Celebrating Legal Justice Champions at CHN’s Human Needs Hero 2025
Deborah Weinstein,
July 31, 2025
At a time when the executive branch has seized power to deny millions of our people health care, food, jobs with labor protections, affordable housing, education, contrary to our nation’s values and shockingly often contrary to law, we must all work together
The 60-Hour Vigil to Protect Medicaid
Deborah Weinstein,
July 30, 2025
Medicaid saves lives. It provides the care that allows children with serious medical conditions to go to school and allows their parents to go to work. Requiring repeated reporting of work hours or exempt status will hurt people.
Letter from 584 Organizations in Support of Increased Allocation for the FY26 Labor-HHS-Education Bill
CHN Staff,
July 30, 2025
Letter to Congress
The programs and services funded by the Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee have a profound impact on health and well-being, child development, educational and skills attainment, labor force participation, and economic productivity.
Coalition on Human Needs to Congress: Oppose the Rescissions Package
Meredith Dodson,
July 11, 2025
CHN urges the House and Senate to stand firm and not allow efforts to radically undermine Congress’ role in appropriating funds to support approved federal programs in ways that hurt people and communities across the country. We call on Congress to reject this rescissions package that enables the Administration’s attacks on important funding for communities, undermines the bipartisan appropriations process, and paves the way for further cuts to important programs at a time of our people’s increasing needs.
Top 1% to Receive $1 Trillion Tax Cut from Trump Megabill Over the Next Decade
Carl Davis,
July 8, 2025
Blog post by ITEP, a member of CHN
The centerpiece of the tax and spending bill that President Trump signed on July 4 is a significant tax cut for wealthy families, partly tacked onto the national debt and partly paid for with cuts to health care, climate investments, and other public services.
