Nearly Three Out of Every Five Riders Aligned with Extremist Authoritarian Playbook For Immediate Release: October 22, 2024 Contact: David Rosen, drosen@citizen.org Brian Gumm, bgumm@progressivereform.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Republicans have added more than 300 Project 2025 poison pills to their draft spending bills, according to the Clean Budget Coalition and the Center for Progressive Reform. “Project 2025 is far more than just a blueprint for an authoritarian presidency. Republicans in Congress are already trying to pass Project 2025 into […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House and the Senate are expected to pass a continuing resolution today that funds the government through December 20. Lisa Gilbert, co-president of Public Citizen and co-chair of the Clean Budget Coalition, released the following statement: “House Republicans have been staging and losing battles over government funding throughout this Congress, and this week is no exception. You might think that after so many years of losing these fights, Republicans would move on from their failed approach, […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Republicans are expected to vote Wednesday on a government funding extension through March 2025 that includes a harmful poison pill, the SAVE Act, and allows key programs to expire – harming public health, farmworkers, and border security. Lisa Gilbert, co-president of Public Citizen and co-chair of the Clean Budget Coalition, released the following statement: “After weeks of internal chaos, House Republicans are no closer to a funding extension that can pass both chambers and win approval […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Republicans plan to vote this week on a government funding extension through March 2025 that zeroes out election security grants and includes a harmful poison pill, the SAVE Act. That bill would require proof of citizenship for voting and make it far more difficult for many citizens to cast ballots. Lisa Gilbert, co-president of Public Citizen and co-chair of the Clean Budget Coalition, released the following statement: “Once again, House Republicans are letting MAGA extremists call […]

For Immediate Release: July 9, 2024 Contact: David Rosen, drosen@citizen.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Republican appropriators have added at least 475 new poison pills to their draft annual spending bills, according to the Clean Budget Coalition, which is tracking them. This is in addition to around 60 legacy poison pills held over from previous cycles. All of these harmful measures must be removed from any final FY 25 spending package, the coalition maintains. The 475 poison pill riders across the […]

The 160-Page-Long CJS Appropriations Bill Drafted by House Republicans Has Over 40 Pages of Poison Pills WASHINGTON, D.C. – One quarter of the House GOP’s Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations bill is nothing but poison pills, the Clean Budget Coalition found after reviewing bill text. Shockingly, the 160-page long CJS bill has more than 40 pages of poison pills that attack immigrants, gun safety, LGBTQ+ Americans, women’s health, diversity and inclusion efforts, our environment, anti-monopoly measures, trade […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With Pride Month just getting started, House Republicans have added at least 15 poison pill policy riders to their draft spending bills that attack the LGBTQ+ community – with same-sex marriages, transgender Americans, drag queens, and pride flags among their growing list of culture war targets. The Clean Budget Coalition, which is tracking these measures, is calling on Congress to remove all of these harmful measures. So far, they include: Five poison pills that foster discrimination against […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Republican appropriators added approximately 80 new poison pill riders to their draft Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) spending bill. Lisa Gilbert, executive vice president of Public Citizen and co-chair of the Clean Budget Coalition, released the following statement: “From attacking abortion rights to making it more difficult to vote to meddling with local D.C. traffic laws, House Republicans have drafted a bill they know won’t pass. This bill is packed full of many of the […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Republicans have added at least 10 new poison pill policy riders to their draft Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies spending bill, according to the Clean Budget Coalition, which is tracking them. The new poison pills in the bill: Block executive orders on racial equity, diversity, and inclusion, the use of funding for offices to implement those policies, and bans Critical Race Theory; Ban gender affirming care and pride flags; Allow discrimination against same-sex marriages; […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congress should pass clean FY25 spending bills with no poison pill policy riders, more than 200 groups said today in a letter to congressional lawmakers. The letter calls for members of Congress to remember the lessons of the FY24 budget cycle.  “The FY24 federal budget negotiations were marred by frustrating delays that extended six months into the fiscal year, largely due to the persistent inclusion of policy riders and draconian cuts by House Majority lawmakers,” the letter […]