This harsh
cut abandons previous congressional commitments to provide
defense and non-defense programs with equal relief from
sequestration. We urge you to vote against this package of
defense-related bills because they should not be considered
without a comprehensive agreement to lift the caps for all
the programs that contribute to our security. We also ask you to vote against this package of
appropriations bills because it includes wasteful funding for
the border wall that will not increase our security, and to
oppose extraneous and irresponsible policy riders such as
those restricting opportunities for young people in the
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to enter the
military or weakening the Congressional Budget Office. Please vote no on this package of appropriations bills, and
instead make it a top priority to achieve a bipartisan
agreement to lift sequestration caps for non-defense
programs, not solely for the military. Sincerely yours,
Deborah Weinstein,
Executive Director.
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