Full House could vote for commission to force cuts in Social Security, Medicare, other critical human needs programs
January 19, 2024
For President Trump and his allies in Congress, there is nothing more important than giving tax cuts to rich people and corporations
Deborah Weinstein,
October 10, 2017
Tax cuts for the rich are more important than helping people in a disaster: President Trump’s top budgeteer, Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, made a name for himself as an extremist when, as a member of Congress, he tried to insist that no aid for Hurricane Sandy...
‘This budget is heartless and tragic’
David Elliot,
October 4, 2017
With a vote imminent, opponents of the House GOP budget proposal rallied Wednesday outside the U.S. Capitol with members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, which has put forward its own budget. It’s not too late to contact Congress to oppose the House budget proposal, and to support the Congressional Progressive Caucus alternative: call 1-888-516-5820...
House budget proposal would undermine national security
David Elliot,
October 3, 2017
Advocates for human needs programs joined two members of Congress Tuesday for a U.S. Capitol news conference aimed at rallying opposition to GOP proposals to slash domestic spending by trillions of dollars and pass tax cuts that would primarily aid the very wealthiest Americans. Participating in the news conference were...
CHN statement on Trump’s proposed tax cuts for the very, very rich
CHN,
September 27, 2017
Editor’s note: CHN Executive Director had this response Wednesday to President Trump’s proposal to slash tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans: “President Trump’s budget slashes Medicaid, food and housing assistance, and education funding. Now he is proposing to hand trillions of dollars in tax breaks to the wealthy and to...
CHN meets with Task Force on Poverty, Income Inequality, and Opportunity
CHN,
September 27, 2017
Editor’s note: On Tuesday, the Democratic Whip Task Force on Poverty, Income Inequality, and Opportunity met with CHN Executive Director Deborah Weinstein. The conversation focused on new Census data on poverty, the Republican budget, appropriations, and the effectiveness of anti-poverty programs. This is the Task Force’s statement following that meeting:...
