Tell the Super Committee - Don't ignore jobs 1OKT11

SIGN the petition to the congressional super committee to create jobs not cut them! Corporate America is lobbying the committee to protect corporate welfare and the tax breaks for the wealthy. The military-industrial complex is lobbying the committee to protect the American war machine. Have your say, tell the committee "Don't ignore jobs!".

Does this email look funny? View it online here Tell the Super Committee: Don't Ignore Jobs. Dear TrueMajority Member, Tell the Super Committee: Don't ignore jobs. My name is Jeff Merkley, and I am a U.S. Senator representing the great state of Oregon. I'm writing today because I need your help in turning our country around, to create jobs not cut them. We can't slash our way to economic growth -- vital programs that the American people support and rely on, like student loans, Medicare, scientific research, and Social Security should be protected. I believe - and I know that you believe - in another strategy: Creating jobs. When we create jobs, we put our economy back on track, and as families get back on their feet, our deficit will close. That's why I'm asking you to sign USAction's petition to the Super Committee to put jobs first as it deliberates on a budget package. This petition calls for two basic principles: 1. Independent review: The Super Committee's budget package should be given an independent review by the Congressional Budget Office to measure how many jobs it would create or eliminate. 2. Do no harm: The Super Committee should reject any budget package that would cost more jobs than it creates. By signing this petition, you make it clear that thousands of Americans are standing with us to insist that we create jobs, not cut them. Please sign the petition: http://act.truemajorityaction.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=260. Thank you again. Sincerely, Senator Jeff Merkley for USAction / TrueMajority  Support USAction USAction, 1825 K St. NW, Suite 210, Washington, DC 20006 PH: 202.263.4520 FAX: 202.263.4530 hello