DC Council Chairman Vincent Gray came to our Labor Seder pledging to help preserve the safety net.  Now it's time for him to deliver on his promises!

Council Chairman Vincent Gray has a long history of supporting DC's safety net. We need your help to convince him that now is the time for bold leadership: raise taxes on the highest-earning 5% of DC residents, and generate the revenue we need to invest in an economic recovery that includes everyone.

Who else needs to hear from you?  Councilmembers Kwame Brown (At Large) and Mary Cheh (Ward 3).

Call them at the following numbers:

Councilmember Vincent Gray: 202-724-8032

Councilmember Kwame Brown: 202-724-8174

Councilmember Mary Cheh: 202-724-8062 

Tell them that you support sensible proposals that will make our tax system more fair and help us avoid budget cuts that hurt our neighbors and our community. 

Three particularly important things to ask the Council member to support are to:

•  Increase the income tax for the wealthiest, 
•  End DC's tax exemption for interest paid on out-of-state bonds
•  Modernize the sales tax to include more service

Send us an email at info@jufj.org to let us know what they say!