Full House could vote for commission to force cuts in Social Security, Medicare, other critical human needs programs
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CHN on the 2018 Election: Voters Want Health Care and the Economy to Work for Them
CHN,
November 7, 2018
Editor’s Note: Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director of the Coalition on Human Needs, issued the following statement Wednesday in response to Tuesday’s election results: “Across the nation, voters spoke loudly in favor of protecting and expanding health care, for fair wages and fair voting. Most do not think last year’s tax...
CHN Posts Comments Opposing Trump Admin’s Family Detention Proposal — Deadline Today
Deborah Weinstein,
November 6, 2018
When you’re not voting today, please consider submitting comments to oppose the Trump Administration’s attempt to gut protections to limit detention of migrant children and families (due today, Nov. 6, by 11:59 p.m. ET). CHN’s comments are here. Template comments you can use are here. (And if you’re not sure how...
Can’t wait to vote?
David Elliot,
November 5, 2018
November 6th is around the corner and these women are pumped to Get Out The Vote! Are you ready to join them at the polls? Join MomsRising’s #VotingSquad and spread the word. Then, on Voting Day, be sure to cast your vote for your friends, family, community and country! What’s the...
The High Cost of Child Care: American Families in Crisis
CHN,
November 2, 2018
Editor’s note: The following piece was written by Makenna Whitworth, CHN’s Fall 2018 intern. Makenna is a senior majoring in political science at Brigham Young University. By Makenna Whitworth “In the first two years of my daughter’s life, I spent more money on child care than on anything else,” Jessica Raven,...
Voting Against Hate and For the Common Good
Deborah Weinstein,
November 1, 2018
The Coalition on Human Needs was one of many groups to sign a statement condemning antisemitism, which will be run in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette today. (A picture of the ad is below.) We at CHN can only be grateful for the opportunity to join with others to speak out against hate....
