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CHN on the shutdown agreement: ‘A Break for All the Hostages’
Deborah Weinstein,
January 25, 2019
Today, President Trump announced that he would sign a temporary spending bill to reopen the government through February 15. The Senate and House must vote to send such a bill to him, and they are expected to do so, very soon.
Day 35 of the Trump Shutdown: Let them eat loans
David Elliot,
January 25, 2019
Today is Day 35 – hopefully and reportedly, the last day of the Trump Shutdown. Hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers (as well as those working without pay) are missing their second consecutive pay check – although we are certainly thankful that they will receive help soon in the form of retroactive pay.
The Trump Shutdown: For affordable housing advocates, ‘The crisis has arrived’
David Elliot,
January 23, 2019
On Day 33 of the Trump Government Shutdown, reports are spreading throughout the U.S. of tenants being threatened with sharply increased rents and even evictions.
‘No, Mr. President – There Is Not A Wall in San Antonio’
Richelle Friedman,
January 23, 2019
When presenting his proposal for an agreement on wall funding last Saturday, President Trump spoke about the effectiveness of security walls and highlighted San Antonio as an example of an unsafe city that is now safe because they built a wall. San Antonio, the seventh largest city in the U.S.,...
The Human Needs Report: Shutdown updates, family separation, minimum wage and more
Leo Nguyen,
January 22, 2019
CHN's Jan. 22nd Human Needs Report has the latest on the government shutdown, immigrant families separated at the border, a $15 minimum wage bill, and more.
