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Say NO to Governor Schwarzenegger's Veto By Saying YES to Childcare for California's Working Poor
  1. Signatures
    352 out of 500
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    1. State Rep. Gilbert Cedillo (+ 20 others)
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      • State Rep. Gilbert Cedillo (CA-045)
      • State Rep. Charles Calderon (CA-058)
      • State Rep. Fiona Ma (CA-012)
      • State Sen. Sam Aanestad (CA-004)
      • State Sen. Dean Florez (CA-016)
      • State Rep. Mike Feuer (CA-042)
      • State Rep. Martin Garrick (CA-074)
      • State Rep. Lori Saldana (CA-076)
      • State Sen. Darrell Steinberg (CA-006)
      • State Sen. Jenny Oropeza (CA-028)
      • State Sen. Robert Dutton (CA-031)
      • State Sen. Tom Harman (CA-035)
      • State Sen. Noreen Evans (CA-002)
      • Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (CA)
      • State Sen. Kevin de Leon (CA-022)
      • State Sen. Robert Huff (CA-029)
      • State Rep. Nancy Skinner (CA-014)
      • State Rep. Jerry Hill (CA-019)
      • State Rep. John Perez (CA-046)
      • State Rep. Isadore Hall (CA-052)
      • First 5 California (Commissioners)
  2. Created By
    Lisa Truong
    San Francisco, CA
About this Petition Petition Letter Petition Updates

Governor Schwarzenegger recently axed $256 million in childcare funding from the state's budget, thereby leaving 60,000 working moms and their families out in the cold.

Support hard working California moms, like Marianne Casucci, who works as a medical assistant in San Jose, California for $14/hour. For Ms. Casucci, this childcare program allows her to stay employed. Without this program, Ms. Casucci, and moms just like her, have no way to come up with the extra $1200 a month for childcare. She may likely have no choice but to go back into the state's welfare system.

Please support California children of the working poor and say YES to restoring critically needed funding.

By signing this petition you are:

1) Supporting California state Assembly Speaker John Pérez's (D- Los Angeles) proposal to restore the childcare subsidies that Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed.

2) Asking members of the First 5 California commission to allocated funds to the childcare program.

3) Telling Governor Schwarzenegger you do not agree with him putting working families LAST by taking away a critically needed childcare program.

Letters are sent to officers of the California State Assembly, California State Senate Leadership, First 5 California, and Governor Schwarzenegger.

 

Photo credit via Creative Commons 2.0: D Sharon Pruitt

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Please Say YES to Childcare Programs for California's Working Poor

Greetings,

As you are aware, Governor Schwarzenegger recently axed $256 million in childcare funding from the state's budget, thereby leaving 60,000 working moms and their families out in the cold.

I am writing to you in support of hard working California moms, like Marianne Casucci, recently interviewed in the San Jose Mercury News. Ms. Casucci works as a medical assistant in San Jose, California for $14/hour. For Ms. Casucci, this childcare program allows her to stay employed. Without this program, Ms. Casucci, and moms just like her, have no way to come up with the extra $1200 a month for childcare. She may likely have no choice but to go back into the state's welfare system.

I support California state Assembly Speaker John Pérez's (D- Los Angeles) proposal to restore childcare subsidies. I hope Governor Schwarzenegger, the state legislature, and members of the First 5 California commission will do the same.

Please support California children of the working poor and say YES to restoring critically needed funding.

[Your name]

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