{"id":2174,"date":"2025-09-25T12:57:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/pennsylvania\/?post_type=press&p=2174"},"modified":"2025-09-25T12:57:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:57:55","slug":"fetterman-dont-back-down-on-deadly-budget-no-vote","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/pennsylvania\/press\/fetterman-dont-back-down-on-deadly-budget-no-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman: Don’t Back Down on Deadly Budget \u201cNo\u201d Vote"},"template":"","class_list":["post-2174","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"As Republican chaos pushes us closer to a federal government shutdown, Common Cause is demanding Senator Fetterman reject President Trump\u2019s dangerous budget proposal and stand up for the health of our families and our democracy.","featured_image":"","press_type":146,"authors":"","related_issues":false,"related_work":false,"location":41},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":"","name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"As Republican chaos pushes us closer to a federal government shutdown, Common Cause is demanding Senator John Fetterman<\/span> reject President Trump\u2019s dangerous budget proposal and stand up for the health of our families and our democracy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nCongress is the last line of defense against Trump's 'Billionaire Budget,\u2019 which prioritizes tax cuts for the wealthy elite while slashing healthcare and other lifelines that millions of everyday Americans depend on.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cSenator Fetterman could have stopped the president\u2019s power grabs in the March funding fight, but chose to back down,\u201d said <\/span>Shauntay Nelson, Vice President of States for Common Cause<\/b>. \u201cSix months later, Trump and his congressional allies have only gotten bolder \u2014 putting our lives at stake by gutting healthcare and critical services for working American families just to give his billionaire friends a tax cut. Will Senator Fetterman fight back for the American people this time or roll over for President Trump\u2019s corrupt, billionaire agenda?\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\nCommon Cause is calling for Congress to pass a budget that:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\r\n
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