"We bear witness to how having a safe place to call home transforms lives. We consequently raise our related budgetary concerns and hopes to your attention..."

"We are urgently concerned about the Senate reconciliation bill version, both in terms of process and substance. We are not naïve about how Washington works with the normal tradeoffs that occur to secure passage of a bill. What is distressing, however, is how opaque and ever-changing this bill has been up to this week’s vote, lacking normal public discourse and examination that allows for full discernment on the impacts of the bill. Justice requires deliberation to fully understand the ramifications of important legislation. Worst, the final Senate budget reconciliation bill betrays the trust of the American people by abandoning the communities we are called to prioritize by faith."

"Our ministries cannot solve our affordablehousing, homelessness, and intergenerational poverty crises alone. Thank you for your servant-leadership to ensure the federal government supports our nation’s communities in collectively meeting our present “all-hands-on-deck” crises. We appreciate your consideration of our faith-based roles and perspectives in this work. We hope you’ll join us in proclaiming, “Yes in God’s Backyard!” to these initiatives."

"The interfaith community holds a shared belief affirming every person is made in God’s image and deserves to thrive, not just survive. Our sacred texts call us to love our neighbors and accompany the vulnerable. Our federal government should reflect these sacred ideals and support the common good. The House Budget Reconciliation bill fails to reflect love and compassion and
instead harms those we are called by faith to serve. We urge each Member of the House to VOTE NO on this bill."

"...we write to express our deep dismay over the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) recent decisions to cut critical nutrition programs that distribute food from American farmers to hungry families across the country. Over the last month, funding has been cut to The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and farm-to-school programs like the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA) and the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program (LFS) have been terminated. We urge you to reverse these actions immediately."