Sacramento Head Start Alumni Association

National Call-in Day for Children

May 14, 2003

Join the National Call-in Day for Children
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2003
Stop Massive New Tax Cuts for Millionaires!

Congress is currently working on tax legislation that incorporates many
of President Bush's proposed tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.
These tax cuts will leave millions of children but no millionaire behind.

The Children's Defense Fund is asking everyone in America who is
concerned about children to call their Senators and Representatives toll-free
on May 14th. The toll-free phone number is: 1-888-280-6279 (paid for
by AFL-CIO.)

On May 14 call your members of Congress and urge them to:

- Vote NO on all tax giveaways to millionaires! Both the House and the
Senate are about to vote on hundreds of billions of dollars in tax
cuts. If these cuts are enacted, more than half the tax breaks will go to
the richest Americans. Low- and middle-income Americans will get little
in tax cuts, and will be worse off because looming deficits at all
levels of government will starve children's services. 460 economists say
these tax cuts will not stimulate the economy.

-Vote NO on the Bush administration's plan to eliminate, dismantle, and
freeze crucial children's programs! Head Start, Medicaid, foster care,
and low-income housing are all at risk if these new tax cuts are added
to the more than $1 trillion in cuts already in place. The 10-year
cost
of the tax cut proposed by the Senate Finance Committee is more than
enough to provide health care for all 9.2 million uninsured children AND
Head Start services for all eligible children who need it.

- Support the Comprehensive Dodd-Miller Act to Leave No Child Behind
(S.448/ H.R. 936)! Not to be confused with the under-funded Bush
administration's No Child Left Behind Act, the comprehensive Act to Leave No
Child Behind will truly give every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start,
a Fair Start and a Safe Start in life and successful passage to
adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.

A huge mobilization of voters will send the message to Capitol Hill
that we make protecting children and families our first priority! With
your help, we will take over the Capitol Hill phone lines!

If 1-888-280-6279 is busy, call the Capitol switchboard at
(202)-224-3121 or call your Senator or Representative directly. Their
contact information is also available at http://capwiz.com/cdf/home/.

Phone calls are the most effective way to get our message
across,however, if you cannot get through by phone, visit
http://capwiz.com/cdf/home/ where you can e-mail a letter to your
members of Congress.

THANK YOU FOR MAKING YOUR VOICE HEARD ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN!!