| WASHINGTON - October 23 - "Tomorrow the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on an economic stimulus plan that will succeed mostly in lining the pockets of corporations, bypassing the people who need it most," said National Organization for Women (NOW) President Kim Gandy. "As the U.S. copes with the fallout from the September 11 attacks and the worsening recession, we need a stimulus plan that truly supports low-wage earners -- the majority of whom are women -- and those who are suffering most in our current economy. Anything less will be a recipe for disaster."
Gandy will speak at a news conference with other national leaders to demand that Congress ensure that any stimulus plan includes those at the bottom of the economic ladder.
Who:
Kim Gandy, National Organization for Women
John Sweeney, AFL-CIO
Robert Borosage, Campaign for America's Future
Cecilia Munoz, National Council of La Raza
Wade Henderson, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Robert Greenstein, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Debbie Sease, Sierra Club
When:
Wednesday, October 24
10 AM
Where:
Holeman Lounge, National Press Club
1325 G Street, NW, Washington D.C.
"If you want to stimulate spending, then get the money into the hands of those who will, by necessity, put it right back into the economy -- low-income and laid-off workers," Gandy said.
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