Subject: A quick update
From: "Cheri Bustos " <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:22:00 -0400

Dear John,

It’s been a while since we last touched base about what I've been up to during my short time in Congress.

Let me start by saying it has been an honor to represent you and your family and to fight for the middle class values that we hold dear.

Within a month of taking office, I introduced my first bill, the Government Waste Reduction Act.

This common sense, bipartisan bill reduces the deficit in a balanced way by cutting down redundant programs and rooting out waste in government, while preserving Medicare and Social Security.

There are ways to get back on the road toward a balanced budget that Democrats and Republicans can agree on- starting with making government more effective and efficient and reducing waste.

My bill does just that.

I’m also standing up against attempts to privatize Medicare by turning it into a voucher system.

The budget put forth by Congressman Paul Ryan earlier this week does just that.

I opposed the Ryan Budget on the campaign trail and will continue to oppose it in Congress.  His approach would raise out-of-pocket health care costs by thousands of dollars for far too many hard-working people across our region.

This is unacceptable.

I look forward to staying engaged with you and hearing from you on the issues of the day as I continue to fight for you, your family and Illinois in the weeks and months ahead.

Kindest personal Regards,

Cheri

Paid for by Friends of Cheri Bustos

PO Box 77
East Moline, IL 61244

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