Congress is facing a September 30 deadline to fund the government or face a government shutdown…
…And the last thing the Biden-Harris White House wants is a government shutdown right before the election.
But with Congress only in town for three weeks before the September 30 deadline, it’s likely they will only pass a Continuing Resolution (CR) – a temporary funding bill that lets Congress postpone the full funding bill to a later date.
The question becomes… will they postpone the spending bill until right AFTER the 2024 election – when politicians are no longer beholden to voters?
That’s what happened in 2022 when the soon-to-be ex-Speaker Pelosi pushed a dozen anti-gun provisions in the massive government funding bill during the lame duck session before she was forced to hand the Speaker’s gavel to the new Republican House majority.
The last thing we want is for Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer to pass sweeping gun control measures right before they lose power.
GOA is actively working with our allies on Capitol Hill to prevent that doomsday scenario.
But it’s not enough just to play defense against the gun grabbers. We also have a plan to use the Continuing Resolution to go on the offensive.
Congressman Chip Roy and the House Freedom Caucus are fighting to attach the SAVE Act to a CR. The SAVE Act is a GOA-backed bill that would protect the People’s right to vote by requiring PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP before you can vote in federal elections. It already passed the House in July, 221-198.
Non-citizens and illegal aliens should not have the power to cast a deciding vote on the fate of YOUR constitutionally protected, God-given rights.
That’s why GOA is asking YOU to pressure your Representative and Senators to fight for a CR that avoids a post-election government funding bill – and to vote for the SAVE Act to keep our elections free and fair.
While Pelosi got away with sneaking a bunch of anti-gun provisions past voters before vacating the Speaker’s chair, I also want to remind you of GOA’s victories in the last government funding fight in March of this year.
GOA’s federal lobbying team was able to SLASH the ATF’s budget by historic proportions, canceling an entire class of ATF agents.
We also halted the Veteran Fiduciary Rule, which had banned over a quarter of a million veterans from exercising their Second Amendment rights, all because they required financial assistance.
And right now, we’re pleased to report that Speaker Johnson seems to be on board with this plan.
But, reports also indicate that Mitch McConnell – who has sold out gun owners time and time again – opposes the idea of tying the SAVE Act to the CR.
That’s why we need the help of gun owners like YOU to bombard your Representative and two Senators with letters urging them to fight for a CR that avoids a post-election government funding bill – and to vote for the SAVE Act to keep our elections free and fair.
