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  • "Truly appalling"

    Our chair, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, just sent this email on the GOP sequester:

    Friend --

    Friday at midnight, the sequester went into effect -- and Republicans are counting on the possibility that you won't notice.

    While it may take time for the harmful effects of these billions of dollars in automatic cuts to be felt by some Americans, some families are already starting to feel the pain -- like families on military bases.

    The sequester immediately cut a program called "Impact Aid" which is a major source of funding for schools on military bases. So now military families -- including those with a family member deployed overseas -- have to worry about immediate cuts to teaching staff, increased class sizes, and delayed building repairs.

    Our men and women in uniform fighting overseas shouldn't have to worry about fighting to keep their kids in school back home just because Republicans in Congress are unwilling to negotiate.

    Tell congressional Republicans to come back to the table right away to negotiate with President Obama to end the sequester. Add your name now.

    President Obama has laid out a balanced, fair approach to end the sequester -- and it's supported by more than three-quarters of Americans.

    But Republicans won't even consider it. And the longer they refuse to come to an agreement, the more these harmful effects will spread. Teachers could be laid off, health care for military families could be cut, support for mentally ill children could be reduced, and hundreds of thousands of jobs could be lost.

    It's truly appalling.

    The only way Republicans will come back to the table to end the sequester is if they know it's politically unsustainable not to -- that's why they need to know that constituents like you want them to stop these devastating cuts.

    Tell my Republican colleagues to do their job and end the sequester. Click below to add your name:

    http://my.democrats.org/GOP-Sequester

    Thanks,

    Debbie

    Debbie Wasserman Schultz
    Chair
    Democratic National Committee

  • I still believe we can and must replace these cuts with a balanced approach. … A majority of the American people agree with me on this approach—including a majority of Republicans. We just need Republicans in Congress to catch up with their own party and the rest of the country. – President Barack Obama

  • #GOPsequester: “A choice that Republicans in Congress have made”

    "Let’s be clear: None of this is necessary. It's happening because of a choice that Republicans in Congress have made. They've allowed these cuts to happen because they refuse to budge on closing a single wasteful loophole to help reduce the deficit. As recently as yesterday, they decided to protect special interest tax breaks for the well-off and well-connected, and they think that that’s apparently more important than protecting our military or middle-class families from the pain of these cuts."

    "Let’s be clear: None of this is necessary. It's happening because of a choice that Republicans in Congress have made. They've allowed these cuts to happen because they refuse to budge on closing a single wasteful loophole to help reduce the deficit. As recently as yesterday, they decided to protect special interest tax breaks for the well-off and well-connected, and they think that that’s apparently more important than protecting our military or middle-class families from the pain of these cuts."

    – President Obama on the GOP sequester

  • If Congress fails to stop the sequester

    If Congress fails to stop the sequester, more than 2 million jobs could be lost, 70,000 kids could be kicked off of Head Start, and 10,000 teachers' jobs could be eliminated. But it's all completely avoidable—if Congress acts by March 1.

    Tell Republicans in Congress: Work with President Obama and Democrats to stop the sequester.

    Demand action

  • Congress Must Act Now to Stop the Sequester

    Speaking about Republicans' refusal to take action to avoid the sequester, President Obama asks, ''Are they seriously prepared to inflict more pain on the middle class because they refuse to ask anything more of those at the very top?''

    Speaking about Republicans' refusal to take action to avoid the sequester, President Obama asks, "Are they seriously prepared to inflict more pain on the middle class because they refuse to ask anything more of those at the very top?"

  • Big news for equality

    In a major step in the fight for LGBT equality, the White House urged the Supreme Court last week to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act. If you're as proud as we are to have a president who is fighting for the right of all people to marry, get his back.

    Friend --

    This is huge. President Obama just took another step toward equality for all.

    On Friday, the Obama administration filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act.

    I couldn't be more proud to have a president who stands up for equality and is willing to fight for the right of all people to marry, no matter who they love.

    Do you have the President's back while he fights for equality? Show him you do by donating $5 or more today:

    https://my.democrats.org/Marriage-Equality

    Together, we can do this.

    Forward,

    Debbie

    Debbie Wasserman Schultz
    Chair
    Democratic National Committee

  • #StopTheSequester

    Local communities are bracing for the impact associated with the drastic automatic cuts Republicans are prepared to let happen. Message to the GOP: Protecting our economy is more important than tax loopholes for the wealthy.

    Local communities are bracing for the impact associated with the drastic automatic cuts Republicans are prepared to let happen. Message to the GOP: Protecting our economy is more important than tax loopholes for the wealthy.

  • 76 percent of Americans support President Obama’s plan

    Fully 76 percent of Americans—including 56 percent of Republicans—prefer President Obama's approach to deficit reduction over the congressional GOP's approach.

    Fully 76 percent of Americans—including 56 percent of Republicans—prefer President Obama's approach to deficit reduction over the congressional GOP's approach.

    Keep making your voice heard. Tell Congress: Work with President Obama to stop the sequester.

    Demand action

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