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Stop $600 Million in Foster Care Cuts - Action Needed Immediately

Target: U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsored by: American Humane Association

On Wednesday, February 1st, Congress will vote on the budget reconciliation bill, which may cut $600 million in foster care and other pro-family programs. These cuts include funding for programs that children and families depend on, including Medicaid, child support enforcement, and student assistance.

These children are defenseless against political whims, and this is our last opportunity to protect America's children.

Title IV-E Foster Care is a vital safety net for America's children. This financing is used for programs that ensure children receive the care they need, and to assist children who have been abused or neglected. Furthermore, programs designed to intervene before at risk children are forced to enter the foster care system will be severely impacted.

The true cost of these cuts will be in the lives of children - those who are already the most vulnerable. Those children will suffer from the lack of safe, nurturing foster care simply because relatives and others who love them can no longer afford to care for them. Those children may be separated from loved ones, important programs will be damaged, and children with special needs wonĀ’t receive appropriate treatment.

This vote will be extremely close and this is the last opportunity to tell your Representative in Congress not to desert America's children.

deadline: 1-27-2007
goal: 30,000

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The House of Representatives has passed the budget reconciliation bill by a vote of 216 to 214. Thank you to everyone that submitted a letter to their Congressional Represenative and helped make this vote so close. Please click here for more petitions.

Dear Rep. [Your Congressional Representative],

As your constituent and as a concerned citizen, I urge you to oppose the budget reconciliation bill as long as it includes cuts to federal foster care funding. The massive cuts in the Senate-approved version of the bill are cruel and threaten the ability of our nation’s foster care system to continue to provide children with the care they need.

The bill must represent our country’s concerns and priorities regarding child safety and well-being. The current reconciliation bill contains more than $600 million in cuts to federal foster care programs. The bill would slash funding for programs that support children being cared for by grandparents and other relatives, impose inflexible eligibility requirements for federal aid that would deny aid to many children in need, and damage programs that are designed to support children in hospitals and juvenile facilities. Such provisions are short-sighted and will have disastrous consequences for children, families, and our future.

Please support our state’s and our nation’s children and families by opposing the budget reconciliation bill until the cuts to foster care funding are removed. I look forward to your leadership and action on this important issue.

Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your Address]

We signed the “Stop $600 Million in Foster Care Cuts - Action Needed Immediately” petition!

# 50:

2:26 pm PST, Jan 30, Rosetta Rizzo, BSN, MMS, Maryland

# 49:

2:26 pm PST, Jan 30, Name not displayed, Washington

# 48:

2:26 pm PST, Jan 30, Ken Burke, California

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2:26 pm PST, Jan 30, Debra Vigil, Idaho

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2:26 pm PST, Jan 30, Patricia Michaels, Illinois
Do your duty. Or face defeat in the next election. No more compromises. We are fed up with the party in power's bullying and the minority party's cowering. Do your frigging jobs!

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2:25 pm PST, Jan 30, Anne Harrison, Massachusetts

# 44:

2:25 pm PST, Jan 30, Name not displayed, Georgia
There is so very much unnecessary spending in our government for them to cut corners with seniors and childern, the most vulnerable is unthinkable. There are plenty of ways to cut the budget and reduce spending without hurting children or anyone who can't speak for or help themselves.

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2:25 pm PST, Jan 30, James Stanowski, Ohio

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2:25 pm PST, Jan 30, Zona Hays, Kansas
What is wrong with you people?These are children!These are our children!Don't theyhave enough problems?

# 41:

2:25 pm PST, Jan 30, Lisa Clevenger, Texas

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2:25 pm PST, Jan 30, TerryAnn Towers , New Hampshire

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2:25 pm PST, Jan 30, Jackie Remington , Hawaii
Can this country not do better than that, re: the most helpless of its citizens, young and old?

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2:25 pm PST, Jan 30, Shannon Markley, Washington

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2:25 pm PST, Jan 30, Dorothy Freel, Florida

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2:25 pm PST, Jan 30, Collette Palmer, Michigan

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2:24 pm PST, Jan 30, Bridget Rogers, California

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2:24 pm PST, Jan 30, Darla Thompson, Washington D.C.

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2:24 pm PST, Jan 30, R. Ann Bussard, Missouri

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2:24 pm PST, Jan 30, Rose Marie Oliviero, New York

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2:24 pm PST, Jan 30, Marla Swartz, Michigan

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2:23 pm PST, Jan 30, Lucki Salassi, Louisiana

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2:23 pm PST, Jan 30, Patricia Duncan, New York

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2:23 pm PST, Jan 30, Kate Kasserman, Illinois

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2:23 pm PST, Jan 30, Pinky Jain pan, California

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2:23 pm PST, Jan 30, Brian Osborn, Connecticut

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2:23 pm PST, Jan 30, Lewis Kuhlman, Minnesota

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2:22 pm PST, Jan 30, Michael Mihok, New Jersey

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2:22 pm PST, Jan 30, Danny J Martinez, Colorado

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2:22 pm PST, Jan 30, Doris Barton, Colorado

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2:21 pm PST, Jan 30, Jan Terradotter, Ohio

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2:21 pm PST, Jan 30, Jay Diaz, New York
congress to vote on spending cuts for foster care petition.

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2:21 pm PST, Jan 30, Magoo Shoulderblade, New Mexico

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2:21 pm PST, Jan 30, Jenna Redfang, California

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2:21 pm PST, Jan 30, Michael Stuart, Illinois

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2:21 pm PST, Jan 30, Philip Callas, Massachusetts

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2:21 pm PST, Jan 30, Name not displayed, Minnesota

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2:20 pm PST, Jan 30, Amre Klimchak, New York

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2:20 pm PST, Jan 30, Jed Aicher, New York
Let's cut corporate welfare and military spending before we abandon these children.

# 12:

2:20 pm PST, Jan 30, Nancy Ueberroth, Pennsylvania

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2:20 pm PST, Jan 30, Ariel Anderson, Oregon
Let us stop giving tax money to the rich and instead use it to improve society as a whole. That's what taxes are for.

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2:19 pm PST, Jan 30, Debbie Belanger, Pennsylvania

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2:18 pm PST, Jan 30, Janet Davis, Virginia

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2:18 pm PST, Jan 30, Harriet Helman, New York

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2:18 pm PST, Jan 30, Asha Abdool, New York

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2:18 pm PST, Jan 30, John Beck, New Jersey

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2:17 pm PST, Jan 30, Amy Holt, Wisconsin

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1:16 pm PST, Jan 30, Rebecca Young, California
We should not be balancing the budget at the expense of the most vulnerable in our society! There are plenty of ways to cut the budget and reduce spending without hurting foster children and orphans.

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1:11 pm PST, Jan 30, Lauren A, California

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1:10 pm PST, Jan 30, Agata Gussmann, California

# 1:

5:11 pm PST, Jan 27, Name not displayed, California

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