50+ organizations sign letter opposing Congressional interference in DC’s budget

Today, more than 50 local and national organizations sent a joint letter to members of the Senate opposing S.J.Res. 102 and H.J.Res. 142, the disapproval resolutions that would massively interfere in DC’s local budget.

“This resolution would destabilize DC’s finances and impoverish DC’s children,” the letter reads. “We thank the Senate for unanimously passing the DC Local Funds Act last year to prevent a similar financial hit on DC’s budget. We, the undersigned national organizations, urge you and all Senators to be strong allies to DC and oppose S.J.Res 102.”

The signatories include:

Free DC
ACLU-D.C.
All Souls Church Unitarian, Washington, DC
American Federation of Teachers | AFT
Asbury United Methodist Church–DC
Ayuda
Black Voters Matter Fund
Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
Chesapeake Climate Action Network
Choose Democracy
Clearinghouse on Women’s Issues
Coalition on Human Needs
Council for Court Excellence
DC Action
DC Appleseed Center for Law & Justice
DC Democratic State Committee
DC Fiscal Policy Institute
D.C. Hunger Solutions
DC Jobs With Justice
DC Statehood PAC
DC Vote
Declaration for American Democracy Coalition
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
DMV Bund
First Focus Campaign for Children
George Washington University Latino Medical Student Organization
Jewish Voice for Peace-DC Metro
Jews United for Justice
Kids Can’t Wait
League of Conservation Voters
League of Women Voters of the United States
League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia
Legal Aid DC
Long Live GoGo
Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church
Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO
More Than Our Crimes
Movement for Freedom
National Education Association
National Health Law Program
National Women’s Law Center Action Fund
Neighbors United for DC Statehood
NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice
People For the American Way
People Power United
Public Advocacy for Kids
Public Citizen
Rogan’s List
Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
SPACEs in Action
Third Act DC
Tzedek DC
Understanding US
Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice
Ward 3 Democratic Committee
Women’s March

Download a full copy of the letter.