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Whether you care about farmers' markets or battered women's shelters, workplace safety or clean air -- important federal programs are all at risk from proposals that would put them on the chopping block.
Learn more about "sunset commission" proposals, that would force federal programs to plead for their lives before an unelected commission with the power to recommend whether they live, die, or get "realigned."
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Saturday, July 29, 2006
They're Home for August... Don't Give Them a Break!
Members of Congress are flocking home for the August recess. This is their prime time for checking in with you, raising money from you, and trying to keep your votes.
They have a lot to answer for. We have seen too many proposals for backdoor ways to cut the programs we care about. Everything from the Environmental Protection Agency to the Social Security Administration to the programs that nonprofits in your community rely on -- everything would be at risk from sunset commission bills, and all of the other bad ideas out there (ranging from the grab-bag of bad ideas in the Gregg Senate bill to the line item veto).
So hold them accountable! Any time you see your representative, whether it's a meet-and-greet or a town hall meeting, is a time to demand answers.
Download our tips for standing up and demanding answers about sunsets.
Posted by Robert Shull
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