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Restore Education and State Funds to the Recovery Bill
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      • The U.S. Senate
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      • Your Governor
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    Clay Burell
    Singapore, Singapore
About this Petition Petition Letter

Obama's economic recovery plan has passed the Senate and is on its way to difficult House-Senate negotiations.

GOP Senators cut school renovation and construction funds from the plan, as well as $40 billion in one-time aid to states to help them meet their budgets for education, law enforcement, and other state services.

The House and Senate will now meet to re-negotiate a final bill, so now is the time to tell your congresspeople - both in the House and Senate - to restore the state aid and education funding the GOP Senators slashed from the plan.

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Restore Education and State Support to Stimulus

Dear Public Servant,

As you negotiate the final shape of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in Congress this week, please fight to restore the $60 billion in state aid and education funding slashed by Republican Senators - and scale back their additional $110 billion in tax cuts. <br /><br />We voted for change. The Senate version of the recovery bill doesn't give us enough of that. Senate Republicans succeeded in slashing $40 billion in aid to states, $20 billion in school construction and renovation, and $1.1 billion for Head Start - and in adding $110 billion in tax cuts and incentives.<br /><br />So please fight for your voters - and for Republican <i>governors</i> who also want these funds restored - by restoring these funds&nbsp; in this crucial week for America. They'll provide jobs, save others, and prevent further deterioration of our education system.<br /><br />Thank you.

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