Full House could vote for commission to force cuts in Social Security, Medicare, other critical human needs programs
January 19, 2024
Seven reasons the Trump Administration’s short-term health plans are harmful to families
Families USA,
August 7, 2018
Editor’s note: This piece was written by Cheryl Fish-Parcham, Director of Access Initiatives at Families USA. It was originally posted on Families USA’s website on August 1. For more information on the so-called “short-term insurance” plans and other threats to the Affordable Care Act, see the July 23 Human Needs Report. ...
Deadline for Telling the Commerce Department to Junk its Census Citizenship Question is Tuesday, August 7
Deborah Weinstein,
August 3, 2018
You can file comments online here, and your voice is needed to make sure everyone is counted. The Coalition on Human Needs submitted comments today to the Commerce Department voicing our strong opposition to the inclusion of a question about citizenship in the 2020 Census. Such a question, as the...
Journeys: Timely New Book Examines Immigrants’ Stories
CHN,
August 3, 2018
Editor’s note: The following blog post is authored by CHN intern Paige Brigham, a rising senior at Allegheny College. The story of Ahmed Ahmed began in his home country of Somalia, where his father worked his way out of poverty to provide a comfortable life for a family of ten....
Zero Tolerance at the Border a Disaster for Families
Richelle Friedman,
August 2, 2018
At Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on “Oversight of Immigration Enforcement and Family Reunification Efforts,” Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) minced no words. He said, “If families and children are going to be kept in federal custody they must be kept in facilities where they will be treated humanely, and with...
Trump Top Priorities
Deborah Weinstein,
July 31, 2018
Of course we know President Trump wants to build a border wall. Yesterday he threatened to shut down the government over funding for it. But that’s not his Administration’s only priority. Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin announced that they’re studying whether they can provide another $100 billion tax break...
