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Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader, the Hon. Rodney P. Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Ranking Member - No Poison Pill Riders on FY2-18 Appropriations Bills

Letter

By: Ruben Gallego, Doris Matsui, Barbara Lee, Anna Eshoo, Julia Brownley, Brad Sherman, Raul Ruiz, Mark Takano, Alan Lowenthal, Diana DeGette, Joe Courtney, Eleanor Norton, Darren Soto, Alcee Hastings, Sr., Frederica Wilson, Madeleine Bordallo, Bobby Rush, Danny Davis, Cheri Bustos, Clay Higgins, Katherine Clark, Bill Keating, John Delaney, Sandy Levin, Tim Walz, Lacy Clay, Jr., G. K. Butterfield, Jr., Annie Kuster, Bill Pascrell, Jr., Ben Luján, Jr., Thomas Suozzi, Nydia Velázquez, Carolyn Maloney, Eliot Engel, Joyce Beatty, Earl Blumenauer, Dwight Evans, David Cicilline, Steve Cohen, Joaquin Castro, Filemon Vela, Jr., Donald Beyer, Jr., Suzan DelBene, Denny Heck, Tom O'Halleran, John Garamendi, Jerry McNerney, Eric Swalwell, Jimmy Panetta, Adam Schiff, Ted Lieu, Linda Sánchez, Nanette Barragán, Scott Peters, Ed Perlmutter, Jim Himes, Neal Dunn, Charlie Crist, Jr., Ted Deutch, John Lewis, Tulsi Gabbard, Luis Gutiérrez, Brad Schneider, John Yarmuth, Niki Tsongas, Mike Capuano, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin, John Conyers, Jr., Keith Ellison, Kilili Sablan, Alma Adams, Frank Pallone, Jr., Bonnie Watson Coleman, Jacky Rosen, Gregory Meeks, Yvette Clarke, Joe Crowley, Paul Tonko, Tim Ryan, Kurt Schrader, Mike Doyle, Jr., Jim Clyburn, Beto O'Rourke, Eddie Johnson, Bobby Scott, Stacey Plaskett, Pramila Jayapal, Ron Kind, Jan Schakowsky, Raul Grijalva, Mike Thompson, Mark DeSaulnier, Ro Khanna, Salud Carbajal, Tony Cárdenas, Norma Torres, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Lou Correa, Susan Davis, John Larson, Elizabeth Esty, Al Lawson, Jr., Kathy Castor, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, David Scott, Dave Loebsack, Mike Quigley, Bill Foster, Cedric Richmond, Joe Kennedy III, Stephen Lynch, Steny Hoyer, Dan Kildee, Brenda Lawrence, Rick Nolan, Bennie Thompson, Carol Shea-Porter, Albio Sires, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Ruben Kihuen, Grace Meng, Jerry Nadler, José Serrano, Louise Slaughter, Suzanne Bonamici, Bob Brady, Matt Cartwright, Jim Cooper, Sheila Jackson Lee, Marc Veasey, Donald McEachin, Peter Welch, Adam Smith, Gwen Moore, Terri Sewell, Jared Huffman, Ami Bera, Jackie Speier, Zoe Lofgren, Judy Chu, Grace Napolitano, Karen Bass, Maxine Waters, Juan Vargas, Jared Polis, Rosa DeLauro, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Val Demings, Lois Frankel, Hank Johnson, Jr., Colleen Hanabusa, Robin Kelly, Raja Krishnamoorthi, André Carson, Jim McGovern, Seth Moulton, John Sarbanes, Elijah Cummings, Debbie Dingell, Betty McCollum, Emanuel Cleaver II, David Price, Donald Norcross, Don Payne, Jr., Dina Titus, Kathleen Rice, Hakeem Jeffries, Adriano Espaillat, Sean Maloney, Marcia Fudge, Peter DeFazio, Brendan Boyle, Jim Langevin, Al Green, Gene Green, Lloyd Doggett II, Gerry Connolly, Rick Larsen, Mark Pocan
Date: June 22, 2017
Issues: Government Budget and Spending

Dear Speaker Ryan, Leader Pelosi, Chairman Frelinghuysen, and Ranking Member Lowey:

We urge you to bring forward appropriations bills without poison pill policy riders to adequately fund the federal government in Fiscal Year (FY) 2018.

Contrary to the May 2, 2017 statement of President Trump, we believe there is no such thing as a "good shutdown." Bogging down the appropriations process with controversial policy debates would create another harmful political impasse and put Americans at unnecessary risk. Given the many challenges and urgent needs of our country, the House of Representatives must work cooperatively to complete the appropriations process. We need appropriations bills that provide adequate funding above sequestration levels for the agencies and programs that Americans rely on. Clean funding bills -- free of poison pill riders -- represent the best path forward as we fulfill our basic duty to keep the government running.

Cuts to vital programs and threats of government shutdown threaten Americans' security and economic wellbeing. We urge you to act in line with the best traditions of the House and the best interests of our country by advancing responsible appropriations legislation free of contentious poison pill provisions.

Sincerely,


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