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Hundreds of organizations from around the country speak out in support of SCHIP and Human Needs.
Statement on the letters from Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director of the Coalition on Human Needs
> To view the letters sent to Congress click on the state: CA, FL, GA, IL, IN, MI, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA and VA. 


Appropriations

FY08 Labor-HHS-Ed Appropriations: Comparisons between Final bill and the President's Request by CHN (revised 1/31/08)

The President's Intransigence: His Cuts Hurt People by CHN (12/12/07)

Table displaying cuts to social service programs since 2002 by CHN (12/5/07)

CHN Statement: The President's Veto of Appropriations for Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Must be Overriden (11/14/07)

Summary list showing how much we stand to lose if the President's veto of Labor-HHS-Ed is not rejected

Examples of funding differences between the President, House and Senate FY 2008 Labor-HHS-Ed appropriations plans, prepared by the Coalition on Human Needs (8/6/07)

Comparison of the President's and Congress' FY 2008 Labor-HHS-Ed appropriations plans to FY 2007 funding levels by the Coalition on Human Needs (8/6/07)

See how your Representative voted on the Labor-HHS-Ed bill in July and on Nov. 8

Learn what's at stake:
Labor-HHS-Education Bill - What's at Stake: The President's Funding Levels Would Weaken Education, Medical Research, and Other Critical Needs by CBPP (11/8/07)

The President's 2008 Appropriations Veto Threat: What's at Stake, state-by-state analysis by the House Committee on the Budget (8/3/07)

Fuel for the Future, a report by the Children’s Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program detailing the impact of rising energy costs on children’s health (10/22/07)

First Things First for America: The President's Budget Makes the Wrong Choices, national and state reports by CHN and ECAP (February 2007)

Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Program Descriptions (11/1/07)

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Advocacy Tools & Resources

WEBINAR: How to Add Billions for Needed Services (11/01/07)

Get Connected! List of state and national contacts

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SCHIP
New SCHIP Legislation Makes Significant Changes from Vetoed Bill to Focus more heavily on Poor Children: Bill continues to Reach Nearly 4 Million Uninsured Children, by CBPP (10/25/07)
Coverage of the Uninsured Children in Moderate-Income Families Under SCHIP by the Center for Children and Families (October 2007)
News Accounts of the President's SCHIP Veto collected by the Center for Children and Families
Summary of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 by the Center for Children and Families (9/28/07)
Summary of the Senate, House and Compromise CHIP Reauthorization Bills by Families USA, September 2007
CBPP Policy Points: Bipartisan Proposal to Strengthen Children's Health Care Focuses on Low-Income Children (10/5/07)

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