Health – Tell Congress to Prioritize Healthcare As A Basic Human Right. Currently, five of the twelve appropriations bills presented by the United States House of Representatives pose grave threat to our communities. The House is intending to cut funding for access to maternal and reproductive health, HIV/AIDS prevention, suicide prevention, mitigating substance abuse, and addressing sexual violence.
Poverty – As United Methodists, tell Congress to Prioritize Social Safety Programs in FY 2025 Appropriations. We recognize the responsibility of governments to develop and implement sound fiscal and monetary policies that provide for the flourishing of our communities (2016 The Social Principles, The Economic Community). As the United States Congress seeks to negotiate the fiscal year 2025 federal budget, we must ensure that critical social safety programs are protected.
Peace – Tell Congress to Prioritize True Human Security in FY 2025 Appropriations. On peace with justice issues, the appropriations process has included effectively no oversight or debate over billions of dollars of weapons and defense services, including nuclear weapons and unfettered aid to countries committing human rights violations. The process has glaringly omitted debate on issues such as cutting the Pentagon budget, reigning in the President’s war powers, prohibiting security assistance to countries that violate human rights, oversight of nuclear forces, and much more.
Climate – Tell Congress to Advance Climate Policies That Reflect a Vision of Justice for God’s People and God’s Planet. With the help of consistent advocacy from United Methodists, the Fiscal Year 2024 budget package provides modest funding for climate and environmental programs. Now, Congress is turning its attention to the current budget year – Fiscal Year 2025 – and we must make the moral case for stronger support for critical climate investments. As people of faith, we must again press upon our elected officials the urgency and moral obligation to support bold climate action.
Civil and Human Rights – Tell Congress to Stop Anti-Asylum and Anti-Immigrant Negotiations in Congress and Biden Administration. The United States asylum system is under attack. For too long, we have watched the erosion of a staple component of our immigration system. Since the former administration, there has been an intentional and debilitating movement to strike down access for asylum seekers to the U.S. This has caused devastating effects among both people and processes.”
Beloveds, let us continue to do all we can to leave a better and peaceful world for our children and the future generations. And, I hope to see you in church soon,
