May 8, 2024
Washington, D.C.
Conservatives urge the House majority to maximize their leverage in the Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations process, which is already underway.
The fiscal year ends on September 30, 2024. Rather than setting up the possibility of a shutdown at the end of the year, the House should pre-emptively pass a short-term Continuing Resolution to March of 2025. This not only avoids the legislative pile up before November, it removes the possibility of a bloated omnibus spending bill being jammed through the lame duck session. Moreover, it gives the new administration a chance to impose its priorities on a must-pass spending bill early in 2025.
Critically, a CR of this nature must not contain the appropriations side deals like the ones negotiated by former Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Senate Appropriations Chair Patty Murray. Rather, the CR must be tied to the 2025 levels enacted as part of the Fiscal Responsibility Act.
There are very few major legislative items left on Congress’s calendar this year, but appropriations bills are one of them. We implore the House not to waste the opportunity to manage the process in a strategic manner which limits the possibility of a lame duck omnibus, adheres to statutory limits without side deals, and allows a new appropriations process to begin in an orderly manner in 2025.
| The Honorable Edwin Meese III Attorney General President Ronald Reagan (1985-1988) |
The Honorable J. Kenneth Blackwell Chairman, Conservative Action Project Chairman, CNP Action, Inc. |
| The Honorable Jim DeMint Chairman, Conservative Partnership Institute Member, US Senate (SC 2005-2013) |
The Honorable Brooke Rollins President and CEO America First Policy Institute (AFPI) |
| The Honorable Tony Perkins President Family Research Council |
Kevin Roberts, Ph.D. President The Heritage Foundation |
| Jenny Beth Martin Chairman Tea Party Patriots Citizen Fund |
Ed Corrigan Vice Chairman, Conservative Action Project President & CEO, Conservative Partnership Institute |
| David N. Bossie President Citizens United |
The Honorable Morton C. Blackwell President The Leadership Institute |
| Rebecca Weber CEO Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC) |
Chad Connelly Founder and President Faith Wins |
| Bob Carlstrom President AMAC Action |
Thomas E. McClusky Principal Greenlight Strategies, LLC |
| The Honorable T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr. Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs President Ronald Reagan |
William L. Walton The Bill Walton Show Resolute Protector Foundation |
| L. Brent Bozell III Founder and President Media Research Center |
Myron Ebell Chairman American Lands Council |
| Thomas H. Jones Founder American Accountability Foundation |
Star Parker Founder and President Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE) |
| Marty Dannenfelser Vice President for Government Relations and Coalitions Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE) |
Cleta Mitchell, Esq. Senior Legal Fellow Conservative Partnership Institute |
| Lori Roman President ACRU Action Fund |
Scott T. Parkinson Vice President for Government Affairs Club for Growth |
| Terry Schilling President American Principles Project |
Alfred S. Regnery President Republic Book Publishers |
| The Honorable Becky Norton Dunlop White House Advisor President Ronald Reagan (1981-1985) |
Kevin Freeman Founder NSIC Institute |
| Seton Motley President Less Government |
Kelly M. Kullberg General Secretary American Association of Evangelicals (AAE) |
| Ron Pearson Executive Director Conservative Victory Fund |
David Kullberg Executive Director Christians for A Sound Economy (CASE) |
| Jack Park Conservative Activist and Donor |
Bishop E.W. Jackson, Sr. Founder and President STAND Foundation Inc. |
| Karen England President Capitol Resource Institute |
Elaine Donnelly President Center for Military Readiness |
| Andrew Roth President State Freedom Caucus Network |
Thomas Pyle President American Energy Alliance |
| John Stemberger President Liberty Counsel Action |
Kristen A. Ullman President Eagle Forum |
| Lee Beaman CEO Beaman Ventures |
Shea Bradley-Farrell, PhD President Counterpoint Institute |
| Kimberly C. Good President & CIO KCG Investment |
Tim Macy Chairman Gun Owners of America |
| The Honorable Gary L. Bauer President American Values |
C. Preston Noell III President Tradition, Family, Property, Inc. |
| Robert K. Fischer Meeting Coordinator Conservatives of Faith |
Rod D. Martin Founder and CEO Martin Capital, Inc. |
| Christina Murphy, Esq. President The Martin Foundation |
Guillermo J. Aragon Chief Strategy Officer Martin Capital, Inc. |
| Lourdes Cosio Campaign for the American Future |
Ambassador Henry F. Cooper Chief Defense and Space Negotiator, President Ronald Reagan SDI Director, President George H.W. Bush |
| Shannon O. Royce President Christian Employers Alliance |
Tom DeWeese President American Policy Center |
| Kay R. Daly President Coalition for a Fair Judiciary |
Penna Dexter Co-Host Point of View Radio |
| Tim Throckmorton President Lifepointe Ministries |
Nancy Schulze National Strategic Advisor Physicians for Reform |
| The Honorable Mike Hill Former Member Florida State House |
The Honorable Charles J. Cooper Assistant Attorney General, President Ronald Reagan 1985-1988 Cooper & Kirk PLLC |
| The Honorable Ken Cuccinelli II Sr. Fellow Center for Renewing America |
The Honorable George K. Rasley Jr. Managing Editor ConservativeHQ.com |
| Mr. E.C. Sykes General Partner Aslan Ventures |
Mr. Richard D. Hayes State Representative State of Texas |
| The Honorable Peter J. Thomas Chairman The Conservative Caucus |
RC Williams Director Watchmen Action, Inc. |
| Chris Iacovella President & CEO American Securities Association |
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