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Letter from June 26 to Senators signed by our Bishop among other religious leaders:![]()
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www.nalecprayer.org/_files/ugd/2cf5f9_ffa1c518fcce457ea312558cb1a78e1e.pdf![]()
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June 26, 2025![]()
US Senate![]()
Washington, DC 20510![]()
Dear Senator:![]()
We, the undersigned faith leaders, write to ask for your opposition to HR 1, the budget reconciliation![]()
legislation currently being considered by the US Senate. We believe that the changes made by the US![]()
Senate to the legislation are insufficient and do not significantly mitigate its adverse effects.![]()
First, it provides tens of billions of dollars to the government to undertake a mass deportation campaign![]()
which will separate US families, harm US-citizen and immigrant children, and sow chaos in local![]()
communities. It will spur immigration raids across the nation, harming hard-working immigrant families![]()
essential to our economy and causing widespread unrest like we recently witnessed in Los Angeles.![]()
This funding also will be used to target faith communities, as the Department of Homeland Security![]()
(DHS) has removed places of worship from its sensitive locations list, allowing ICE agents to enter them![]()
for enforcement purposes. We have already witnessed a reduction in attendance at many of our![]()
religious services in our denominations, as the threat of enforcement has deterred many families from![]()
practicing their faith.![]()
Moreover, the bill provides funding for a border wall along the US-Mexico border which we believe will![]()
drive migrants into the most remote regions of the border and lead to an increase in migrant deaths. It![]()
also would hurt the local environment along the border and force desperate asylum-seekers seeking![]()
safety to increasingly rely on human smugglers.![]()
As you should know, our faith organizations have long favored the creation of legal avenues for migration![]()
and a legalization program for immigrants who have lived in the US for years and contributed their hard![]()
work to our economy. We believe the adoption of these policies, instead of the implementation of a![]()
mass deportation campaign, would not only benefit immigrant workers and their families, but be in the![]()
best interest of our nation.![]()
Second, the legislation makes severe cuts in health-care coverage and food assistance to millions of both![]()
low-income citizens and legal residents, including asylum-seekers and refugees, driving them deeper into![]()
poverty. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the bill transfers wealth from![]()
those in the bottom 10 percent of income to those in the top 10 percent of income in our nation,![]()
increasing the already large gap between the rich and the poor.![]()
From our various faith perspectives, the moral test of a nation is how it treats those most in need of![]()
support. In our view, this legislation will harm the poor and vulnerable in our nation, to the detriment of![]()
the common good. Its passage would be a moral failure for American society as a whole.![]()
We respectfully ask you to vote “no” on the budget reconciliation legislation, HR 1.![]()
Sincerely,![]()
His Eminence Cardinal Robert W. McElroy Archbishop of Washington, DC ![]()
His Eminence Cardinal Joseph William Tobin, CSsR![]()
Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey![]()
Imam Jamal Rahman Interfaith Community Sanctuary, Seattle, Washington Rabbi Daniel Weiner![]()
Seattle, Washington![]()
The Rt. Reverend Philip N. LaBelle Bishop![]()
Episcopal Diocese of Olympia![]()
Reverend Douglas Avilesbernal, Executive Minister - Evergreen Baptist Association![]()
Presiding Elder Spencer Francis Barrett, African Methodist Episcopal Church, Cascade District![]()
Rabbi Sarah Bassin, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (Rabbi-in-residence)![]()
Most Reverend Ramon Bejarano, Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego, California![]()
Most Reverend Steven Biegler, Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming![]()
Most Reverend Roy E. Campbell, Jr., Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, DC![]()
Most Reverend Anthony C. Celino, Auxiliary Bishop of El Paso, Texas![]()
The Rt. Reverend Angela M. Cortiñas, VII Bishop Suffragan of the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas![]()
Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York![]()
Most Reverend John P. Dolan, Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona![]()
Most Reverend Eusebio L. Elizondo, MSpS, Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington![]()
Most Reverend Paul D. Etienne, Archbishop of Seattle, Washington![]()
Reverend Dr. SanDawna Gaulman Ashley, Synod of the Northeast, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).![]()
Imam Taha Hassane, Islamic Center of San Diego, California![]()
Reverend Lynne Hinton, Conference Director, New Mexico Conference of Churches![]()
Bishop Richard Jaech, Southwestern Washington Synod - Evangelical Lutheran Church in America![]()
Most Reverend Joseph R. Kopacz, Bishop of Jackson, Mississippi![]()
Bishop Dave Nagler, Pacifica Synod – ELCA![]()
Most Reverend Michael Pham, Bishop-elect of San Diego, California![]()
Most Reverend Felipe Pulido, Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego, California![]()
The Rt. Reverend Jennifer A. Reddall, VI Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona![]()
Ruling Elder Conrad M. Rocha, Synod of the Southwest (PCUSA)![]()
Most Reverend Mitchell Thomas Rozanski, Archbishop of St. Louis, Missouri![]()
Reverend Dr. Gabriel Salguero,Pastor, The Gathering Place and President, National Latino Evangelical Coalition, Orlando, Florida![]()
Most Reverend Frank Schuster, Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington![]()
The Rt. Reverend Susan Brown Snook, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of San Diego![]()
Most Reverend Jaime Soto, Bishop of Sacramento, California![]()
Most Reverend John Stowe, OFM Conv., Bishop of Lexington, Kentucky![]()
Most Reverend Joseph J. Tyson, Bishop of Yakima, Washington![]()
Bishop Shelley Bryan Wee, Northwest Washington Synod, ELCA![]()
Most Reverend Edward J. Weisenberger, Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan![]()
Most Reverend John C. Wester, Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico![]()
Institute Leadership Team, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas:![]()
Sister Susan M. Sanders, RSM, President![]()
Sister Teresa Bednarz, RSM![]()
Sister Patricia C. Flynn, RSM![]()
Sister Judith Frikker, RSM![]()
Sister Maureen King RSM
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