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Right now, our leaders are debating how to reduce our deficit. Some members of Congress are intent on reducing the deficit by making drastic cuts to children's programs including Medicaid, a critical program which helps more than one in three children in this country.

What's worse, many of these same members of Congress insist that our nation has enough money to spend billions to give tax breaks for millionaires, should ignore bi-partisan recommendations to cut nearly a trillion dollars of unnecessary defense spending, and should continue providing $40 billion in giveaways to Big Oil at a time when oil companies are making record profits on sky-high gas prices. unbelievable!

** Please join me in sending a letter telling Congress not to enrich corporate special interests at the expense of our kids! http://action.momsrising.org/letter/budget4kids?source=taf

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Kids Health Care vs. Oil Subsidies

Right now, our leaders are debating how to tackle our nation's budget. Some members of Congress are intent making drastic cuts to children's programs including Medicaid, a critical program which helps more than one in three U.S. children. However, these same legislators argue that we should continue providing $40 billion in giveaways to Big Oil at a time when oil companies are making record profits.

Dear Member of Congress and President Obama,

As one of a million members of MomsRising, I urge you to put children and families first when making decisions about how to reduce the deficit.
 
I am very concerned that my children's future will be burdened by our country’s debt and I'm up for making some tough choices to get our budget on a better long-term path. However, in the name of reducing the deficit, I hear that some lawmakers want to slash major programs like Medicaid and SNAP (food stamps), as well as education, nutrition programs like WIC, and other programs that are an investment in our children’s future.

To make matters worse, many of these same members of Congress who argue that we must cut programs for kids, insist that our nation has enough money in our federal budget to spend billions to give tax breaks for millionaires, should ignore bi-partisan recommendations to cut nearly a trillion dollars of unnecessary defense spending, and should continue providing $40 billion in giveaways to Big Oil at a time when oil companies are making record profits on sky-high gas prices.

While these cuts are justified in the name of our children's future, they are actually short-sighted proposals that will cost our kids in the end.  For example, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program allow one-third of our nation's children to get the health care they need to grow up healthy and learn in school.  If children and families don't get critical preventative care, we will all pay more down the line to fix health problems we could have avoided. 
 
We absolutely must address our long-term budget problems, but we must do it in a balanced and thoughtful way that puts the priorities of real families first.  Please act responsibly and use a balanced approach to reducing deficits – one that prioritizes children and families.   
 
Sincerely,

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