Congressman Derek Tran Leads House Democrats, Issuing Urgent Appeal to Leader Schumer to Reject Harmful Continuing Resolution
Washington, DC – Congressman Derek Tran (CA-45) led over 60 House Democratic colleagues in a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer today urging him to reject the Continuing Resolution (CR) proposed by Republican leadership. In its current form, the CR is a bad deal for the American people and rips away critical resources from vulnerable seniors, Veterans, and working class families.
The CR legitimizes President Trump’s destructive agenda and further empowers Elon Musk to tear apart critical federal agencies to fund tax breaks for billionaires like himself.
"The American people did not send us to Washington to capitulate to chaos. They sent us here to deliver solutions, to fight for our seniors, our Veterans, and every hard working American. Instead of empowering Trump’s reckless agenda, House Democrats voted to demand better," said Congressman Derek Tran (CA-45). "We are strongly opposed to any Senator, Democrat or Republican, blessing such a blatant attack on our most basic values. This is not how we serve the American people. We must reject this partisan bill and come together to pass a 30 day CR so we can all get back to the negotiation table to work on a bill that benefits all Americans instead of billionaires. We owe it to our constituents to protect programs like Medicaid, honor our commitment to our Veterans, and keep our communities safe."
The letter urges Senate Democrats to reject the partisan CR and fight for a clean appropriations bill that reflects the real needs of American working families.
The 66 signers included Rep. Gabe Amo, Rep. Yassamin Ansari, Rep. Jake Auchincloss, Rep. Becca Balint, Rep. Nanette Barragán, Rep. Ami Bera, Rep. Donald Beyer, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, Rep. Janelle Bynum, Rep. Greg Casar, Rep. Kathy Castor, Rep. Judy Chu, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Rep. Jason Crow, Rep. Maxine Dexter, Rep. Dwight Evans, Rep. Shomari Figures, Rep. Laura Friedman, Rep. Maxwell Frost, Rep. John Garamendi, Rep. Jesús García, Rep. Sylvia Garcia, Rep. Daniel Goldman, Rep. Jimmy Gomez, Rep. Val Hoyle, Rep. Jared Huffman, Rep. Jonathan Jackson, Rep. Sara Jacobs, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Julie Johnson, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Rep. Summer Lee, Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, Rep. Mike Levin, Rep. Sam Liccardo, Rep. Ted Lieu, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Rep. Seth Magaziner, Rep. James McGovern, Rep. LaMonica McIver, Rep. Kelly Morrison, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Johnny Olszewski, Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Scott Peters, Rep. Mark Pocan, Rep. Delia Ramirez, Rep. Emily Randall, Rep. Luz Rivas, Rep. Raul Ruiz, Rep. Linda Sánchez, Rep. Janice Schakowsky, Rep. Lateefah Simon, Rep. Darren Soto, Rep. Eric Swalwell, Rep. Mark Takano, Rep. Shri Thanedar, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. Paul Tonko, Rep. Derek Tran, Rep. Juan Vargas, Rep. Nydia Velázquez, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, and Rep. Nikema Williams.
The full letter is below:
Dear Minority Leader Schumer:
As members of the House Democratic Caucus, we write to express our strong opposition to the passage of a partisan continuing resolution that potentially legitimizes President Trump and the Republican party’s dismantling of government. The Republican leadership has deliberately cut Democrats out of the process, and we must not give in to Republican hostage-taking of our vulnerable seniors, veterans, and working-class families to advance their destructive funding bill. If Republicans in Congress want to pass this bill, they should do so with their own votes. However, since they cannot, Republicans must work with Democrats to pass a clean 30-day continuing resolution and continue negotiating full FY25 appropriations.
Republicans have made clear that their primary objective is to continue illegally shuttering critical government functions while weaponizing the appropriations process to advance extreme, partisan policies and completely disregarding the needs of the American people. Republicans have continually refused to negotiate in good faith and reject bipartisan compromise while catering to President Trump and Elon Musk’s extreme agenda to dismantle the federal government from within.
The American people sent Democrats to Congress to fight against Republican dysfunction and chaos. Instead of capitulating to their obstruction, we must fight for a regular FY25 appropriations measure that reflects our nation’s values to provide uninterrupted access to lifesaving government services. We urge you to reject the partisan continuing resolution coming before the Senate and stand with the American people in opposing these draconian Republican cuts. All parties must come back to the negotiating table and work across party lines to keep the government open in a responsible way.
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