Full House could vote for commission to force cuts in Social Security, Medicare, other critical human needs programs
January 19, 2024
Resources from around the Coalition: the Trump budget edition
Lecia Imbery,
May 26, 2017
More than $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid. Nearly $200 billion in cuts to food assistance. $72 billion in cuts to disability programs, including Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income. More than 250,000 fewer rental housing vouchers for families struggling to avoid homelessness. Elimination of funding to help...
CHN on CBO analysis: 23 million reasons why House health care bill must be defeated
David Elliot,
May 24, 2017
Editor’s note: Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director of the Coalition on Human Needs, issued the following statement Wednesday in response to the CBO’s analysis of the House health care legislation: “Twenty-three million fewer Americans would receive coverage if the American Health Care Act becomes law – yet another sign that this...
The Trump budget: A harsh attack on our own people
Deborah Weinstein,
May 23, 2017
Editor’s note: Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director of CHN, issued the following statement Tuesday in response to President Trump’s budget proposal. A PDF version of this statement can be found here. “Members of Congress should rise up to reject the bleak and dangerous vision in President Trump’s budget. Its massive denial of...
Hands Off!
David Elliot,
May 22, 2017
By now you probably have heard: the Trump administration tomorrow (Tuesday, May 23) will release its budget proposal for fiscal year 2018, which begins Oct. 1. We don’t know every detail of the proposal, but what we have seen leaked out in the media has us and every other proponent...
The big squeeze on human needs programs continues
Deborah Weinstein,
May 22, 2017
Editor’s note: This piece was originally published by The Hill on May 19. Stay tuned to CHN’s blog and emails for more information on President Trump’s FY18 budget, anticipated Tuesday, May 23, which is expected to slash trillions of dollars from programs that help low-income Americans. To learn more about the budget,...
