Subject: Determined to hurt us
From: "Amy Runyon-Harms, ProgressNow Colorado" <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 09:28:34 -0500 (CDT)

ProgressNow Colorado

Dear Friend,

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I had hoped that Congress would have come to its senses by now, but
they haven't. Republicans continue to threaten an irresponsible
and painful shutdown of the federal government, continuing to play
political chicken with thousands of jobs in Colorado--and too many
basic functions of government we all rely on to even list them all.

http://progressnowcolorado.pnstate.org/site/R?i=QYV9PJupdBhdm6ZYTNreSg

Sign our petition: tell Republicans in Congress to back off their
threats.

http://progressnowcolorado.pnstate.org/site/R?i=ukrIHJLG8B22BtKrvkmIrA

A government shutdown would do tremendous harm to, among many other
areas, our nation's education system. The federal Department of
Education estimates that even a brief shutdown would force 94% of the
department employees off the job. Pell Grants and federal student loan
processing could slow to a crawl without employees to do the work.

The longer a shutdown goes on, the worse it could get. The Department
of Education estimates "a protracted delay in Department
obligations and payments beyond one week would severely curtail the
cash flow to school districts, colleges and universities, and
vocational rehabilitation agencies that depend on the Department to
support their services." [1]

http://progressnowcolorado.pnstate.org/site/R?i=Hh7BeAKKTVpj8bjZ-6FTZA

Education is just one of the many ways ordinary Americans will suffer
if Republicans succeed with their irresponsible threats to shut down
the government over Obamacare. A new poll from USA TODAY this week
reveals that only 25% of Coloradans actually want Republicans to kill
Obamacare. Why would Republicans make these irresponsible threats
against all Americans to appease only 25%? This is just plain wrong.

Sign our petition right now: tell the Colorado congressional
delegation that you oppose any attempt to shut down the federal
government to score political points.

http://progressnowcolorado.pnstate.org/site/R?i=KF01NbGGB-4DnuGsDIyvRg

This week, we will deliver your names and comments to every member of
Congress from our state. Thanks for standing with us--and standing up
for what's right--at this critical moment.

Sincerely,

Amy Runyon-Harms

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