Take Action TODAY on the State Budget!

The CA state legislature has until next Friday, June 15, to approve the new fiscal year budget. Now is the time to demand that California’s legislative leaders stand firm for vital health and human services in the state budget!
We need YOU to take one or more of these three actions on June 7th.

1.      Join us on Thursday, June 7th, for a legislative drop-off day in Sacramento! Details below.
2.      Join our Twitter storm and tweet at CA legislative leaders.
3.      Phone in your support for health and human services to CA legislative leaders.

LEGISLATIVE VISITS DAY

WHEN: Thursday, June 7 @ noon
WHERE: Meet on the north steps of the Capitol in Sacramento before heading inside
WHO: Social Safety Net Advocates
EVENT CONTACT:
Pete Woiwode at (510) 504-9552
Or, help us create a powerful Twitter storm of support for health and human services by calling or tweeting your message to legislators on June 7th when we tweet at California’s legislative leadership for a day of “Tweetership.”
SAMPLE TWEETS

@CASenateDems @JerryBrownGov @SpeakerPerez $1 billion Rainy Day Fund in the #CABudget ? It’s raining for CA’s families right now!

@CASenateDems @SpeakerPerez Say NO to HHS cuts proposed by @JerryBrownGov, say YES to revenue solutions in the #CABudget !

@CASenateDems @JerryBrownGov @SpeakerPerez We need #CABudget to serve CA Families, not Wall Street! Invest the Rainy Day Fund in services!

@CASenateDems @SpeakerPerez We need a #CAGov that serves the young & old, the low-income and those w/disabilities! Protect HHS in #CABudget

@CASenateDems @SpeakerPerez Say NO to further health and human service cuts in the #CABudget proposed by @JerryBrownGov !

@CASenateDems @SpeakerPerez We need YOU to champion vital health & social programs in #CA Budget ! Revenue solutions, not cuts @JerryBrownGov

@CASenateDems @SpeakerPerez tell @JerryBrownGov NO MORE CUTS to vital social safety net programs in #CABudget !
PHONING IN YOUR SUPPORT FOR VITAL SERVICES


Speaker of the Assembly John Pérez
(916) 319-2046

Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg
(916) 651-4006

Governor Jerry Brown
(916) 445-2841
You can find phone numbers for other California legislators here.

Are you tweeting, calling, drafting a sign or making a legislative visit? You can find the Network’s Rainy Day Fund Talking Points on our website with important details and messages about the budget.
You can also track upcoming budget actions on the Network’s calendar. And if you’d like further details on the day-to-day developments at the HHS Network like us on Facebook to get updates from around California.
Sincerely,

The HHS Network of CA
Health Access California promotes quality, affordable health care for all Californians.