“If you like your current plan, you will be able to keep it. Let me repeat that: If you like your plan, you’ll be able to keep it.” - President Barack Obama, July 21, 2009

http://projects.washingtonpost.com/obama-speeches/speech/54/

“But let me perfectly clear, because I know you’ll hear the same old claims that rolling back these tax breaks means a massive tax increase on the American people: if your family earns less than $250,000 a year, you will not see your taxes increased a single dime. I repeat: not one single dime.” - President Barack Obama, Address to Joint Session of Congress, Feb. 24, 2009

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/remarks-of-president-barack-obama-address-to-joint-session-of-congress/

“So by taxing so-called Cadillac plans, the Senate bill would actually end up taxing the Chevy plans of a large portion of the middle class.” - Robert Reich

http://robertreich.org/post/328990297/the-last-big-question-will-health-care-reform-be-paid

National Phone Blitz on Congress

The AFL-CIO is calling on union members nation-wide to deluge members of Congress with phone calls on Wednesday, January 13, 2010, demanding “no tax on benefits.”

TOLL FREE DIAL-IN: 1-877-3-AFL-CIO (1-877-323-5246)

We urge you to call your Congressperson and urge him or her to oppose any healthcare reform that taxes our benefits.