John,

House Republicans are attempting to go back on their word. It’s up to us to hold them accountable.

When President Biden cut a deal with congressional Republicans in 2024 to avoid a default on our country’s loans, it came with an agreement that domestic spending would increase by no less than 1% in the 2025 funding package.

But now, the House Appropriations Committee has proposed a 2025 funding plan with caps that will result in $75 billion less than the minimum previously agreed to.

The FY2024 budget just barely funded human needs programs to the point that most services didn’t have to be cut, but this proposed 2025 budget would lead to painful and substantial cuts that will cause unacceptable losses in services and programs.

The House needs to hear from you. Send a direct message telling your representative to invest in human needs rather than arbitrary and inadequate caps, and oppose drastic cuts for human needs programs in the FY2025 funding package being negotiated right now.

The number of people who are experiencing homelessness has risen back to pre-pandemic levels, rising food prices mean families are paying more for less, millions of families are struggling with rising housing costs, and high child care costs continue to force parents out of the workforce in order to care for young children.¹

Under the current proposed spending caps, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development will be cut by 10%, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education will be cut by at least 11% and possibly up to 16%, and agriculture programs will be cut by 4%.²

We cannot reach prosperity by stripping funding from programs that support the most vulnerable among us.

The House must abide by the parameters of their previous agreement with President Biden and increase funding for human needs programs by no less than 1%. Send a message to your representative now urging them to break the caps.

Thank you for all you do,

Deborah Weinstein
Executive Director, CHN Action

¹ Solutions to Homelessness Within Reach Regardless of Supreme Court Ruling in Upcoming Case
² Subcommittee Allocations FY25 Fact Sheet