Statement from NDLON on Ongoing Budget Negotiations

For Immediate Release // Please Excuse Cross Posting Thursday, January 29th, 2026 Contact: Palmira Figueroa, 425.301.2764, pfigueroa@ndlon.org Statement from Chris Newman, NDLON’s Legal Director: “After a year of retreat and political cowardice by many Democrats in the face of Trump’s assault on immigrants and democracy, Democratic negotiators now appear poised to squander a historic opportunity—one…