Voters to Demand That Representative Schilling Backs an Economy That Works for the 99% -- And An End to Outsourcing, Healthcare Cuts and Corporate Tax Breaks
(Quad Cities, IL) - On Thursday evening, as Mitt Romney accepts the Republican party's presidential nomination, local citizens who are calling themselves "99% voters" - low wage workers, seniors, community activists, students and more - will roundly reject the Romney Economy.
Cynthia Rivers and Sandra Leathers are best friends and among the laid-off and low-wage workers who have just returned from protesting the Romney Economy at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.
"I tried to meet and speak with my Congressman Bobby Schilling about these severe Medicare cuts, but was never granted a face-to-face meeting," says Rivers. "I've been to his office twice. I want him to stand with me and the 99% instead of his wealthy friends and colleagues."
As part of a nationwide movement rejecting "Mr. 1% -- and any members of Congress who also cater to the 1% at the expense of the 99% -- these citizens will speak out against the elements of the Romney Economy that are dangerous to the working and middle class. They will call on Romney and other Republicans - especially Representative Bobby Schilling - to reject outsourcing, tax breaks for the rich coupled with take hikes for the middle class, cuts to education and healthcare funding.
"I marched in the street and rallied at the RNC event in Tampa. Now I want to speak with Congressman Bobby Schilling about how to make the economy work for everyone, not just the richest 1%," explains Leathers.
WHAT: Say No to a Romney Economy
WHERE: Republican GOP Headquarters
1721 5th Avenue #100 in Moline, Illinois
WHEN: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, August 30, 2012
WHO: The 99%: low- wage workers, community activists, students and more
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