“The Continuing Resolution (CR) that Republican leaders in Congress proposed this week is wrong for the country. It would continue to gut health care for families and raise costs. America’s moms want Republicans to join Democrats in Congress to pass a funding bill that boosts working families; makes food, housing, child care and other basics affordable; funds public schools, women’s health, and life-saving scientific research; and repairs the health crisis Republicans in Congress caused by restoring funding for Medicaid and Affordable Care Act tax credits. The Republican CR does none of that.

“Keeping the government funded is a core responsibility of Congress and members should be working in a bipartisan way to meet the needs of all of America’s families. Republicans control both chambers of Congress and the White House. If the government shuts down, it will be because Republicans in Congress chose to shut it down instead of stopping devastating cuts to our health care, schools, food assistance and more.

“The CR Republican congressional leaders are proposing right now would exacerbate the damage they already caused with the tremendously unpopular budget they passed this summer. It is making our country sicker and hungrier, less fair and less successful, and creating hardship, higher costs, and pain for America’s families, small businesses, and our economy – all to further provide tax breaks for private jets and to harmfully increase funding to separate families, commit human rights abuses, and terrify hardworking immigrants - people essential to our care workforce, our economy and our future. Our nation needs a safe and orderly immigration process that balances compassion and security, NOT cuts to health care and NOT cruelty.

“America’s moms want Republicans in Congress to stop gutting our health care and instead prioritize programs that lower costs for families and open the doors to opportunity. The work to pass a funding bill that does that is long overdue.”