The Honorable Mitch McConnell
Majority Leader
United States Senate
317 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Leader McConnell,
The undersigned conservatives urge you to modify the Continuing Resolution recently passed by the House of Representatives to extend government funding for a full year.
As we outlined in the attached letter, signed by over 100 conservative leaders, a CR into December gives leverage to Democrat demands on key issues, including significant pro-life policies, border spending, and other key areas. This is reflected in the partisan vote in which the CR passed the House, with 219 Democrats voting in favor, joined by only 12 Republicans.
From both a strategic and fiscal perspective, we believe a CR into December would be an error.
For both these reasons and those outlined in the attached letter, we urge the Senate to modify the timeline of the current CR to allow for full deliberation and debate of critical spending issues in 2020.
Sincerely,
Alfred S. Regnery Chairman, Conservative Action Project Chairman, Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund |
Tom McClusky President March for Life Action |
The Honorable Colin A. Hanna President Let Freedom Ring, Inc. |
Myron Ebell Director, Center for Energy and Environment Competitive Enterprise Institute |
Kelly J. Shackelford, Esq. Chairman, CNP Action, Inc. President and CEO, First Liberty Institute |
Jenny Beth Martin Chairman Tea Party Patriots Citizen Fund |
The Honorable Tony Perkins President Family Research Council |
The Honorable David McIntosh President Club for Growth |
Scott T. Parkinson Executive Director Republican Study Committee (2016-2018) |
Noah Wall Vice President of Advocacy FreedomWorks |
Mary Vought Executive Director Senate Conservatives Fund |
The Honorable Becky Norton Dunlop White House Advisor President Ronald Reagan (1981-1985) |
The Honorable Jim DeMint Chairman, Conservative Partnership Institute Member, US Senate (SC 2005-2013) |
Ed Corrigan Vice Chairman, Conservative Action Project Executive Director, Conservative Partnership Institute |
Rachel Bovard Senior Director of Policy Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI) |
Adam Brandon President FreedomWorks |
William L. Walton President Council for National Policy |
Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin (Ret.) Executive Vice President Family Research Council |
Ginni Thomas President Liberty Consulting, Inc. |
The Honorable J. Kenneth Blackwell Chairman Constitutional Congress, Inc. |
The Honorable T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr. Chief Domestic Advisor President Ronald Reagan (1987-1988) |