What: Press conference in support of ending Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2 percent

 

When: Monday, November 12 – 11 a.m.

 

Where: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Norwood Room (815 E. Grace St, Richmond, VA 23219)

 

Speakers:

Lillie A. Estes, Richmond Chapter member, Virginia Organizing

Shonta Mills, home health provider, SEIU Virginia 512

Marco Grimaldo, President/CEO, Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy

Doris Crouse-Mays, President, Virginia AFL-CIO

Anna Scholl, Executive Director, ProgressVA

Richmond, VA: Virginia Organizing, Virginia New Majority, Virginia Interfaith Center, SEIU Virginia 512, and the AFL-CIO are organizing a press conference to call on U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Jim Webb to end the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2 percent to prevent the automatic $1.2 trillion cuts to vital services.

 

Sandra A. Cook, Chairperson of Virginia Organizing, said, “The real questions we have to ask our elected officials are, ‘Who is going to pay for tax cuts for the wealthiest 2 percent? Will it be the wealthiest who have benefitted the most and whose tax breaks have driven our country further into debt or will it be the rest of us?’”

 

The organizations also oppose any cuts to programs that service low-income people, seniors, and children, particularly Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. “Regular folks should not have services that meet basic needs cut just so the wealthiest Americans can have an average $160,000 tax cut,” Cook said.

 

To schedule an interview with a spokesperson or press conference participant, please contact Amanda Pohl at 804-337-1912or amanda@virginia-organizing.org.