (F) 202.226.6890
5533 N. Broadway
Chicago,IL 60640
(P) 773.506.7100 (F) 773.506.9202

Congressman Mark Steven Kirk
10th District of Illinois
Rep.kirk@mail.house.gov
1717 Longworth House Office Building
Washington,DC 20515
(P) 202.225.4835 (F) 202.225.0837

Congressman Gerald C.“Jerry”Weller
11th District of Illinois
www.house.gov/weller
108 Cannon House Office Building
Washington,DC 20515
(P) 202.225.3635 (F) 202.225.3521

Congressman Jerry F. Costello
12 District of Illinois
www.house.gov/costello
2269 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
(P) 202-228-5661 (F) 202-225-0285

Congresswoman Judy Biggert
13th District of Illinois
www.house.gov/Biggert
1317 Longworth House Building
Washington,DC 20515 Office
(P) 202.225.3515 (F) 202.225.9420

Congressman J. Dennis Hastert
14th District of Illinois
dhastert@mail.house.gov
235 Cannon House Office Building
Washington,DC 20515
(P) 202.225.2976 (F) 202.225.0697

Representative Timothy V. Johsnon
15 District of Illinois
Rep.Johnson@mail.house.gov
1229 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515
(P) 202-225-2371 (F) 202-226-0791

Congressman Donald A. Manzullo
16th District of Illinois
www.house.gov/Manzullo
2228 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington,DC 20515
(P) 202.225.5676 (F) 202.225.5284

The toll-free number is provided courtesy of the American Friends Service Committee. For more details about proposed Fiscal Year 2007 budget see: http://www.chn.org/pdf/FY07BudgetAnalysis.pdf