WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Appropriations Republicans have loaded up the majority-drafted annual spending bills with dozens of poison pill policy riders that attack women, people of color, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ Americans – opening a new front in their escalating culture war. The Clean Budget Coalition, which is tracking the poison pills added to federal spending bills, has repeatedly called on Congress to remove all of these harmful measures. They include: Fourteen new poison pills targeting abortion rights, contraception, and women’s […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – At least 24 new poison pill policy riders were added to appropriations bills drafted in the U.S. House over the past week, according to the Clean Budget Coalition, which is tracking them, bringing the total number of new poison pill riders to at least 114. Coalition members are calling on lawmakers to remove all of them and oppose passage of any legislation that includes these unpopular and controversial special favors for big corporations and ideological extremists. Below […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – At least 51 new poison pill policy riders were added to the draft Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill in the U.S. House, according to the Clean Budget Coalition, bringing the total number of new poison pill riders this cycle to at least 90. Coalition members are calling on lawmakers to remove all of them and oppose passage of any legislation that includes these unpopular and controversial special favors for big corporations and ideological extremists. […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – At least 22 new poison pill policy riders were added to appropriations bills drafted in the U.S. House over the past week, according to the Clean Budget Coalition, which is tracking them. That’s in addition to the 17 new poison pills the coalition found in May, bringing the total number of new poison pill riders to at least 39. Coalition members are calling on lawmakers to remove all of them and oppose passage of any legislation that […]

For Immediate Release: May 22, 2023 Contact: David Rosen, drosen@citizen.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – At least 17 new poison pill policy riders were added to majority drafted appropriations bills in the U.S. House over the past week, according to the Clean Budget Coalition, which is tracking them. Coalition members are calling on lawmakers to remove all of them and oppose passage of any legislation that includes these unpopular and controversial special favors for big corporations and ideological extremists. Below is a […]

For Immediate Release | Contact: David Rosen, drosen@citizen.org, (202) 588-7742 WASHINGTON, D.C. – No appropriations package should move forward if it contains poison pill riders that go against the public interest, 100 groups told congressional lawmakers in a letter sent today. In addition, Congress must not allow the budgetary process to be held hostage by the debt limit, the groups said. “Congress must pass clean spending bills that place the focus of the federal budget and appropriations process back where […]

For Immediate Release: Sept. 21, 2022 Contact: David Rosen, drosen@citizen.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congress should exclude poison pills and legacy riders from annual spending legislation, including the continuing resolution that must pass by September 30, the Clean Budget Coalition said in a letter sent to lawmakers today. More than 90 organizations signed the letter. “And as FY23 negotiations continue to proceed, our Coalition finds significant issue with the contents of the Continuing Resolution currently being discussed by Congressional leaders. While […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ordinary citizens from across the country are calling on Congress to finish the annual appropriations process and pass a spending package for FY 2022. With today’s news that U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) has lifted her hold on the short-term continuing resolution that extends the funding deadline to March 11, just three weeks remain to finish the omnibus appropriations package. Finishing and passing this bill is key to avoiding another year with outdated, insufficient funding levels for […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Groups in the Clean Budget Coalition are calling on federal lawmakers to finish appropriating, with the Feb. 18 government funding deadline just two weeks away. Passing 2022 appropriations is key to supporting our communities and protecting our country, the coalition maintains. A long-term CR would mean another year with outdated, insufficient funding levels for priorities like veterans and health research. Ultimately it harms businesses, taxpayers, and infrastructure when Congress repeatedly passes continuing resolutions. Lawmakers on both parties […]