In a private sign-on letter delivered today, the Federal Unionists Network and 35 union locals representing tens of thousands of federal workers are calling on Congressional leadership to oppose any budget that undermines access to affordable healthcare for millions of Americans or weakens Social Security, the VA, scientific agencies, regulatory protections, and the other services and programs tens of millions of Americans rely upon, even if it means a government shutdown. The letter, titled “No Bad Budget in Our Name,” was delivered to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
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