Civil Rights Leaders Urge Congress to Support Delauro-Murray Proposal and End the Harmful Impacts of the Federal Government Shutdown - National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) https://ncnw.mmcxchange.com/ Thu, 21 May 2026 10:39:56 -0400 en-US hourly 1 Baltimore Times RSS Hub Civil Rights Leaders Urge Congress to Support Delauro-Murray Proposal and End the Harmful Impacts of the Federal Government Shutdown https://ncnw.mmcxchange.com/detail/civil-rights-leaders-urge-congress-to-support-delauro-murray-proposal-and-end-the-harmful-impacts-of-the-federal-government-shutdown Fri, 15 May 2026 00:26:40 -0400 https://ncnw.mmcxchange.com/detail/civil-rights-leaders-urge-congress-to-support-delauro-murray-proposal-and-end-the-harmful-impacts-of-the-federal-government-shutdown Civil Rights Leaders Urge Congress to Support Delauro-Murray Proposal and End the Harmful Impacts of the Federal Government Shutdown

WASHINGTON, D.C. and NEW YORK (October 8, 2025) – Leaders of the nation’s top civil rights organizations issued the following statement in response to the federal government shutdown: This shutdown is not just a political impasse—it’s a failure of leadership. We call on Congress and the White House to protect Americans from skyrocketing healthcare premiums and ensure that taxpayer dollars are used to serve the public—not withheld as leverage against the immediate…]]>