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Here is a quick action to help prevent another Bush atrocity. (If you
have time, use snail mail.):

Washington Can Find the Money for Giving Tax Breaks to Millionaires, Attacking
Iraq, and Building Even More Nuclear Weapons,
but Can't Provide Head Start for All Eligible Kids?

Take Action to Stop Bush From Dismantling Head Start

America is at its best when we care for each other, especially our most
vulnerable fellow citizens. That's why it's so shameful that our government is
giving huge tax breaks to millionaires but failing to provide our poorest kids
with the basics, like Head Start. And just this week President Bush announced,
in the name of "improving" Head Start, that he wants to begin dismantling this
under-funded program. TrueMajority.org agrees with child advocates like the
Children's Defense Fund, the National Head Start Association and many others
who oppose Bush's plan because it would:

* Dismantle Head Start as a federal program;
* Replace Head Start with untested state programs;
* Refuse to offer Head Start funding to all eligible kids.

Head Start has a strong track record of success in helping kids in poverty, and
needs to be protected. The program must not be scrapped, and instead should be
fully funded with an additional $2 billion/year (that's one half of one percent
of the Pentagon budget).

To send a free fax (text below) to your Representative* urging him or her to
fully fund Head Start and to oppose the Administration's plan to dismantle the
program, just click "Reply," and then "Send." If you are not currently
registered with TrueMajority or would like to customize your message, click
here:

http://www.truemajority.org/ctt.asp?u=297096&l=56

For more information on Head Start, click here:

www.saveheadstart.org

Yours for Basic Compassion,

Ben Cohen
President, TrueMajority.org
Co-Founder, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream+

+ I am writing this email on my own and not on behalf of Ben & Jerry's, which
is not associated with the TrueMajority campaign.

Here's the letter we'll send to your Representative:

Dear Representative:

How can our nation claim to offer equal opportunity for all when we are failing
to give all of our poorest kids the basics-like Head Start, which has a track
record of success in helping kids in poverty:

*Children who participate in Head Start are more likely to graduate from high
school;
*Kids who graduate from Head Start commit fewer juvenile crimes;
*Because children in Head Start require less special education in school and
don't break the law as frequently later in life, Head Start saves between two
and four federal tax dollars for every dollar invested in the program.

Why in the world is the Bush Administration proposing to dismantle Head Start
and replace it with inconsistent and untested state programs? This makes no
sense at all and is directly at odds with the values that our country stands
for.

Rather than dismantle Head Start, please fight to continue the program and
expand its funding to cover all eligible children.

Sincerely,
(We'll put your name and address here.)

* note: A few of our strongest allies in Congress have asked us to send emails
to them instead of faxes. This makes it easier for them to contact you about
their position on the issue. We agree that we should help our friends in this
way, and therefore we send emails instead of faxes to these special members of
Congress.

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