The Real Waste, Fraud, and Abuse: Why the Coalition on Human Needs Urges House Members to Reject H.R. 1, the Budget Reconciliation Bill
July 2, 2025
The Coalition on Human Needs: an alliance of national organizations working together to promote public policies which address the needs of low-income and other vulnerable people.
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Power and Conscience: the Struggle is Not Over
July 3, 2025
Statement by CHN
Today’s action by Congress, and the tyrannous behavior of the Trump administration, are painful demonstrations that this struggle is not over.
The Real Waste, Fraud, and Abuse: Why the Coalition on Human Needs Urges House Members to Reject H.R. 1, the Budget Reconciliation Bill
July 2, 2025
Statement from CHN
The House of Representatives has the chance now to stop the reckless rush to enact this big and brutal piece of legislation.
The Coalition on Human Needs Opposes the House Budget Package
July 2, 2025
CHN strongly opposes the Congressional budget package’s deep cuts to Medicaid and SNAP in addition to other basic needs programs coupled with tax breaks that drain resources from lower-income families to give tax breaks to the wealthy plus fund family separation, border enforcement, detention, and deportation of immigrants — policies are wasteful, inhumane, and destructive to our communities and economy. We urge Congress to instead pause this process, defeat the bill, and instead look to protect and strengthen basic needs programs.
If Congress passes the budget reconciliation bill, more than 4 million Latinos are likely to become uninsured
July 1, 2025
Blog post by UnidosUS, a member of CHN
The Senate is racing to finalize a bill that could eliminate coverage for millions. For Latinos, the consequences would be devastating.
