Tell Your Senators to Support the Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2009

The federal government spent $422 billion in taxpayer funds last year on outside contracts.  It is the fastest growing portion of federal discretionary spending, increasing by 100 percent between 2000 and 2006. We have all heard of the scandals involving Halliburton and Blackwater. But we need to stop contractors like these from getting government jobs in the first place.

Please call your senators and urge them to support the Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2009 (S. 265) which will block all would-be contractors who fail to pay their taxes.

You can reach your senators and representatives at 202-224-3121. If you don't know who they are, that's OK. Just tell the operator your zip code, and they will connect you.

Then, please report your call below, so we can keep track of how many calls are made.