Freezing the Freeze: Trump’s Unlawful Attempt to Disrupt a Vast Array of Needed Programs is Stopped for Now
January 29, 2025
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You Could Save Thousands of Dollars This Tax Season (2025)
February 4, 2025
Tax season has arrived! Follow these steps to make sure you don’t miss out on any tax benefits for you and your family.
The Trump Administration’s Federal Funding Freeze Signals a Broader Attack on Economic Security
February 4, 2025
The Trump administration aggressively executed more than 300 executive actions that threaten the economic security of millions of Americans.
January 31, 2025 is National Energy Assistance Day.
January 31, 2025
Let’s get the word out to low-income families that energy assistance funds are available to help them pay their home energy bills.
Freezing the Freeze: Trump’s Unlawful Attempt to Disrupt a Vast Array of Needed Programs is Stopped for Now
January 29, 2025
A Trump minion announced a massive freeze of federal funding, and despite claims that it would not affect Medicaid, Head Start “or other similar programs,” there were reports of frozen funding in Medicaid and Head Start even before the freeze was supposed to start.
CHN: Debt Ceiling and Budget Deal Inflicts High Cost to Avoid Default
June 28, 2023
With little time to spare to avert an economic crisis, Congress passed and President Biden signed into law a bill to suspend the nation’s debt ceiling, enabling continued borrowing so the federal government can continue to meet all its obligations. The Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R. 3746) passed the House (314-117)…
CHN: FY24 Appropriations Bills Begin to Move through House and Senate Committees; Highlights/Lowlights from Select Bills
June 28, 2023
Fiscal Year 2024 spending bills have begun moving through House and Senate Appropriations Committees, but they are not without controversy. Read on for more information on spending allocations and highlights and lowlights from select bills on the move. Subcommittee allocations: The Fiscal Responsibility Act set the total for appropriations, divided…
CHN: House Tax Package Benefits the Rich over Americans with Low Incomes
June 28, 2023
The House Ways and Means Committee passed along party lines a package of three bills in June that would mostly benefit the richest one percent of Americans and foreign investors, while doing little for Americans with low incomes. Most of the provisions in these bills are business tax cuts; however,…
