Today is a day of action on Twitter to oppose more cuts to non-defense discretionary (NDD) programs, like international exchanges.
Throughout the day, tweet directly to your Members of Congress, and ask them not to cut exchanges and other NDD programs any further. Encourage your members, volunteers, followers, and friends to do the same. Make sure to use the hashtag #NoMoreCuts.
Included below are sample tweets for your use. Include the Twitter handle of the Member you are tweeting in your message. This ensures that the Member will get a notification of being “mentioned” in your message and will see what you’ve sent. [For a complete list of Members and their twitter handles, please see these House & Senate lists. To find your Members of Congress, enter your zip code here. ]
Thank you for taking action on this important issue!
Sample Tweets
• Leadership, cultural learning, & lang study: #InternationalExchange prepares Americans for global economy, [insert member twitter handle]. #NoMoreCuts!
• #InternationalExchange enhances US natl security & smart power. [insert member twitter handle] make sure there are #NoMoreCuts! #sequester
• A secure #America needs more than #military might! [insert member twitter handle] #NoMoreCuts to #InternationalExchange! #sequester
• #InternationalExchange is an investment in the future, expanding the vision of current & emerging leaders. [insert member twitter handle] #NoMoreCuts!
• #InternationalExchange teaches Americans critical skills and enhances US global competitiveness. [insert member twitter handle] #NoMoreCuts! #
• Discretionary cuts to #InternationalExchange harm the #economy! [insert member twitter handle] say #NoMoreCuts! #sequester
• #Sequestration means an 8.2% cut to #InternationalExchange funding in 2013. [insert member twitter handle] make sure there are #NoMoreCuts!
• Discretionary investments have already been cut by nearly $1.5 trillion. [insert member twitter handle] make sure there are #NoMoreCuts! #sequester
• Remember [insert member twitter handle], over 3000 groups want you to say #NoMoreCuts to discretionary investments! #sequester
Members of Congress need to hear directly from YOU, their constituents about the local impact of exchanges in their home states, districts, and communities.
Thanks for providing the sample tweets! I just tweeted a couple and will do so again later today.
ReplyDeleteThose of you who participated here is an update from The Alliance:
ReplyDelete#InternationalExchange ranks 1st in #NoMoreCuts day of action
Thank you for your enthusiastic participation in the Day of Action on Twitter this past Monday, to oppose more cuts to non-defense discretionary (NDD) programs like international exchanges. An impressive statistical picture of our Twitter activity from 12/10 follows:
231 tweets sent using the hashtag #InternationalExchange.
Of those 231 tweets, 181 sent using both #InternationalExchange and #NoMoreCuts, ranking us 1st among the hashtags used in combination with #NoMoreCuts [a total of 1,315 tweets were sent with #NoMoreCuts].