To: Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14)
Rep. Hultgren: Explain your vote for Paul Ryan's job-killing budget
We're stunned and disappointed that you voted for a federal budget that would cost 1.1 million jobs in 2015 and 3 million more in 2016. We request that you attend a public meeting to explain your vote to constituents.
Why is this important?
Rep. Randy Hultgren voted for a federal budget that would, according Economic Policy Institute, 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. Paul Ryan's congressional budget 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 Ryan's budget isn't likely to pass the Senate, we need to send Congressman Hultgren a strong message so that he knows we don't support these budget priorities. We want him to champion a budget that creates jobs and gives everyone a fair shot in life. If enough of us sign, Rep. Hultgren will know exactly where his district stands.
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