For Immediate Release: May 27, 2021 Contact: David Rosen, drosen@citizen.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Clean Budget Coalition is reminding lawmakers to remove legacy poison pills from the annual spending bills ahead of the anticipated announcement of President Joe Biden’s budget proposal, which will kick-start the annual appropriations process. “It’s long past time for a clean slate with clean appropriations bills that fund our government,” said Lisa Gilbert, executive vice president of Public Citizen and co-chair of the coalition. “This year, […]

Legacy Riders Harm Women’s Health, Our Campaign Finance System, Endangered Species, Our Environment, Consumer Product Safety and More WASHINGTON, D.C. – As appropriators in the U.S. House of Representatives mark up the FY 2021 spending bills this month, the Clean Budget Coalition is calling on Congress to remove as many legacy riders as possible from the annual spending packages. Legacy riders are harmful poison pills that were attached to spending bills at some point in the past, swallowed by lawmakers […]

Nov. 12, 2019 Contact: David Rosen, drosen@citizen.org, (202) 588-7742 Lisa Gilbert, lgilbert@citizen.org, (202) 454-5188 Tonight, leading appropriators in both chambers of Congress will meet in their latest attempt to resolve disagreements over topline funding levels. Lawmakers should not allow the debate over funding levels to undermine the consensus that has been reached on excluding poison pill riders that harm the public, nor should they backtrack on the progress that already has been made on removing inappropriate legacy riders held over […]

For Immediate Release: Nov. 4, 2019 Contact: David Rosen, drosen@citizen.org, (202) 588-7742 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congress’ FY 2020 appropriations bills and continuing resolutions should remain free from poison pill policy riders that harm the public, 79 groups in the Clean Budget Coalition said in a letter sent to Congress today. Congress must act by the Nov. 21 funding deadline or risk another unwanted and costly government shutdown. “Poison pill riders are unpopular and dangerous, and the public opposes the abuse […]

For Immediate Release: Oct. 23, 2019 Contact: David Rosen, drosen@citizen.org, (202) 588-7742 Lisa Gilbert, lgilbert@citizen.org, (202) 454-5188 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Appropriations bills in both chambers of Congress should exclude legacy poison pill riders that harm the public, groups in the Clean Budget Coalition are telling federal lawmakers. Legacy riders, added to appropriations bills in past budget cycles and held over to the current one, have nothing to do with funding our government and do not belong in spending legislation, the […]

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