Continuing Resolution

Washington, D.C. — In response to congressional votes on a partisan anti-environmental and anti-immigrant funding bill, Chispa released the following statement from Chispa Senior Director Estefany Carrasco-González: “This Continuing Resolution is not a real funding solution for our nation, and it will further harm our Latine and communities of color, overall, by proceeding with the Trump and Musk chaos and program cuts to essential services and protections that improve our lives. The extreme funding cuts and handing congressional power to Trump will only lead to increased job losses, rising energy costs, more pollution, and bad air in our neighborhoods, resulting in devastating health outcomes for our frontline families and communities. Cutting environmental protections and services while increasing funding for inhumane immigration enforcement and militarization of our communities places a target on our backs from our government. Instead of sloppily moving heaven and earth to cut essential services to justify tax breaks to the wealthy, Congress must focus on their job of passing funding bills thoughtfully that strengthen our economy, create jobs, and protect all the people.” *** Chispa LCV also joined the below letter along with over 90 organizations who oppose the partisan Republican-led funding bill:   March 10, 2025   Dear Member of Congress, The undersigned organizations represent millions of constituents across the country and a diverse slate of interests and sectors. Across these various perspectives, we are united in our ask: we strongly urge you to vote NO on the Republican-drafted continuing resolution (“CR”). Instead of a bipartisan government funding bill that adequately services the needs of everyday people, this CR poses grave threats to us all. By gutting billions of dollars in critically-needed  human needs benefits, health care, affordable housing, clean water and more, this CR will be devastating to many, including veterans, people with disabilities, families, and seniors. Further, this CR does nothing to address this administration’s actions, particularly those led by Elon Musk’s DOGE, that ignore Congressional directives on how to spend appropriated funds  and slash and dismantle the federal government in ways that hurt everyday people while benefiting corporations and the wealthiest. We urge you to reject this partisan CR that President Trump and Elon Musk will treat as a slush fund to enable and entrench their harmful agenda. Sincerely, National Organizations 20/20 Vision All* Above All Americans for Financial Reform Americans for Tax Fairness Association of University Centers on Disabilities AVAC Blue Future Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) Children’s Defense Fund Clean Water Action Climate Action Campaign Climate Justice Alliance Community Change Action Climate Crisis Policy Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) Coalition on Human Needs Consumer Action Earthjustice Action Earthworks Economic Security Project Action Elevate Equal Rights Advocates Endangered Species Coalition Evergreen Action Food & Water Watch Friends of the Earth Action Green America GreenLatinos Health Care Without Harm Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights Indivisible Institute for Policy Studies’ Poverty Project League of Conservation Voters Muslim Advocates National Association of Social Workers National Health Law Program National Immigration Law Center National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice NextGen America Oceana P Street Patriotic Millionaires People For the American Way Physicians for Social Responsibility Popular Democracy Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) PrEP4All Public Citizen Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Sierra Club The Advocates for Human Rights The Earth Bill Network Unrig Our Economy United Church of Christ United Steelworkers (USW) Voices of Health Care Action Washington Office on Latin America WE ACT for Environmental Justice Western Watersheds Project Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights State and Local Organizations 350Kishwaukee California Environmental Voters Change the Chamber Chispa, a Program of LCV Chispa Arizona Citizen Action of New York Conservation Colorado Conservation Voters of PA CTR Earth Ethics, Inc. Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project For Love of Water Michigan League of Conservation Voters National Immigrant Justice Center New Jersey LCV National Health Law Program North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Oasis Legal Services Oregon League of Conservation Voters Oregon Wild Pennsylvania Sustainable Business Network PICO California San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council Services, Immigrant Rights and Education Network (SIREN) Strong Economy For All Coalition The Legal Clinic The Sidewalk School The Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans Virginia League of Conservation Voters Washington Conservation Action Wind of the Spirit Immigrant Resource Center    ###