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Groups Rally In Support Of President's Proposed Budget

March 23, 2009 - WLAJ News (ABC 3 Michigan)

Several citizen's groups rallied outside the state capitol Monday supporting President Obama's proposed buget.

They also praised Sen. Debbie Stabenow for supporting the plan.

Those at the rally said it promises to reform health care, create new clean energy opportunities, rebuild jobs and give tax cuts to the middle class.

"There are critical pieces in the budget for clean energy that we as a nation, and Michigan in particular, can stand to benefit tremendously from by turning our economy around through producing clean energy," said the Michigan Director of Clean Water Action Cyndi Roper.

Congress is scheduled to take up Obama's budget this week.

A study by the congressional budget office suggested the plan will push the deficit to $9.3 trillion over the the next decade, a number much larger than the Obama administration estimated.

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The following national organizations have signed on to the statement of principles of responsible and fair taxation and funding investments for the common good.

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9to5, National Association of Working Women

ACORN

AFL-CIO

American Federation of Government Employees

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)

Americans for Democratic Action, Inc.

Americans United for Change

Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs

Campaign for America's Future

Center for Community Change

Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)

Children's Defense Fund

Citizens for Tax Justice

Class Action

Coalition on Human Needs

Community Action Partnership

Every Child Matters

Faith and Money Network, Inc. (formerly Ministry of Money)

Families USA

Food Research and Action Center

Friends Committee on National Legislation

Hispanic Federation

Institute for Policy Studies-Program on Inequality and Common Good

Kids Project

Leadership Conference of Women Religious

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights

LEAnet, a national network of local education agencies

Legal Momentum

Lutheran Services in America

NASW National Office

National Association for State Community Services Programs

National Association of Social Workers

National Center for Law and Economic Justice

National Coalition for the Homeless

National Direct Care Partnership

National Jobs for All Coalition

National Latina Health Network

National Low Income Housing Coalition

National Organization for Women

National Partnership for Women & Families

National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness

National Priorities Project

National Puerto Rican Coalition, Inc.

National Tongan American Society

National WIC Association

National Women’s Conference Committee

National Women’s Health Network

National Women's Law Center

NETWORK: A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby

OMB Watch

OWL – The Voice of Midlife and Older Women

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Washington Office

RESULTS

Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law

Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

Sojourners

The National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd

The United Methodist Church - General Board of Church and Society

TrueMajority.org

Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations

United Church of Christ, Justice and Witness Ministries

United for a Fair Economy

United Neighborhood Centers of America

USAction

Vote Kids

Voices for America’s Children

Wealth for the Common Good

Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW)

Women Employed

Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement

YWCA USA