Letter from 200 groups demands action against cynical budget rescissions loophole<\/p>\n
New York<\/strong> \u2013 With a looming September 30 deadline for a new federal fiscal spending bill, more than 100 New Yorkers rallied outside Sen. Schumer\u2019s Manhattan office today to demand that he reject proposed Republican budget cuts and protect policies that ensure clean water, safe food and affordable healthcare, among other crucial priorities. Specifically, constituents called for Schumer to demand a ban on \u201crescissions,\u201d an obscure and cynical budget maneuver that would let President Trump and Congressional Republicans unilaterally claw back funding approved in a bipartisan law with simple House and Senate majorities later on.<\/p>\n In\u00a0a letter<\/a>\u00a0sent to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer earlier this month, more than 200 organizations from around the country demanded that Senate Democrats reject any federal appropriations bill that does not explicitly prohibit the subsequent use of the rescission process. Hundreds of\u00a0letters<\/a>\u00a0from constituents\u00a0were hand-delivered to Senators Schumer and Gillibrand during the rally, demanding Senate Democrats use their leverage to\u00a0end the military occupation of U.S. cities and stop the secret police from terrorizing residents,\u00a0as well.<\/p>\n Advocacy groups represented at the rally included Food & Water Watch, Indivisible Brooklyn, Target Majority NYC, Rise And Resist, NY Communities for Change, Upper Westside Action Group, Jackson Heights Indivisible, and others.<\/p>\n \u201cA bipartisan federal spending law isn\u2019t worth the paper it\u2019s printed on if Congressional Republicans can unilaterally cut it up days later through an obscure legislative loophole,\u201d said\u00a0Eric Weltman, senior New York organizer a<\/strong>t\u00a0Food & Water Watch<\/strong>. \u201cWith fundamental issues of public health, safe food and clean water on the line, Senator Schumer must stand firm and reject any appropriations bill that does not include a prohibition on sneaky, cynical rescissions later on.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n With the federal fiscal year ending September 30, Republicans are pushing steep cuts tied to a proposed spending bill. Because any deal requires 60 votes in the Senate, Schumer and his Democratic caucus have the leverage to block further cuts \u2014 but earlier this year, Democrats allowed massive concessions to move forward under Trump and Congressional pressure. New Yorkers are demanding that Schumer use his leadership to stand firm this time and to protect critical federal priorities that safeguard food, water and climate.<\/p>\n \u201cBack in March, Senator Schumer divided Democrats by voting for Republicans\u2019 attacks on our communities and cuts to the services we rely on. After facing calls for his resignation, Schumer seems to have learned from his costly mistakes. He\u2019s promising that Democrats won\u2019t vote for the MAGA cuts this time. We support Schumer\u2019s demand for bipartisan negotiations to keep the government funded and we call on Democrats to remain united in protecting our communities against MAGA cuts and lawlessness. But we need to make sure Schumer holds the line he\u2019s drawn, because we cannot afford another Schumer surrender,\u201d said\u00a0Adam Ring, Coordinator, Indivisible Brooklyn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople in New York are paying the price because Senator Schumer caved to Republicans, last March, giving MAGA a slush fund to terrorize our communities. The regime has been tearing up the Constitution ever since, disappearing our neighbors to gulags and camps, abducting civilians in unmarked cars, illegally clawing back the appropriated funds people can not do without, and so much more. We are glad that our Senate Minority Leader has set red line requirements Republicans must meet before Democrats will vote to approve their funding bills. We look forward to seeing Chuck live up to his words, and we urge him to be bolder still, to rein in this regime\u2019s chaos,\u201d said\u00a0Ann<\/strong>\u00a0S., on the leadership team of Target Majority NYC, an Indivisible Group.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Story continues after this message<\/p>\n Stay Get the latest on food, water and climate issues delivered \n
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