We know that Congress is cutting health care, food assistance, childcare and more, to pay for tax cuts for ultra-rich people and corporations.

That’s not right – and it’s not all. Their cuts are creating holes in our state budget, and if we don’t fill those holes we’ll end up losing even more.

In the past, the state filled budget holes by cutting programs Mainers depend on – things like support for health care access, housing, parents and childcare providers, and other essential services. That’s not right, and we need to make sure that our representatives in Augusta know it. Can you use this form to send them an email?

We all deserve health care, childcare, a decent place to live, and food on the table. The Trump administration has made things harder – but we can’t respond to that by cutting vital programs.

Instead, let’s do the sensible thing and raise revenue by making sure that the wealthiest Mainers pay what they truly owe in taxes. We can fund our rural hospitals, help people cover the skyrocketing costs of health insurance, address our housing and affordability crises, and more.

The state legislature is starting its budget process – where the rubber hits the road in terms of what our state really values. Here’s what your legislators need to hear from you:

• DON’T conform to the Trump administration’s corporate tax giveaways, as the right is pressuring them to do

• Support bills in the legislature, like LD 1089, LD 229, and LD 1879, to raise taxes on individuals with incomes over $1 million, modernize our tax brackets so people who make $60,000 aren’t paying at the same tax rate as people who make $600,000, and make sure that our state collects taxes from massive corporate profits. These could pass as bills, or end up in the budget – either way, legislators should fight for them!

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