Tell Congress: Stop The Reconciliation Backdoor

Nine months ago, Republicans used budget reconciliation to push $280 billion through Congress without a single Democratic vote. At the time, it was called extraordinary. Now, it's becoming the norm.

Trump has given Republicans until June 1 to fund ICE — an entire federal agency — through the same party-line maneuver. No debate. No compromise. No Democratic votes required. They're also weighing a $200 billion Iran war package done the same way.

The people sounding the alarm aren't just Democrats. Senator John Hoeven, a senior Republican appropriator, admitted it's a "slippery slope." Senate Majority Leader John Thune warned it's "not good for the country or the future of the appropriations process." Three GOP aides told reporters privately this will trigger permanent tit-for-tat — killing bipartisan spending deals for good.

Georgetown budget scholar Matt Glassman put it plainly: this creates "a back door to party-line discretionary appropriating" — stripping away the spending limits and accountability guardrails that only bipartisan deals produce.

Tell your representative: reconciliation is not a substitute for governing.

In solidarity,

Action Collective