 Act Now - With Your Help We Can Save the Estate Tax!Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives, in a shady move to gut the estate tax, passed legislation that is nearly as expensive as full repeal, costing 80 percent - over $800 billion - of its revenue. Today is the last day to stop this enormous windfall tax cut for the ultra-rich that House leaders had the gall to attach to popular initiatives - the most important of which is a bill that would raise the minimum wage. The Senate could vote on the bill tonight and your senators need to hear from you. Act Now!Call your senators today toll-free at (800) 459-1887 and tell them: "Please reject the 'trifecta' estate tax-minimum wage bill (H.R. 5970). I'm appalled that congressional leaders would hold a minimum wages increase hostage. Congress should help ensure minimum wage workers can put food on their tables, pay for housing, and afford healthcare, but to sneak an estate tax cut into this bill is wrong. The tax cut would cost our country $800 billion and, in uncertain times like these, that's way too much." Your voice is being heard.So keep it up. Together we've beaten back the well-funded estate tax repeal machine, and we can do it again. Visit our Budget Blog for up-to-the-minute news on the estate tax battle and the "trifecta" bill. Sincerely,
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