Demand that working families and public services be prioritized!

Ultimately budgets are about people. Most of the Oregon state budget pays for vital services like health care services, education, and public safety. Our economic recovery depends on protecting the services Oregonians rely on.

Please write to Governor Brown and your state legislators and demand that they prioritize working families and public services in the upcoming budget discussions.

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Dear [elected official],

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I’m writing to ask that you prioritize people as you consider the state budget.

This also means protecting the workers who provide these services. Layoffs and budget cuts in the public sector will send us deeper into a recession, forcing more people onto public assistance while at the same time reducing the ability to provide that assistance. Studies show that austerity in general and specifically state budget cuts made the last recession worse.

People are counting on Oregon public services to help them get through the COVID-19 crisis. These services are essential to every Oregonian and even more so for low-wage earners, women, people of color, and immigrants – the groups hit hardest by COVID-19.

Please do what you can to use federal money, reserves and other creative solutions to avoid cuts. And please don’t carry the federal tax cuts for wealthy individuals and corporations over into Oregon’s budget. We can’t give a tax break for the people who need it least while the people who need help the most are at risk of having services being cut.

Sincerely, [Your information here]