Joint Leadership Letter on Partisan Continuing Resolution
Dear Colleague:
We write with respect to the upcoming March 14 funding deadline.
Republicans have used their control of the House, the Senate and the presidency to destroy the programs taxpayers deserve in order to fund tax cuts for their billionaire donors and wealthy corporations. They are cutting healthcare access, public schools and veterans benefits while soaring the costs of groceries, housing and insurance. They are making our communities less safe by cutting law enforcement and threatening our national security.
In one week, funding for the government runs out. The top Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, Rosa DeLauro, remains ready to negotiate a meaningful bipartisan spending agreement that puts working people first. However, Republicans have decided to introduce a partisan continuing resolution that threatens to cut funding for healthcare, nutritional assistance and veterans benefits through the end of the current fiscal year. That is not acceptable.
House Democrats would enthusiastically support a bill that protects Social Security, Medicare, veterans health and Medicaid, but Republicans have chosen to put them on the chopping block to pay for billionaire tax cuts. We cannot back a measure that rips away life-sustaining healthcare and retirement benefits from everyday Americans as part of the Republican scheme to pay for massive tax cuts for their wealthy donors like Elon Musk. Medicaid is our redline.
We look forward to reconvening as a Caucus early next week. In the interim, please contact any of us or Rep. DeLauro directly to discuss any matter related to the March 14 deadline.
Sincerely,

Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic Leader

Katherine Clark
Democratic Whip

Pete Aguilar
Democratic Caucus Chair