We are writing to urge elected officials to do everything in their power to protect everyday people in our community instead of enabling President Donald Trump's tax breaks for billionaires and corporate polluters.

The upcoming budget bill moving through Congress is a fight over our country's values and priorities. We must: 

■Protect climate and clean energy policies that are lowering our energy costs, cutting climate pollution, and creating good jobs nationwide.

■Stop Trump from selling off our public lands to the highest bidder and opening up the Arctic Refuge for oil and gas drilling.

■Block cuts to vital government programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.

■Stop assaults on immigrants and student activists.

■Stop assaults on judges, lawyers and public officials who disagree with this administration on issues.

■Increase taxes on those making over $1 million dollars a years.

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■Take away tax breaks for the rich.

■Save public education and provide more funding for our schools.

■Increase funding for free public college

■Increase funding and grants for local and organic farms

■Stop logging and mining on public lands.

■Stop corporations from suing our governmental agencies that are protecting us and our environment from abuses.

■Give nature its own rights and take away rights from corporate polluters.

■Provide social supports to those in need

■Decrease growth and conserve land and resources.

We support climate action, clean air and water, and protecting our public lands. We need the government to protect people over corporate polluters who bought access to Trump. That's why we’re urging our representatives to do more to fight for us!

Miriam and Mike Kurland

Williamsburg