There are no end of topics to call our elected officials about. The tax bill is so huge and so rushed that it is hard to understand all the ways in which it will affect citizens. Here are just a few:
– Keep contacting Senators and Representatives to tell them to vote against the tax bill. It ain’t over till it’s over.
– If you want to get specific about the tax bill, here are just a few points to press:
- Keep the medical expense deduction. Losing this deduction will harm children and the elderly.
- Don’t tax graduate student tuition.
- The rushed process for passing this bill is not good government.
- Why does the bill give preference to private religious schools? Is separation of church and state important to (Elected Official)?
- Ask if (Elected Official) intends to cut Medicare in order to address the huge deficit the tax bill will create. Will he cut Medicaid? How about Social Security?
- Why are tax cuts for the wealthy permanent, while those for struggling families expire?
- Does the (Senate/House) tax bill remove the loophole for carried interest for hedge fund managers? Oh, you have no idea? Why don’t you know? Was the bill too long and rushed for you to read?
– Demand that Rothfus push hard for CHIP funding. That’s the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Funding in PA is going to run out very soon. Does he care about children, or just fetuses? Rothfus has signed a letter to the Speaker of the House urging funding for CHIP, but we suspect this is just window dressing and that he will not actually get this done. Many, many children stand to lose their health coverage.
– Contact State PA House Speaker Turzai to insist that he remove Rep. Daryl Metcalfe from Committee Chair of the State Government Committee. Metcalfe’s continued hateful behavior and refusal to listen to constituents shows that he is unfit for this position. Harrisburg phone (717) 772-9943 Harrisburg Fax: (717) 772-2470
– Tell Congressman Rothfus what you think of his vote on allowing concealed carry of weapons across state lines, regardless of local state laws. Don’t ever let a Republican lecture you about states’ rights again. States’ rights prevail except for gun legislation.
– Keep up the pressure on all federal legislators on the Dreamers/DACA issue (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). There is no reason these valuable young contributors to our economy and society should be left in limbo, or forced to leave the country.
Contact information
US Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) http://www.toomey.senate.gov/
Senator Toomey in Pittsburgh Office
310 Grant St, Suite 1440
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone: (412) 803-3501
Fax: (412) 803-3504
Senator Toomey in Washington, D.C.
248 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: (202) 224-4254
Fax: (202) 228-0284
US Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) https://www.casey.senate.gov/
Senator Casey in Pittsburgh Office
310 Grant Street, Suite 2415
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone: (412) 803-7370
Fax: (412) 803-7379
Senator Casey in Washington, D.C.
393 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: (202) 224-6324
Toll Free: (866) 802-2833
Fax: (202) 228-0604
US Representative Keith Rothfus
Rep Rothfus – District Office in Ross Township
6000 Babcock Boulevard, Suite 104, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Phone: (412) 837-1361 Fax: (412) 593-2022
Rep. Rothfus – Washington, D.C. Office
1205 Longworth Building, Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2065 Fax: (202) 225-5709
PA House Speaker Rep. TURZAI
District
Hon. Mike Turzai
125 Hillvue Lane, 1st Floor
McCandless, PA 15237
(412) 369-2230
Fax: (412) 369-2236
Capitol
Hon. Mike Turzai
139 Main Capitol
PO Box 202028
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2028
(717) 772-9943
Fax: (717) 772-2470
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