Today’s Action: Congressional spending bill looming…keep the wall out!

Congress has until November 21 to create a spending bill that Trump signs off on, or risk the second government shutdown of the year. And the argument is the same as it’s been the past three years (wow): Trump wants money to build the border wall that Mexico has ‘refused’ to pay for, and we absolutely do not want that to happen.

Democrats must stand firm through this next spending bill and keep Trump’s xenophobic demands at bay. No one wants a shutdown – even Trump, who faired poorly after his last one – so we’re in a great position to point-blank refuse. We just need to make sure Democrats in Congress show up to the negotiating table with their spines on straight.

Call or email your Members of Congress and tell them not one dollar toward Trump’s unnecessary, hateful border wall in the upcoming spending bill. AND, tell Congress to cut funding to the right hand of Trump’s anti-immigration campaign, Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs & Border Protection (CBP).

If Congress can’t settle on a new spending bill, they’ll have the option to pass a continuing resolution (CR), which keeps the past year’s funding levels in place. And while this is a better alternative than an increase in border wall and ICE/CBP funding, the best option would be a reduction from last year’s numbers down to Obama-era funding levels or lower.

At this point, a CR is more likely than a shutdown…but the current levels are still allowing Trump to run concentration camps at the border and build sections of the border wall.

In other words, the status quo is unacceptable and we need Democrats to push harder than ever.

Email or call (202.224.3121) your Members of Congress and demand they eliminate all border wall funding from the upcoming spending bill, and reduce ICE/CBP funding to Obama-era levels.