FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Tuesday, 01 October 2013
CONTACT:
Brett Abrams : 516-841-1105 : brett@fitzgibbonmedia.com
Group Demands Members of Congress Not Get Paid During Government Shutdown
** http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/tell-congress-you-have **
WASHINGTON, DC — As the federal government shutdown begins to impact the United States, a new petition by the California-based CourageCampaign.org is demanding that members of Congress not be paid during the crisis.
VIEW THE PETITION HERE: http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/tell-congress-you-have
“Starting October 1st, hundreds of thousands of middle-class federal employees will be furloughed due to irresponsible members of Congress who refuse to govern for the well-being of the American people. The GOP-controlled House of Representatives decided to shut down the government rather than pass a spending bill that funds the Affordable Care Act,” explained Dr. Paul Song, Executive Chairman of CourageCampaign.org who started the petition. “These Republican members of Congress — including California’s own House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy — are putting the extreme and ideological demands of a small minority over the health of the American economy. And now, federal employees, veterans, and hard-working families will be the ones that have to pay the price. As a doctor and a citizen, I find that unfair and morally reprehensible.”
“Congress should take responsibility for their own inaction and lose their paychecks until they come to a resolution. Every day this drags on, the more damage it does to everyday Americans and our nation’s fragile economy,” added Song.
For more information, or for interviews with CourageCampaign.org, please contact Brett Abrams at 516-841-1105 or by email at brett@fitzgibbonmedia.com.
# # # # #
CourageCampaign.org is an online organizing network that empowers more than 750,000 grassroots and netroots activists to push for progressive change and full equality in California and across the country. As a leading multi-issue advocacy organization, Courage Campaign’s work is supported by thousands of small donations from our diverse community.