Kadirvel/Yoder: Human rights, health care are at stake in Sept. 30 vote

Kadirvel/Yoder: Human rights, health care are at stake in Sept. 30 vote

As students and active members of communities in Minnesota, we urge our senators, Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, to vote against the continuing resolution on Sept. 30 (H.R. 1968, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025). The federal budget bill passed this summer threatens the ability of disadvantaged groups to live and thrive, due to unprecedented cuts to health care, food assistance, research funding, and education. Thi…