SIGN our letter now telling Congress—and especially House Republicans–to
get to work passing a budget that lifts all families and our economy!
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You were heard on Capitol Hill! All your phone calls, signatures, letters,
stories, and outcries were heard and the Republican government shutdown
was stopped at the last minute! [ [link removed] ]
[1]But our work isn’t over! Congress now only has 45 days to pass a budget
and we still need to speak out because the Republicans in the House of
Representatives are still planning to force through massive cuts to
programs that lift our families and economy.
[ [link removed] ]***SIGN our letter now to Republican leaders in Congress saying:
“Enough antics! Pass a budget that lifts up our families and economy now!”
(When you click on this link you will be automatically signed on to our
letter to Congress if we already have your information.)
Here’s what’s going on: This past weekend was drama, drama, drama! After
weeks of U.S. House Republicans infighting, raising the stakes on the
types of harmful cuts they wanted to enforce, and shifting their rhetoric
to anti-immigrant policies, Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed at the last
minute with the Democrats in Congress to pass a short-term stop gap
measure (called a Continuing Resolution) to keep the government open and
funded for just 45 days. Thank God the Democrats were there to act as the
adults in the room amirite!?
Nearly HALF of all Republicans still voted against the Continuing
Resolution—aka they voted to shut down the government and hurt our
economy, take away pay checks from 2 million government workers, 2 million
members of the military, and put in crisis programs like WIC and veterans
programs. [2] And right now they're only funding the government for 45
days….so if a budget isn’t passed by November 17th the government is at
risk of shutting down again!
This doesn’t change the fact that the U.S. House Republicans have so far
put forth purely partisan spending bills that slash funding for programs
our families need to build a good life, and that our economy needs to grow
– everything from nutrition assistance like WIC, to child care assistance,
K-12 education funding to funding for the IRS to collect taxes from the
wealthy. Also over the past few months all of their proposals includes
harmful anti-immigrant, anti-abortion, anti-education, anti-LGBTQ+,
anti-environment language such as making abortion illegal nationally,
slashing climate crisis funding, and opening up discrimination against the
LGBTQ+ community. [ [link removed] ]
A government shutdown is NOT the answer, but neither is the Republican
budget proposal. Moms, families, workers, and caregivers need Congress to
get to work passing a budget that lifts up our families and our economy by
funding vital programs like WIC, SNAP, child care assistance, Head Start,
community health centers, maternal health programs, K-12 education, and
many others.
[3]***SIGN our letter now telling Congress—and especially House
Republicans–to get to work passing a budget that lifts all families and
our economy! (When you click on this link you will be automatically signed
on to our letter to Congress if we already have your information.)
Congress has 45 days to make this right and they need to hear from you
now! [ [link removed] ]Sign our letter now! When you click on this link you will be
automatically signed on to our letter to Congress if we already have your
information. Our letter says:
Dear Member of Congress,
A government shutdown is NOT the answer – and neither is passing a
budget that slashes funding, harms our economy, and hurts families. It’s
time to pass a budget immediately that funds our government and lifts up
and supports our families, children, schools, businesses, and economy.
This includes fully funding WIC, protecting K-12 education and maternal
health care funding, protecting immigrant families, and investing in the
child care crisis by funding CDBDG, Head Start, and avoiding the child
care cliff.
MomsRising will be sending this letter to Congress later this week, so
make sure to add your signature and share this email with your friends and
family (you also can post the action page link to social media).
This past weekend showed once again how powerful our voice can be!
-Elyssa, Kristin, Donna, Hanna, Nate, Jordan, and the whole MomsRising.org
& MamásConPoder Team
References:
1. [ [link removed] ]“Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden
signs funding before midnight.” AP, October 1, 2023.
2. [ [link removed] ]”How Each Member Voted on House stopgap bill to avoid shutdown.”
Washington Post, September 30, 2023.
3. [ [link removed] ]“House Republican Budget Reflects Disturbing Vision for the
Country.” CBPP, September 19, 2023.
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