The Federal Budget is a moral document outlining what we as a nation choose to invest in, and these investments will affect individuals and communities across the country. The Coalition on Human Needs believes that these investments should focus on priorities that bring about shared and broad prosperity such as investing in education, health care, housing, financial security, and tax justice.
To help advocates navigate this topic and stay up to date on the latest developments, the Coalition on Human Needs has created this resource library. This library will have official documents, research and analysis, fact sheets, and actions you and your supporters can take to advocate for a responsible federal budget that invests in human needs.
With this information at your fingertips, we hope to empower advocates to develop effective messaging, and stay informed about the latest policy developments. Whether advocating for increased funding for a specific program or pushing for broader changes to the budget process, hopefully this resource library has information that you can use.
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If you have question or want to know more about how you can get involved in advocating for a better budget please contact Dominique Espinoza (despinoza@chn.org)
CHN Member Groups and Allies’ Commentary and Analysis
- Extreme House Republicans’ Chaos Is Marching Us Toward a Government Shutdown, White House, September 20, 2023
- Lessons Learned from Two of the Longest Shutdowns in History, Congressional Progressive Caucus Center, Aus. 30, 2023
- The Trump Shutdown is Now the Longest Failure to Provide for Federal Services in American History, (CHN analysis of the impact of the last government shutdown), Jan. 15, 2019
Breaking News: 681 Groups Tell Congress: Responsibly Fund Needed Services and Reject the Chaos of a Government Shutdown
Click here to read the letter. Click here to read our blog post.
Breaking News: State and Local Advocates Push for Spending Bills that Help Children, Working Families
Wisconsin Families Could See Double Whammy from Budget Policies, Wisconsin News Connection, Sept. 14, 2023
CA Anti-Poverty Groups Fight for Higher Food Benefits for Women, Children, California News Service, Sept. 5, 2023
Lack of Affordable Housing Could Impede Ohio’s Economic Growth, Ohio News Connection, Aug. 25, 2023
NY Children Face Severe Impacts of Proposed Head Start Cuts, New York News Connection, Aug. 23, 2023
Breaking News: CHN Members, Allies React to Debt Ceiling Agreement
We, the Hostages: Disappointments in The Fiscal Responsibility Act, Coalition on Human Needs, May 30, 2023
Passage of the Debt Ceiling Legislation Merits Recognition — However, the SPLC Action Fund is Concerned the Deal Will Harm Many Lower Income Americans, Southern Poverty Law Center Action Fund, June 2, 2023
The Debt Ceiling Deal Means There is Significant Work Ahead to Fight Poverty, RESULTS, June 2, 2023
Bread Grateful for Debt Ceiling Deal, Disappointed by Expanded Work Requirements, Bread for the World, June 2, 2023
Debt Limit Bill Averts Major Disaster, Doesn’t Solve Long-Term Issues, Center for Law and Social Policy, June 1, 2023
SEIU’s Henry: Working People Will Remember that House Republicans Used Default Threat to Undo Progress and Push Extremist Agenda, SEIU, June 1, 2023
Feeding America Analysis of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, June 1, 2023
Budget Deal “Short-sided, Unfair, and Fiscally Irresponsible,” Children’s Advocate Says, First Focus on Children, May 31, 2023
Quaker Lobby Bemoans Debt Ceiling Fiasco in Washington, Friends Committee on National Legislation, May 31, 2023
MAZON Concerned that Debt Ceiling Deal Sets a Dangerous Precedent, MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, May 31, 2023
Default Bill: We Never Should Have Been in This Position, Public Citizen, May 31, 2023
Debt Ceiling Agreement’s SNAP Changes Would Increase Hunger and Poverty for Many Older, Low-Income People; New Exemptions Would Help Some Others, Center for Budget and Poverty Priorities, May 31, 2023
TANF Provisions in Debt Ceiling Agreement, analysis by Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, May 31, 2023
This Fight Should Not Be Happening, But America’s Moms Want Compassionate Policies, a Care Infrastructure, and a Tax System that Requires the Wealthy to Pay Their Fair Share, MomsRising, May 31, 2023
Debt Ceiling Deal Makes Major Improvements from Dangerous GOP Proposal But Fails to Protect Low-Income Communities of Color, Prosperity Now, May 31, 2023
ProsperUS Coalition Speaks Out After House Vote on Debt Ceiling Bill, ProsperUS, May 31, 2023
GRACE and End Child Poverty California Oppose Debt Ceiling Agreement that Cuts Critical Cash and Food Aid, End Child Poverty California, May 31, 2023
Feeding America Statement on Debt Limit Deal, May 30, 2023
National Alliance to End Homelessness Statement on Proposed Debt Ceiling Deal, May 30, 2023
NWLC Reacts to Debt Ceiling Deal, National Women’s Law Center, May 30, 2023
Debt Limit Agreement Could Cause WIC Funding Shortfall, National WIC Association, May 30, 2023
Sojourners Statement on Debt Ceiling Agreement, May 30, 2023
Proposed $21.4 Billion in Cuts to IRS Funding Hamstrings the Agency from Cutting Down on Tax Cheats, Economic Security Project, May 30, 2023
Debt Ceiling Bill Harms Hungry Older Americans While Maintaining Subsidies for the Idle Rich, Hunger Free America, May 30, 2023
Caring Across Generations Responds to Debt Limit Deal, May 30, 2023
Share Our Strength’s Lisa Davis Responds to Debt Limit Deal and its Impact on SNAP, May 30, 2023
Debt Ceiling Agreement Will Increase Hunger and Poverty, California Association of Food Banks, May 30, 2023
Expansion of Harsh Time Limits on SNAP in Debt Ceiling Agreement Will Fuel Rises in Hunger and Poverty, Food Research & Action Center, May 29, 2023
Default Agreement Protects Key Clean Energy Investments; Makes Mockery of Process with Mountain Valley Pipeline, Natural Resources Defense Council, May 29, 2023
NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson on the Fiscal Responsibility Act, May 29, 2023
IBEW Statement on Debt Limit Agreement, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, May 29, 2023
LCV Statement on Debt Limit Deal, League of Conservation Voters, May 29, 2023
Punishing Debt Limit Deal Hurts Families, Bad for Economy, Gives Free Pass to Wealthiest Americans and Biggest Corporations, Groundwork Collaborative, May 28, 2023
Debt Deal Avoids the Elephant in the Room, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, May 28, 2023
Final Debt Ceiling Agreement Could Harm Renters and People Experiencing Homelessness, National Low Income Housing Coalition, May 28, 2023
Debt Ceiling Agreement Reflects Improvements Over House Bill, Harmful Provisions Remain, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, May 28, 2023
NETWORK Statement on Debt Ceiling Framework, May 28, 2023
Patrick Gaspard on Reported Deal to Avoid an Unprecedented and Devastating Default, Center on American Progress, May 27, 2023
Beware: Vicious Spending Caps Are Designed to Hurt — Not Help — the U.S. Economy, Coalition on Human Needs, May 24, 2023
713 groups tell Congress: Avoid cuts to human needs programs, raise revenues responsibly to cut deficit, pay for shared investments, Coalition on Human Needs, May 22, 2023 (group letter here.)
The Cost of Cutting Cash Assistance to Children and Families: Changing TANF Work Requirements Could Cost Society Up to $30 Billion a Year, Columbia University Center on Poverty and Social Policy, May 16, 2023
Official Documents
- State Fact Sheets: House Republican Funding Proposals Would Have Devastating Impacts for Hardworking Families Across America, White House, Sept. 12, 2023
FY 2024 – Full Biden Budget - FACT SHEET: President Biden’s Budget Delivers for Tribal Nations and Tribal Communities
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FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget Cuts the Deficit by Nearly $3 Trillion Over 10 Years
- FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget Cuts Wasteful Spending on Big Pharma, Big Oil, and Other Special Interests, Cracks Down on Systemic Fraud, and Makes Programs More Cost Effective
- FACT SHEET: President Biden’s Budget Lowers Costs for Families and Gives the American People More Breathing Room
- FACT SHEET: White House Lays Out Devastating Consequences of MAGA House Republican Plans to Gut Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act in State-by-State Fact Sheets
- House Committee on Appropriations: DeLauro Receives Biden Administration Responses Highlighting Impacts of Proposed House Republican Cuts
- Problem Solvers Caucus: Debt and Deficit Working Group Proposed Debt Ceiling Framework
CHN Materials
- The Biden Budget Translates Moral Clarity About Shared Prosperity into Dollars and Cents, CHN, March 9, 2023
- Witnesses: Both Default on Debt and Deep Spending Cuts Would Cause Lasting Economic Damage, CHN, March 9, 2023
- Audio recording: Representative Rosa DeLauro, Congresswoman from Connecticut’s Third Congressional District and Senior Democrat on the House Committee on Appropriations, gives remarks on budget negotiations, CHN, March 23, 2023 Please note: we request this audio not be used for press or outside distribution.
- CHN budget toolkit for local groups
- The Urgent Need to Invest, Not Cut: Cuts in Two-Thirds of Human Needs Programs Must Be Reversed, Not Worsened, CHN, May 10, 2023
Action Alerts
Statements and Analysis from CHN Members and Other Partners
- Federal Spending on Immigration: Examining Key Programs and Impacts, Congressional Progressive Caucus Center, Sept. 6, 2023
- Lessons Learned from Two of the Longest Shutdowns in History, Congressional Progressive Caucus Center, Aus. 30, 2023
From Programs to People: The FY2024 Appropriations Process, Congressional Progressive Caucus Center, July 27, 2023 - FAQs About Government Shutdowns, Congressional Progressive Caucus Center, July 21, 2023
- Young Children and New Parents in Every State Could Be Turned Away from WIC or Have Their Benefits Cut Under Pending Appropriations Bills, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Sept. 12, 2023
- Protect Medicaid Funding Landing Page, National Health Law Program, March 22, 2023
- Protect Medicaid Funding Series (12 fact sheets explaining everything you ever needed to know about Medicaid), National Health Law Program, March 22, 2023
- Strong Bipartisan Support Among Voters for Joint Action on Federal Policies to Support Americans, Lake Research Partners/Tarrance Group, March 22, 2023
- Expanding Work Requirements Would Make It Harder for People to Meet Basic Needs, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, March 15, 2023
- UnidosUS Statement on President Biden’s Budget, March 10, 2023
- Biden Budget Offers Practical Solutions to Protect Medicare and Medicaid, Lower Costs, and Make the Rich Pay Their Fair Share, Health Care for America Now, March 9, 202
- President Biden’s 2024 Budget Moves Us Toward Nation Where Everyone Can Thrive, Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, March 9, 2023.
- President Biden Releases Plan to Protect Medicare for Another Generation and Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Seniors Even Further, Protect Our Care, March 9, 2023.
- President Biden’s Priorities Are Working Families’ Priorities, AFSCME, March 9, 2023
- Analysis of President Biden’s FY 2024 Budget Request, National Low Income Housing Coalition, March 9, 2023.
- Biden Working Budget and Tax Plan Favors Working Families and Draws Stark Contrast with GOP Priorities, Americans for Tax Fairness, March 9, 2023.
- Catholic Lobby Welcomes President Biden’s FY 2024 Spending Proposal, NETWORK, March 9, 2023
- President Biden’s FY 2024 Budget Calls for Bold Investments in Families While Missing the Mark on Immigration and Criminal Justice Reforms, Center for Law and Social Policy, March 9, 2023
- President Biden Lays Out a Bold Vision for Tax Justice in Proposed Budget, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, March 9, 2023
- White House Prioritizes Title X Family Planning in Budget Proposal, National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association, March 9, 2023