Monday October 5, 2009

100 days without a budget - but you can act TODAY!

The threat of this painful budget impasse extending past Day 100 depends on action being taken TODAY. We need a budget NOW. Please contact your legislators and ask them to commit to ending this stalemate TODAY! (Monday, Oct. 5)

The leadership Conference Committee is scheduled to meet today at 12 noon. We need its members to come out of it with a resolution that can be supported by enough legislators to pass. Otherwise, the impasse could continue for weeks.

We urge you to let your legislators know you support the House revenue bill that replaces the tax on arts and small games of chance with a tax on cigars and smokeless tobacco (some with child-friendly packaging. PA remains the only state in the nation that doesn’t tax this!) and natural gas drilling. End this impasse today. 

For your convenience, you can click here to locate your legislator and send them a message - but please act now.

Sincerely,

Shelly D. Yanoff
Executive Director
 

PS: For frequent updates go to www.pccychildwatch.blogspot.com or PCCY on Facebook or our newly redesigned website at www.pccy.org.

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President: James Martin
Executive Director: Shelly D. Yanoff
Communications Director: Sid Holmes

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