Join the Tea Party Budget Coalition!

We need your help to stop Washington’s rampant spending by supporting the “Tea Party Budget.”

You may have seen the news reports: This past Thursday, November 17th, House and Senate members hosted more than 200 tea party leaders for a joint meeting on Capitol Hill. The gathering presented to Congress the final report and recommendations of the Tea Party Debt Commission, which consists of 12 grassroots tea party activists from across the country.

Members that attended the meeting include: Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL), Rep. Paul Broun, M.D. (R-GA), Rep. Steve King (R-IA), Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN), and Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC).
As you know, America faces a Greece-style debt crisis in the next few years, and -- as the failure of the so-called Super Committee reminds us -- Washington won’t get serious stopping the debt until tea party activists take over this process. We need to take charge since Congress keeps failing to do its job.

The Tea Party Debt Commission was formed in late June to provide Congress with a serious, credible plan that cuts government spending by at least $9 trillion and balances the budget within ten years. The result of the Commission’s work is the newly unveiled “Tea Party Budget.”  This plan gives the tea party a voice in Washington by providing a unique and serious plan constructed from the grassroots up.

The Commission held field hearings, and took testimony to gather ideas from local activists, in communities across the country.  Grassroots activists were also able to vote online at TeaPartyDebtCommission.com for which budget-cutting ideas they would prioritize. This budget reflects suggestions and input from more than 50,000 Americans. We’re happy to report we’ve already gotten some good initial coverage for the plan in the New York Times and other news sites.

Whether it’s President Obama’s “National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform” or the congressional “Super Committee” – both of which basically failed –  it’s clear politicians still prefer to kick the can down the road. Meanwhile, the mainstream media claims the tea party movement wants draconian cuts yet lacks a reasonable plan.  The Tea Party Budget  offers a full-fledged rebuke to that assertion: As you’ll see when you read it, it’s detailed, serious, optimistic, practical, and bold.  
 
Our goal now is to gain the support of as many tea parties across the country as possible, in hopes of getting the Tea Party Budget introduced and voted on in Congress. 

Please join us!  If you’d like your local group to become a part of this coalition effort, please e-mail me at cbigelow@freedomworks.org. Dozens of groups have already enlisted in the Coalition. We plan to publish a complete list in mid-December. If you want your group to be on this list, please let us know by 8:00 p.m. eastern time, on Friday, December 9th.

If you have any questions about the Tea Party Budget, or the Coalition, please feel free to contact me at cbigelow@freedomworks.org (202-942-7601) or FreedomWorks’ in-house budget expert, Dean Clancy, at dclancy@freedomworks.org (202-942-7667).