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Sweeping Cuts Weaken Services to the Vulnerable
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^ o r tla n ù Available resources, including the Kicker,
O b stru e r are available today to address the state's
w orking parents and m any others
am ong us. In the com ing w eeks, E cu­
m enical M inistriesofO regon will en­
courage the broadest possible re­
sponse to these sw eeping cuts.
W e will encourage all O regonians
w ho seek a lair governm ent to be in
this cam paign.
T hose w ho support the C am paign
for Fairness understand that the re­
sources to stem these budget cuts
are available today w ithout putting
o th er state program s at risk.
W e call on our elected representa­
tives to use existing revenues, in­
needs without putting programs at risk
H ello , m y n am e is V irg in ia
Robertson, and I am the President o f
the Board ofD irectors o f Ecum enical
M inistries o f Oregon. Ecum enical
M inistries o f O regon is a statew ide
association o f 17 C hristian denom i­
nations com prising som e 1,300 co n ­
gregations. W e w ork with regional
USPS 9 5 9 4 8 0
Established 1970
ecum enical and interfaith organiza­
tions throughout the state.
The C am paign for Fairness is an
ecum enical concern and Ecum enical
M inistries o f O regon urges board
support o f cam paign’s goals from
com m unities o f faith across the state.
O u r support is rooted in our his­
tory o f alm ost 100 years o f ecum eni­
cal w itness in support o f the m ost
vulnerable in oursociety. W hat brings
us to the table today is our strong
sense that the proposed state budget
cuts affect everyone in O regon.
They affect our fam ilies, o u r co n ­
gregations, children in o u r schools,
cluding the kicker, to address the real
needs o f O regonians.
A lthough w e acknow ledge that
the apportions w e seek w ill not m eet
all o f the needs o f vulnerable O rego­
nians who are hungry, o r tem porarily
unem ployed o r w ithout shelter, or
unable to afford safe childcare, w e are
com pelled to ask the state to at least
resto re the cuts proposed in this
budget.
T he projected kicker alone is m ore
than sufficient to address these criti­
cal needs at the levels identified by
the cam paign.
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P eo p le o f faith h av e g iv e n s u p ­
p o rt a c ro ss d e n o m in a tio n a l lin e s
to C a m p a ig n fo r F a irn e ss .
W e h av e u n ite d to b e a stro n g
v o ic e fo r v o ic e le ss an d p o w e r­
le ss p e o p le . We a re s ta n d in g to ­
g e th e r to sp e a k fo r fa m ilie s an d
c h ild re n w h o a lre a d y s tr u g g le
w ith f in a n c ia l d e c is io n s an d c a n ­
n o t b e a r th e b u rd e n o f u n f a ir c u ts
in p ro g ra m s a n d s e rv ic e s th e y
d e p e n d o n to m a k e th e ir liv e s
b e tte r. In h is b r i e f S ta te o f th e
S ta te c o m m e n ts a t th e b e g in n in g
o f L e g is la tiv e s e s s io n , G ov.
K itz h a b e r s a id , “ W e h a v e h a rd
d e c is io n s to m a k e an d w e m u st
m a k e b u d g e t c u t s .” T h e S ta te
L e g is la to rs m u st h e a r th e v o ic e
o f th e p e o p le o f fa ith in th e sta te
o f O re g o n sa y in g , a lth o u g h c u ts
m u st b e m a d e , p e o p le a lre a d y in
c risis a re n o t th e o n e s w h o s h o u ld
re c e iv e th e n e g a tiv e e n d o f th e
sh a rp b u d g e t ax.
It is u n f a ir to a sk fa m ilie s an d
c h ild re n a lre a d y tra p p e d in p o v ­
e rty to m a k e it w ith o u t p ro g ra m s
Smith Applauds
Passage of Budget
Sen. Gordon Smith. R-Ore. hailed
Thursday’s passage o f the budget as
a victory for working Oregonians, par­
ticularly those with families.
The budget cuts taxes by $ 1.35 tril­
lion while increasing funds for educa­
tion, natural resource protection, and
health coverage. The budget will also
reduce our national debt and protect
every penny o f Social Security and
Medicare. “This budget means that
working Oregonians will not only be
left with more money in their pockets at
the end o f the month, but that their
families will benefit from better schools,
c leaner water and air, and more acces­
sible health care,” said Smith. “This
budget re-stacks the deck in favor o f
those who play by the rules, work hard,
and want only to provide for their
families. It also protects our seniors
who have paid their dues and now
want a secure retirement.”
The final budget also includes a
provision written by Smith that will
provide $28 billion over the next three
years to help working families obtain
a n d s e rv ic e s th e y h a v e c o m e to
d e p e n d o n. It is u n f a ir to a s k th e
p e o p le w ith th e lo w e s t in c o m e in
th e s ta te to p a y th e ta x b re a k o f
th o s e w ith th e h ig h e s t in c o m e .
It is u n f a ir to fin d a w a y to
p r o te c t b rid g e s , ro a d s a n d tre e s
b u t n o t fin d a w ay to p r o te c t
h o m e le s s a n d h u rtin g p e o p le .
B e fa ir a n d let th e b u d g e t ax fall
w h e re it w ill do th e le a s t h a rm . B e
f a ir a n d le t th o s e w h o b e n e f ite d
fro m p a s t fis c a l d e c is io n s n o w
b e a r th e b u rd e n o f p r e s e n t d e c i­
s io n s .
B e fa ir a n d p r o te c t th e m o s t
v u ln e ra b le p e o p le in o u r s ta te .
J e s u s sa id , “ In as m u c h as y o u
d o n e it u n to th e le a s t o f th e se
y o u h a v e d o n e it u n to m e .”
HOME REPAIR TEAM
health insurance. This is in addition to
the $70billion in re fundable tax credits
for the purchase o f health insurance
that were included in the president’s
budget. “ W e need to care for those in
our country who, try as they might,
cannot afford health care coverage for
themselves or their families,’ ’ said Smith.
“Health care coverage for low-income
workers can be done in a w ay that will
promote state flexibility, avoid new
bureaucracies, and protect the em ­
ployer-based coverage system while
providing health care coverage to m il­
lions o f Americans who live in fear o f
getting sick or injured.”
Smith said the budget also provides
nearly $80 billion in additional assis­
tance to farmers and ranchers; $300
billion forexpansionofM edicare Pre­
scription Drug Benefits; earm arks
nearly $8 billion to expand Medicaid
benefits to children with special needs;
increases spending for IDEA, a pro­
gram w hich aids disabled students by
$ 1.25 billion and provides $2.6 billion I
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