{"id":49218,"date":"2025-09-23T10:46:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T14:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/?post_type=act&p=49218"},"modified":"2026-03-23T01:00:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T05:00:58","slug":"tell-congress-no-blank-checks-for-trump","status":"publish","type":"act","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/fr\/actions\/tell-congress-no-blank-checks-for-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Tell Congress: No blank checks for Trump"},"template":"","class_list":["post-49218","act","type-act","status-publish","hentry","act_type-petition"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"","featured_image":"","act_type":40,"location":46,"related_issues":false,"related_work":false,"button_text":"","secondary_link":"","hero_cta_type":"none","hero_cta":null,"hero_cta_text":"","start_date_time":"","end_date_time":""},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_add_component","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_add_component":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_work","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_work":{"heading":"Work","manually_curate":false,"work":null}}],"platform":"action_network","platform_id":"action_network:f3aca7aa-7bdd-43cf-a954-e7ed65737e7b","tm_actions_platform":{"event_type":"petitions","platform_url":"","summary":"Please reject any funding bills unless they protect healthcare, assistance programs, and our democracy. \r\n\r\nIf the government shuts down, it will be on Trump and Republicans for failing to support a budget that funds working people, not billionaires.","description":"

Back in March, Democrats cut a deal with Republicans to keep the government open \u2013 giving up their only leverage. [1] Trump pocketed the win, then tore those deals up<\/strong> by cutting billions of dollars in funding for PBS and foreign aid [2]\r\n<\/p>\r\n

Let\u2019s be clear: That failure to meet the moment gave Trump everything he wanted \u2013 and emboldened his authoritarian agenda. We can\u2019t let our members of Congress make this mistake again.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

This time around, Trump kicked off talks by flatly refusing to negotiate with Democrats \u2013 saying \u201cDon\u2019t even bother dealing with them.\u201d [3]\r\n<\/p>\r\n

Now, with just one week left before funding runs out, Trump is reportedly finally<\/em> accepting a meeting with Democratic leadership. [4] If there\u2019s a shutdown, it\u2019ll be the direct result of Trump\u2019s reckless games and bad-faith delays.<\/strong>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle have rightfully expressed concerns with Trump\u2019s cruel cuts. But as a Common Cause member, you know talk is cheap. What matters is how they vote. And this vote will show exactly whose side they\u2019re on.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

[1] https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/03\/14\/nx-s1-5328229\/senate-spending-bill-vote-government-shutdown
\r\n[2] https:\/\/thehill.com\/business\/budget\/5478193-trump-rescission-congress-funding-fight\/
\r\n[3] https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/09\/12\/donald-trump-shutdown-democrats-00560031
\r\n[4] https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/09\/22\/trump-to-meet-with-democratic-leaders-ahead-of-shutdown-deadline-00575716<\/p>","featured_image_url":"https:\/\/can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/petitions\/photos\/000\/692\/036\/original\/Trump_Budget_Petition.png","browser_url":"https:\/\/act.commoncause.org\/petitions\/tell-congress-pass-a-peoples-budget","address":"","timezone":"","latitude":"","longitude":"","is_virtual":false,"start_date":"","end_date":"","embed":"