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Dear Readers,

As of Thursday evening, July 28, 2011, Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) of the House of Representatives has been forced to re-schedule the vote on raising the debt ceiling.

A significant number of Rep. Boehner's own Republican Party members, freshmen who got into office with the help of the Tea Party, have refused to support his bill on raising the debt ceiling, thereby compromising his leadership.

Yet Madame L's representative voted to support Boehner's bill, and so Madame L wrote the following message to this member of Congress:

Rep. Name Here:

I can't believe that you have voted in favor of Rep. Boehner's bill on the debt ceiling, which does nothing whatsoever to help the people of this country.

This bill is a complete waste of our time. It would barely raise the debt ceiling to get us through a few months, so we would have to go through this hassle, this debacle, all over again in an election year.

It does not raise revenues on the wealthy individuals and corporations who have not been paying their fair share.

It does nothing to create jobs or improve our economy.

It is a disaster.

VOTE NO ON THIS BILL WHEN YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE AGAIN!

REPRESENT US, YOUR CONSTITUENTS, FOR A CHANGE!

Madame L mentions this in case any of you, Dear Readers, would like to write similar messages to your own members of Congress.

They were elected, after all, to represent US, not some wealthy donors who are pressuring them by threatening to get them un-elected in 2012. And they can't represent us if they don't know what we want them to do. So Madame L encourages you, again, to call or e-mail your member of Congress to tell them what you, Dear Readers, expect of them.

Best,

Madame L