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#Recessions and Unintended Consequences for @NDDUnited Programs @DonaldTrump Expected “Rescissions” Would Cut Funds That Agencies Still Need

Trump’s Expected “Rescissions” Would Cut Funds That Agencies Still Need

The NDD United team has been working to figure out what the talk of recessions means for non-defense discretionary (NDD) programs. NDD United has put together ICA One-Pager on recession, a seldom used procedure for rolling back already appropriated money.

NDD United hope that advocates will use its one pager to explain the…

Congress Passes Budget Deal with #Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 300 Billion Budget Deal Includes Opportunity Zone, Tax Extenders @CSHInfo @NDDUnited

Bipartisan Budget Deal Includes Domestic and Defense Spending Increases of $300 Billion On Friday, February 9, 2018, President Trump ended a brief government shutdown by signing the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. The budget deal includes a two-year, $300 billion increase to the defense and non-defense spending caps for fiscal years 2018 and 2019. The budget deal also includes tax extenders. The…

Join Final Appropriations Push to Raise Federal Spending Caps Increase Federal #Homeless Assistance Grant Funding in FY 2018 Budget @naehomelessness @NDDUnited @USRepRodney @SenBooker @SenatorMenendez

Increase Federal Homeless Assistance Grant Funding in FY 2018 Budget The National Alliance to End Homelessness (the Alliance) is asking partners in targeted districts represented by elected officials who oversee appropriations to encourage action to ensure the FY 2018 Budget spending caps are raised. It is critical that funding for homeless assistance grants is a top priority. This appropriations…

Congress Faces Another Deadline to Fund Federal Government Democrats Demand that Budget Deal Maintains Defense and Non-defense Parity @NLIHC @NDDUnited

Democrats Demand that Federal Government Budget Deal Maintains Defense and Non-defense Parity The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) reports that Congress remains at an impasse over how to fund the federal government for FY18. This creates the possibility of a government shutdown when the current stopgap funding measure, known as a continuing resolution (CR), expires on Friday, January…

House Leaders Call on Congress to #RaisetheCaps that Could Threaten America’s Economy and Security @NDDUnited https://wp.me/peqFK-9vE

2018 Spending Caps Could Threaten America’s Economy and Security On May 18, 2017, NDD United held a press conference calling on Congress to raise the 2018 spending caps. Participating in the press conference were: House Budget Committee Ranking Member John Yarmuth, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Nita Lowey, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, House Budget Committee Vice Ranking Member…

Consequences of #Sequestration & @POTUS Budget Return to Sequester Levels Would Have Devastating Effects @NDDUnited https://wp.me/peqFK-9vr

Returning to Sequestration Levels Would Have Devastating Effects On May 17, 2017, the NDD United Steering Committee sent a letter to House and Senate Budget Committee Members reinforcing the positions from its February sign on letter in regards to the impact of sequestration as Congress turns to the FY 2018 budget. Congressional Democrats have been ramping up for the fight to raise the…

NJ Received $60B in Federal Funds in 2016 What is at Stake for NJ with Proposed Federal Budget Cuts? @carla_astudi

NJ Received $60B in Federal Funds in 2016 How Much Will Be Left After Federal Budget Cuts On April 5, 2017, NJ Advance Media reported “Can you guess which NJ counties get the most money from Washington?” Bergen County, which has the largest population in New Jersey received the most federal funding out of all the counties – $2.91 billion. In March 2017, President Trump released his proposed…

Sign the People’s Budget Petition & Invest in Federal Programs Provide for Most Vulnerable @NDDUnited @natpriorities

Join NDD United and the Coalition on Human Needs and Activate Your Communities for the People’s Budget The Nondefense Discretionary (NDD) United Steering Committee and the Coalition on Human Needs are two of the organizations circulating a new petition for a People’s Budget that invests in the federal programs that keep us secure at home and provide for our most vulnerable. Other groups that…