Legislative Ask

Congress is poised to move big legislation that could have a dramatic impact on millions of lives, taking health care and nutrition assistance away from families across the country while giving big tax cuts for wealthy individuals and corporations.

As Congress negotiates the budget resolution for Fiscal Year 2026 and beyond, President Trump and some in Congress are proposing significant cuts to non-defense spending while further inflating the already bloated Pentagon budget.

Congress has the power to provide permanent solutions for our undocumented communities. Provisions of pathway to citizenship legislation have support from the majority of federal legislators, 1,200 faith leaders, over 100 of the nation’s top businesses, and 70% of voters across party lines. Notably, 58% of Republicans and Democrats nationwide favor a pathway to citizenship opposed to only 26% favoring the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants.

Since taking office, the Trump Administration has approved a series of arms sales to Israel totaling more than $12 billion. Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) led by Sen. Bernie Sanders (VT) and Reps. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Pramila Jayapal (WA-7) would block the sale of many offensive weapons that have been used in strikes that have killed thousands of civilians, including aid workers and journalists in Gaza.

Gaza isn’t starving. It’s being starved. Over two million Palestinian civilians face one of the world’s worst human-made humanitarian crises, with famine and disease spreading due to a lack of aid access. Amidst this catastrophe, the Biden administration and Congress halted all U.S. funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the largest aid operation in Gaza, until March 2025.

In a world that feels increasingly consumed by conflict, the United States faces critical decisions regarding national security and Pentagon spending.

Urge Congress to call for an immediate ceasefire to prevent further civilian harm.

Safe communities are the cornerstone of healthy and prosperous neighborhoods. The epidemic of community-based gun violence leaves too many U.S. communities in turmoil. Ending community gun violence needs swift accountability paired alongside tactics to address root causes. Community violence interruption programs address poverty, addiction, economic disinvestment, and generational trauma. Violence interrupters are community experts who stop gun violence before it even occurs.

Peacebuilding and conflict prevention programs reduce violent conflict and human suffering while saving taxpayer dollars. Yet, U.S. support for this work has been persistently underfunded.

We urge Congress to introduce and pass the Yemen War Powers Resolution to terminate unauthorized military involvement in the Saudi-led coalition’s war and blockade.