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CPC MEMBERS ECONOMIC JUSTICE ACTION ALERT |
Give credit where credit is due; restore the state Earned Income Tax Credit!
Ask your Legislators to support working families and vote yes on HB 1362! |
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Dear CPC Members and Friends:
After months of statewide grassroots organizing, the bill to restore the state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), HB 1362, has just been introduced in the legislature. The EITC is a smart policy that rewards work, helps families break out of the cycle of poverty, and is proven to be an effective economic policy without any bureaucracy.
The bill will be making its way through the House Finance Committee on Wednesday (4/2/08). We need to continue to put grassroots pressure on our legislators to ensure that it passes into law!
Please call members of the House Finance Committee that haven't yet committed on HB 1362, and urge them to vote yes! Also, call legislative leadership and tell them to make the state EITC a priority!
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Senate President Peter Groff 303-866-3342 |
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Speaker Andrew Romanoff 303-866-2346 |
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Representative Joel Judd 303-266-2925 |
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Representative Debbie Benefield 303-866-2950 |
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Representative Jeanne Labuda 303-866-2966 |
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Representative Kevin Lundberg 303-866-2907 |
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The following members of the House Finance committee have agreed to vote yes on HB 1362. Please call them and thank them for their support!
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Representative Alice Borodkin 303-866-2910 |
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Representative Mark Ferrandino 303-866-2911 |
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Representative Jerry Frangas 303-866-2954 |
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Join us next at the House Finance Committee Hearing regarding HB 1362 and share your story about the EITC with legislators. The hearing will take place on Wednesday, April 2nd, at 1:30PM in Room A in the Legislative Services Building across from the State Capitol in Denver on 14th Ave. and Sherman Street (80203).
Your participation is vital to the success of this campaign. We would love to have you join us at some upcoming EITC related events:
• EITC Wednesdays—Every Wednesday night this spring, we will phone bank community members to inform them of upcoming EITC events and actions. Come and join us at the CPC office—1600 Downing St., Suite210, Denver 80218— at 6pm on Wednesday nights. Dinner and a phone banking script will be provided. Phonebanks will be taking place on March 26th, April 2nd, April 9th, and April 16th.
• Take Back Our Economy: March for Economic Justice - Come and join us on Sunday, April 6th at 10am as we rally in support of economic justice issues around the state. The March will be in solidarity with restructuring Colorado Benefit Management System, restoring the state EITC, Pay Equity, Payday Lending reform, affordable housing, and overall economic self-sufficiency. The rally will begin at Colorado Human Services Building, 1575 Sherman St, Denver CO. A flyer with more information is attached.
• Show Me the Money! On Tax Day--Tuesday, April 15th-- we will be coordinating a media event around the EITC. We'll be convening at the Post Office located on 951 20th St here in Denver to let the media and our state legislators know why it is time to restore the state EITC! Details and time TBD.
Please call Claudia Ahwireng, 303-866-0908, or email claudia@progressivecoalition.org if you are interested in joining us at any of these events.
Thanks for your continued support and work to advance economic justice in Colorado! Feel free to contact us if you want more information about the events and actions listed above. We can be reached at 303-866-0908 or cpc@progressivecoalition.org.
In solidarity and victory,
Jessie Ulibarri, Corey Baker, and Claudia Ahwireng
CPC Economic Justice Team
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