Senators Crapo (R-ID), Daines (R-MT), and Warner (D-VA) lead a bipartisan effort to send a Dear Colleague letter to the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Senate Appropriations Subcommittee requesting $324 million for the CDFI Fund in FY 27. The letter also includes support for bill language that addresses timely obligation of funds.The final letter received 43 signatures, 37 Democrats and 6 Republicans.
Final Signers:
Democrats (37): Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Sen. Christopher Coons (D-DE), Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Sen. John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO), Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Sen. Timothy Kaine (D-VA), Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ), Sen. Angus King (I-ME), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI), Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN), Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Sen. Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR).
Republicans (6): Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID), Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT), Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), Sen. Todd Young (R-IN).