NEW GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN DEADLINE
IS MARCH 1st, 2024:

Congress has a looming deadline on March 1st and another on March 8th. To prevent a government shutdown, they need to pass a Continuing Resolution (CR) or new spending bills.

Our people need investments in programs like WIC, SNAP, Social Security, and Medicare/Medicaid – not cuts. Let your Members of Congress know that our lives and the programs we rely on are not bargaining chips

HELP PROTECT THE BUDGET!

Republicans in Congress went back on their deal: They had already reached an agreement on a budget that would keep the government open. This means that unless Congress votes to authorize expenses like SNAP Benefits or Disaster Funding, agencies are forced to stop providing essential services. Immediate impacts include: 10,000+ children losing access to Head Start; SNAP programs running dry and less resources in case of natural disasters.

Why? GOP Republicans want to force a choice between a government shutdown or agreeing to budget cuts designed to end social support systems for BIPOC, working-class families, seniors, and children.

#GOPCuts and our children

70% cut in vouchers for fruits and vegetables available to children and pregnant people under WIC.

Children cannot live on $11 a month for fruits and vegetables.

#GOPCuts and Parents or Caretakers

82,000 children would lose access to high-quality preschool if the #GopCuts are made to Head Start Programs across the country; 70,000 child care centers could close, leaving 3.2 million children without care.

Parents deserve safe and reliable childcare while they work to provide for their families and themselves.

#GOPCuts and our Neighborhoods

$1 billion cut from programs to build affordable housing, as well as millions more cut from programs that provide housing for the elderly and disabled, and programs to address homelessness.

The United States is already facing its worst affordable housing crisis in history.

#GOPCuts and the Working Class

$3 billion in cuts from job training programs. Additionally, they propose a $313 million cut from Worker Protection Agencies including OSHA and Wage and Hour.

Workers deserve professional development and safety protections at work.

#GOPCuts and Pregnancy

$35 million in cuts from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant.

Every single family deserves accessible healthcare and reproductive choice.

We’re building a rising movement of people fighting for a future of opportunity, equality, and inclusion. CPD Action works on campaigns that expand the voice and power of workers, communities of color, and immigrants on issues of economic and racial justice.