GOP IS RECKLESS AND IRRESPONSIBLE; CALL CONGRESS TODAY

Washington, D.C.-- There are no other words for it. They are reckless and irresponsible. In the negotiations to avoid a government default, Speaker John Boehner and Republican leaders insist on severe cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid — while refusing to eliminate tax loopholes and subsidies for millionaires and prosperous corporations. Under the Boehner plan, Congress would be forced to agree to cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid within six months.

You don't think this is your fight?  Well, guess again.  There is no shared sacrifice in Boehner’s plan. Instead, they reserve all of the pain for working families, seniors, and children, the disabled and even veterans. And they are recklessly holding our economy hostage to these demands.

With our political leaders foolishly insistent on focusing on the issue of long term deficits at a time of high unemployment, it would be nice if they at least acknowledged that regular Americans basically support the President's approach and Democratic ideas to bring down the debt.

Check out this chart from Pew:

The GOP is engaging in political brinkmanship that threatens to force the nation into default, kill jobs and drive up interest rates on our mortgages, credit cards and student loans.

Send a message to Congress now. Tell your representative and your senators to oppose the Boehner plan and to leave Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid alone.

What is troublesome is the President has already conceded to painful spending cuts. He insists on a balanced plan that does not put the entire burden of deficit reduction on working families. And the American people overwhelmingly support a plan that asks millionaires and prosperous corporations to pay their fair share.

Have you had enough? Please take action now to make sure your elected officials oppose the Boehner plan.

We cannot let John Boehner and House Republican leaders hold our economy hostage so they can protect the wealthiest CEOs while forcing working families to bear the entire burden.