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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Colorado Cross Disability Coalition <info@ccdconline.org> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 13, 2025 11:12 AM<br><b>To:</b> Renee Anderson <mother27dragon@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Urgent update on Congressional attempts to cut Medicaid!!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'>WE NEED TO ACT NOW TO LET CONGRESS KNOW THAT CUTTING 11% OF THE FEDERAL MEDICAID BUDGET IS UNACCEPTABLE AND WILL RESULT IN DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES FOR THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY!! <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='background:#EFF3F9;padding:24.0pt 0in 24.0pt 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=664 style='width:498.0pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white'><tr><td style='padding:6.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width=596 style='width:447.0pt;padding:0in 24.0pt 0in 24.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img width=596 height=596 style='width:6.2083in;height:6.2083in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:~WRD0000.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender."></span><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-spacing:0;min-width:100%;overflow:hidden'><tr><td style='padding:12.0pt 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr><tr><td width=560 style='width:420.0pt;padding:.05pt 24.0pt .05pt 24.0pt;min-width:560px'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Dear Community,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>The House majority dropped their long awaited budget reconciliation package last night. That package includes $880 billion in directed cuts to Medicaid.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>WE NEED TO ACT NOW TO LET CONGRESS KNOW THAT CUTTING 11% OF THE FEDERAL MEDICAID BUDGET IS UNACCEPTABLE AND WILL RESULT IN DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES FOR THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY!!</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Speaker Johnson has announced that he will bring the budget resolution to the full floor at the end of February (read more about that <a href="https://ccdc.nationbuilder.com/r?u=i2QiHBoTR8DC-SBBYQgkxOeDIvlaHyrIfn7_XeqBy2MQ0cepJUwAvzDI98GrJ6mK55DJN0ZMbSqpWYrI36ZSf0rBv4UjzfrmRH9vFy4pnipT0PtV7fMp5ku6d7aXpQ9X&e=4cd35b9ab8ed0557971e221838cce9ea&utm_source=ccdc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=urgent_update_on_congressional&n=1"><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#2A5DB0'>here</span></a> and <a href="https://ccdc.nationbuilder.com/r?u=qgdt0IzfN3xy9SQ8aauPlmAQ--cXIYFXQOmCpcMFA1yD-kmHyszx3E4bjQYL8p9og_7JJ7lGQ9i7XU4hCGJfp-CC4cI7U_VKCy2PTLNDmliJBdjxIsFYsJ-_rSC_heIjDRzYXGpm9lux-0LsYOVbDNPBbYuR8c0FFCp8r6Lv9xM&e=4cd35b9ab8ed0557971e221838cce9ea&utm_source=ccdc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=urgent_update_on_congressional&n=2"><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#2A5DB0'>here</span></a>). This means we only have a few weeks to mobilize and organize to slow down Congress’s momentum. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Here’s what you can do:</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><a href="https://ccdc.nationbuilder.com/r?u=nR1H1uT49G-GSH0dzAY0EHKoZUnu-AaceeYl9tiY7MkWY7bQBNWgYE-SHGsaty-egZYtZskeZtx__WhbdrX71g&e=4cd35b9ab8ed0557971e221838cce9ea&utm_source=ccdc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=urgent_update_on_congressional&n=3"><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#2A5DB0'>Email your members of Congress NOW</span></a>. We’ve created a <a href="https://ccdc.nationbuilder.com/r?u=nR1H1uT49G-GSH0dzAY0EHKoZUnu-AaceeYl9tiY7MkWY7bQBNWgYE-SHGsaty-egZYtZskeZtx__WhbdrX71g&e=4cd35b9ab8ed0557971e221838cce9ea&utm_source=ccdc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=urgent_update_on_congressional&n=4"><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#2A5DB0'>handy action template</span></a> to make it easy. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Call your members of Congress. Need to find who represents you, the number for the Congressional switchboard or talking points and scripts for your calls? We’ve got you covered with our <a href="https://ccdc.nationbuilder.com/r?u=nR1H1uT49G-GSH0dzAY0EHKoZUnu-AaceeYl9tiY7MkWY7bQBNWgYE-SHGsaty-egZYtZskeZtx__WhbdrX71g&e=4cd35b9ab8ed0557971e221838cce9ea&utm_source=ccdc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=urgent_update_on_congressional&n=5"><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#2A5DB0'>Medicaid Defense Action Toolkit</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Set up district meetings with your member of Congress’s staff (especially if you live in Congressional Districts 3 or 8). Need some guidance on how to do that? Our <a href="https://ccdc.nationbuilder.com/r?u=tQoxkDmxYH8GK2Y1w23F3Irc5JlbWYbPF0qEztM8FqCoLy7V2OgezfmWmf7Zr6UbgSZWwCFjeI6y-EgEgPJ-nZuxglqwuw2fWfOOySGfhxhWp2z0NSlYfsxPPeN-I_5YmlwWv8-xjLrinYFQXwskomJ3d_J0ousDm7hCRjOdjhs&e=4cd35b9ab8ed0557971e221838cce9ea&utm_source=ccdc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=urgent_update_on_congressional&n=6"><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#2A5DB0'>Medicaid Defense Toolkit</span></a> will walk you through the steps! <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Share your Medicaid story with us! You can do that through <a href="https://ccdc.nationbuilder.com/r?u=tQoxkDmxYH8GK2Y1w23F3E1mvOSC4WdZErS-sMtjGgPR_YSxyX7kMLNmak3e34yOyD9RIsAXaqTEWgve08-pSfwlaX4jNlDjYRrEbPTCUMeGvXLp_Bx7HIncoYOMnQ8SGvRH_i8mz41k7R-igOefPA&e=4cd35b9ab8ed0557971e221838cce9ea&utm_source=ccdc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=urgent_update_on_congressional&n=7"><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#2A5DB0'>this form</span></a>. If you prefer to submit a document (as opposed to typing directly into the form) or video, please email Dawn Howard at <a href="mailto:dhoward@ccdconline.org"><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#2A5DB0'>dhoward@ccdconline.org</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Here at CCDC we try very hard to not be hyperbolic or overly alarmist, so please know that when we say this is an ALL HANDS ON DECK, FIVE ALARM FIRE moment, we mean it!</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Please take action TODAY</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>. <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>We need to FLOOD Congresspeople with the message that our community’s lives and freedom will be at risk if they cut 11% of the federal Medicaid budget</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>P.S. - If this email was forwarded to you and you'd like to receive alerts and information delivered to your own inbox, <a href="https://ccdc.nationbuilder.com/r?u=OCvZEikllqPIE0N4y6bNWybJZnBmt-6mjIvulAio5q3yoQN4mnaKp_5JxtA1mMIW0dxb6877H30qNFJ-BjlK3w&e=4cd35b9ab8ed0557971e221838cce9ea&utm_source=ccdc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=urgent_update_on_congressional&n=8"><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#2A5DB0'>become a membe</span></a>r! 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