EXCLUSIVE: 252 Groups Urge Senate to Reject Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”
Coalition letter slams “unaccountable” $150B deportation funding in House-passed budget proposal
WASHINGTON — A coalition of 252 national and local organizations is calling on the U.S. Senate to reject H.R.1, the sweeping budget reconciliation package known informally as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," warning that the legislation would unleash “devastating harm” on immigrant communities and low-income families while enriching corporations and fueling mass deportations.
In a June 3 letter addressed to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and the leaders of the Senate Finance Committee, the signees—ranging from the American Civil Liberties Union to the Service Employees International Union—denounced the House-passed bill as an assault on “constitutional rights” and “our identity as a nation.”
“This bill is an attack on kids, families, and all our communities and does not reflect our values,” the letter states. “It will plunge our communities into deeper food insecurity and deepen the poverty chasm for nearly 4.5 million children of immigrants—all to pa…