wfn.org | 4/5: Religious Leaders Against Bush Tax Cuts

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National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.
Contact: NCC News, 212-870-2252; news@ncccusa.org

NCC4/3/01

RELIGIOUS LEADERS TO SPEAK AGAINST BUSH TAX CUT PROPOSAL
News Conference: Noon Thursday, April 5, 2001,
Washington Hilton and Towers

WHEN/WHERE DETAILS: Noon Thursday, April 5, 2001, Lincoln Room East, 
Washington Hilton and Towers, 1919 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, 
D.C.

WHAT: At a news conference, religious leaders will release a statement 
signed by heads of Christian and Jewish religious organizations opposing 
the tax cuts proposed by President Bush as "too inequitable, too large." 
 Instead, they say, "Responsible tax policy should be structured so that 
the poorest households benefit."  Their congregations and agencies, at work 
in impoverished communities, are first-hand witnesses to human need.

WHO: Religious Community for Responsible Tax Policy, an interfaith 
coalition of religious leaders who want their voices heard on this issue. 
 National Council of Churches General Secretary, the Rev. Dr. Bob Edgar, 
will moderate.

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