Groups Call on Democrats to Stand Firm Against Destructive GOP Funding Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With government funding set to expire at midnight on Friday, Public Citizen and Indivisible released the following statement:
“Leader Schumer and Senate Democrats must insist on a clean 30-day funding bill. Helping Republicans pass their harmful, partisan slush-fund for Trump and Musk would correctly and needlessly redirect the public’s outrage from Republicans to Democrats. Even those who would be most directly harmed by a government shutdown – federal employees – have said they are willing to risk a Republican-created government shutdown instead of allowing the ongoing lawless dismantling of government, and they’re right.
“All Americans should be clear: The Republican long-term CR is not a clean continuation of previous funding commitments. It would enable Trump and Musk to claim much greater authority to violate the separation of powers and refuse to spend appropriated funds – and in fact, Vice President Vance has made clear the administration intends to do this.
“The Republican long-term CR also would impose draconian spending cuts on Washington, D.C. and impose pointless, devastating harm on children in the nation’s capital.
“If Republicans disregard the wellbeing of the country and choose to shut down the government over their failure to pass their destructive funding bill, we and our partners will mobilize across the country to ensure the anger of voters is directed at the culprits of this manufactured crisis, in defense of the vital programs that Musk’s MAGA allies are eager to destroy for the sake of greater corporate profits.”