The Coalition on Human Needs Publishes the 2025-2026 Public Policy Priorities Document
April 23, 2025
5 Pencils, Less Food, Less Health Care, Less Income
Deborah Weinstein,
May 15, 2025
President Trump and his allies in Congress seem to think average people are awash in excess – too many pencils! SNAP nutrition benefits that are too generous! Medicaid and Affordable Care Act coverage that’s too easy to get!
CHN Urges Members of the House of Representatives to Vote NO on the Energy and Commerce Reconciliation Bill
Deborah Weinstein,
May 14, 2025
The House Energy and Commerce proposal will cut $715 billion from Medicaid, the largest cut to Medicaid in history, as part of a budget package that guts basic needs programs.
CHN Urges Members of the House of Representatives to Reject the Agriculture Reconciliation Bill
Meredith Dodson,
May 13, 2025
The House Agriculture Committee proposal will cut $290 billion from SNAP, the largest cut to SNAP in history, as part of a budget package that guts basic needs programs. Millions are at risk of losing SNAP.
National Urban League Convenes Leading Civil Rights, Economic Justice, and Policy Organizations to Launch Fair Budget Coalition
Fair Budget Coalition,
May 12, 2025
Editor’s note: The following news release was published by the National Urban League, and was revised on May 12, 2025. WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 10, 2025) — The National Urban League today launched the Fair Budget Coalition, a new alliance of civil rights leaders, economic justice advocates, and policy experts demanding a responsible...
Millions of Citizen Children Would be Harmed by Proposal Billed as Targeting Immigrant Tax Filers
Joe Hughes and Emma Sifre,
May 8, 2025
Congressional Republicans have floated a proposal to strip the Child Tax Credit (CTC) from millions of children who are U.S. citizens and legal residents in situations where their parents do not have Social Security numbers (SSNs). These proposals ultimately harm citizen children.
