CHC Chair Statement on Continuing Resolution that Again Fails to Protect Dreamers

Washington, D.C. – The Congressional Caucus Chair (CHC) Michelle Lujan Grisham released the following statement after Republicans voted to pass a short-term spending bill and left town without addressing pressing issues:

"Americans are fed up that the Republican party, which controls the White House, the House of Representatives, and the Senate, cannot even meet its most basic responsibilities to pass a budget and keep the lights on, let alone address more complex issues. Republicans' insistence on governing from crisis to crisis is untenable and reckless.

"Instead of rising to the challenge and working across the aisle to support bipartisan solutions to Republican-created problems, the American people are once again counting down to another chaotic deadline. This undermines our national security, domestic priorities, and ability to move our nation forward on bipartisan issues like funding community health centers, providing disaster relief for our fellow citizens, and finding a solution for Dreamers.

"Nearly 90% of Americans agree that Dreamers should be protected from deportation, so we must not allow for Trump and Republican leaders to continue to scuttle and stall bipartisan progress with poison pills and extreme demands. Our community cannot accept for any Member to betray their commitment to protect Dreamers, especially when the vast majority of Americans believe that they should stay in the U.S. and continue to contribute to the only country they have ever known.

"I vow to keep fighting for Dreamers and their families because they are the embodiment of our shared values. We must hold Republican leaders in Congress accountable to their assurance that Dreamers will be protected by February 8th, because if we've learned one thing about them it is that their word cannot be trusted."

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