NAACP Condemns Senate Passage of Disastrous FY25 Budget
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 14, 2025
Contact: Chyna Fields, cfields@naacpnet.org
WASHINGTON - Today, in a 54-46 vote, the United States Senate voted to approve a fiscal spending package that opens the door for extremist politicians to gut social safety net and decimate veterans benefits. The vote came as the NAACP, its members, and millions of constituents across the country rallied against the resolution, urging Congressional representatives to protect Americans' best interests.
NAACP President & CEO, Derrick Johnson, and NAACP Chief of Policy & Legislative Affairs, Patrice Willoughby, released the following joint statement in reaction:
"Today is a sad day for those who value the health and well-being of Americans, especially our seniors and veterans. Congressional members of both parties have shown us that they are willing to put our lives on the line for one man. Instead of putting the people first, they have chosen to lay the groundwork for the very unraveling of progress and perpetuation of greed. Americans don't need another $5 trillion tax cut for corporations and the ultra wealthy. Americans need, and deserve, investments in quality, affordable healthcare for our children, seniors, and veterans. Americans need affordable pathways to higher education, safer schools, and communities.
While this resolution may have passed today, the NAACP refuses to stand idly by while those we care for are cast aside for the advancement of a wealthy few. We will continue to fight, both on the frontlines and behind the scenes. Anyone who voted to pass today's resolution should remember that it is the people who put them in their seat, and we will hold them accountable if they fail to uphold the public interest."
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