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![YOU: Hi, my name is [NAME]. I’m a constituent from [ZIP CODE].
YOU: I’m calling to urge [SENATOR] to vote NO on Trump’s budget bill. The legislation is reckless and deeply harmful to working families and vulnerable communities.
YOU: I’m alarmed by the bill’s tax cuts that would overwhelmingly benefit the wealthy, while every day Americans continue to struggle with rising costs. Extending/expanding the Trump tax cuts would add trillions to the government debt - as evidenced by the CBO’s estimates on the House version of the bill/the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget’s preliminary estimates on the Senate’s version of the bill.
YOU: I’m also against the proposed work requirements for Medicaid and SNAP. These programs are essential life liens for many, and forcing them to work to quality for basic healthcare and food is punitive and dangerous.
YOU: The hidden restrictions embedded in the bill - e.g. the caveats placed on programs like the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, as long as states agree to not regulate AI for ten years - shows not only an attack on state autonomy, but an adherence to Big Tech.
YOU: State legislators have introduced bills to protect people from biased artificial intelligence models, and this cap on regulation will directly impact some of the strong legislation already in place.
YOU: I am calling on Senator to vote against this bill, and I would [like a written answer/email/phone call back.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vdabazxnghujbebpi2ektqgi/bafkreihdntukux4yr7wkly7u5o7ee5xglhms6t5gjfhdefealhktq2zuxe)