Fwd: Three votes

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From: Aaron Ostrom, Fuse Washington <info@fusewashington.org>
Date: Mon, May 13, 2013 at 9:32 AM
Subject: Three votes
To: rferrisx@gmail.com

Three votes. That's all that stands between us and breaking the gridlock of Rodney Tom's conservative Senate. We need to put overwhelming grassroots pressure on swing senators to stand with working families instead of Tom and his special interest backers. Will you chip in $5.00 to support our final push for a progressive budget? Chip in! Dear Friend, Three votes. That's all that stands between us and breaking the gridlock of Rodney Tom's conservative Senate. Tom's conservative senators have blocked progress on everything from closing tax loopholes for Big Oil and funding our kids' schools to ensuring equality in women's health care. Tom has dragged the Senate hard to the right, yet he maintains his grip on power by only a slim margin. The final push starts today. Legislators are returning to Olympia today for an overtime session to pass a budget. We need to put overwhelming grassroots pressure on swing senators to stand with working families instead of Tom and his special interest backers. That's where you come in. We're fighting online, on the ground, and at the capitol to close tax loopholes and break Tom's stranglehold on progress in the Senate. Will you chip in $5.00 to support our final push for a progressive budget? Click below to donate now: Yes! I'll chip in $5.00 right now! This isn't just a disagreement over policy– it's a moral issue. The Senate Republican budget cuts could double the number of people experiencing homelessness in Washington – a shocking increase of 20,400 people.1 That's just wrong, and we have to stop it. We're gearing up for a 30–day sprint to the finish. It's up to us to educate the public and the press about the Senate Republicans' cuts to smaller class sizes, job training, and family health care. Here's an outline of our plan for special session to pass a progressive budget: Knock on doors and make phone calls in target districts to mobilize support for a budget that puts our kids first. Use viral videos and social media to spread the word about closing tax loopholes. Educate legislators, reporters, and editorial boards about the harmful impacts of the Senate Republicans' all–cuts budget. We're fighting online, on the ground, and at the capitol to close tax loopholes and hold Senate Republicans accountable. But we can't make it happen without you. Will you chip in $5.00 to support our final push for a progressive budget? Click below to donate now: Yes! I'll chip in $5.00 right now! Thanks for all that do you, Aaron and the entire team at Fuse http://wliha.org/blog/our-take-senate-budget Want to support our work? Become a monthly donor! Fuse is the state's largest progressive organization - people creating change online, on the ground, and on issues that matter. Together for Progress Join us at fusewashington.org