"The 584 undersigned organizations – representing the full range of stakeholders supporting the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education and Related Agencies appropriations bill – urge you to continue your leadership in supporting families, communities, and local economies with a fiscal year (FY) 2026 allocation for the Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee that ensures these programs can meet vital needs. Following two years with tight statutory caps on non-defense discretionary funding, FY 2026 marks the first opportunity for Congress to make up for the cuts during that period while making a down payment on addressing urgent needs. We strongly believe the interim allocation for the House Labor-HHS-Education bill is inadequate, and call on the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to provide the Subcommittees with an FY 2026 allocation at a level that at least reverses past cuts to provide for the necessary services and programs this subcommittee oversees."
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