Congressional leadership has agreed on a “framework” for final FY2023 funding bills and passed a stopgap measure to continue current funding levels through Dec. 23. We’ll provide an update on the end of the 117th Congress and the beginning of the 118th Congress in January.
In this, my final email of the year, I would like to recognize the top cyber-lobbyists of the year. They have been relentless in reaching out to their members of Congress!
Thank you for helping NEA make a difference for students, educators, and families across America. Let’s keep the activism going in 2023!
In solidarity,
Marc Egan
Government Relations Director
National Education Association
The 117th Congress must finish its work with a comprehensive FY2023 funding bill that prioritizes education to ensure equal opportunity—particularly in Black, brown and rural communities.
Restore the enhanced Child Tax Credit that cut child poverty nearly in half last year, make it fully refundable, and provide monthly payments to help working families make ends meet.
This bill would ensure that the electoral votes tallied by Congress accurately reflect the people’s vote and clarify that the vice president’s role is strictly ministerial: presiding over the counting of ballots in his or her capacity as president of the Senate.
