173 Groups Call on Congress to Pass a Clean Budget With No Ideological Riders

July 10, 2017

Coalition for Sensible Safeguards

Public-interest groups sent a letter to Congress demanding a clean budget free from ideological policy riders. The letter — which includes more than 50 state and local organizations as signatories — was organized by the Clean Budget Coalition, which is calling on Congress and the White House to pass a clean budget that funds and protects thriving families and communities.

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