Full House could vote for commission to force cuts in Social Security, Medicare, other critical human needs programs
January 19, 2024
Canadian-style child benefit would cut U.S. child poverty by more than half
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities,
May 29, 2018
Editor’s note: This piece was written by Arloc Sherman, Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). It was originally published on CBPP’s blog, Off the Charts, on May 24. Lawmakers need not look far to find ways to help struggling families with children raise their living...
Socio-Emotional Health is Often Invisible, But It Still Needs Support
CHN,
May 25, 2018
Editor’s note: The following blog post is authored by Caitlin Forbes, Communications Manager for the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality. It originally appeared here. The post was written prior to the deadly school shooting that recently took place in Santa Fe, Texas. In Bountiful, Utah, on Dec. 1, 2016,...
Fact of the Week: Four in ten Americans would struggle with unexpected expense of $400
Lecia Imbery,
May 24, 2018
Four in 10 adults either could not cover an emergency expense costing $400 or would have to borrow money or sell something to cover it, according to a recent report from the Federal Reserve System. The picture is bleaker for people with a high school degree or less: 54 percent...
Supreme Court decision benefits corporations at the expense of workers
Lecia Imbery,
May 23, 2018
“[T]he Supreme Court has dramatically tilted the legal system against the working people, paving the way for corporations to break workplace laws with impunity. … Every American needs to know that the Trump Administration sided not with the workers in this case, but with the corporations that want to strip...
The Human Needs Report: Defeating SNAP Cuts, Rescissions Package on Deck, Consumer Protections Wins and Losses, and More
Lecia Imbery,
May 21, 2018
CHN just released another edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for pieces on defeating harmful cuts to SNAP/food stamps, a spending cuts package in the House, one win and one loss for consumer protections, and more. Click here for a PDF version. House Could Vote on Spending Cuts...