ADVOCACY ALERT – Help us Say Thank You on July 11

ADVOCACY ALERT – Help us Say Thank You on July 11 With your help, we can send a "LOUD" voice of Thanks! Background:    Last week a group of 20 moderate Republicans, called the Tuesday Group, sent a letter to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) requesting a bicameral, bipartisan agreement to stop sequestration and raise the federal spending caps for fiscal year (FY) 2018. National PTA has long advocated to replace sequestration with a balance approach to deficit reduction that does not further cut funding for education program.  Up until this letter there had been a lot of discussion about cutting federal spending on domestic programs—which include education programs—by billions of dollars.  The TuesdayGroup letter to the Speaker was significant because it accounted for enough opposition to encourage Congress to possibly consider a bipartisan budget agreement. Action Requested:   Ohio PTA is asking for your assistance in thanking Representative Dave Joyce for signing on to the letter to Speaker Ryan on July 11 (State Thank You Day).  The thank you can be tweeted, posted on Facebook, or other social media you use! Sample Tweet:   Thank you @RepDaveJoyce for calling for a bipartisan budget deal to #RaiseTheCaps & support educ funding to #STOPCutsToClassrooms After you participate, please share and ask your friends to help send a message of thanks too! Thank you for your help!