CHN urges Congress to reject Trump cuts that undermine children’s health program and break agreement to lift spending caps to meet needs
CHN,
May 8, 2018
Editor’s note: Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director of the Coalition on Human Needs, issued the following statement Tuesday, May 8 in response to the Trump Administration’s rescissions package: “The members of the Coalition on Human Needs urge Congress to reject the $15.4 billion rescissions package proposed by the Trump Administration. It...
Fact of the Week: Nearly 70 percent of critical human needs programs have lost ground since FY10
Leo Nguyen,
May 8, 2018
Afterschool programs for children cut by nearly 10 percent. Juvenile justice programs cut by more than 40 percent. Housing for the elderly cut by 28 percent; housing for people with disabilities cut by one-third. Heating and cooling assistance for low-income people cut by more than one-third (38 percent). Out of...
Take action to protect SNAP
CHN,
May 4, 2018
H.R. 2, the Farm Bill, threatens to deny food to 2 million people. Please take action to protect SNAP and those who rely on it. Take Action NOW: Call Your Representative! On Tuesday, May 8th, we all need to call our members of Congress and tell them to “Vote NO on H.R. 2,...
Resources from around the Coalition: Cuts to SNAP, threats to housing, the 2020 Census and more
Leo Nguyen,
May 4, 2018
Cuts to SNAP. Threats to housing. Stock buybacks for corporations. While Senators and Representatives are home this week, advocates are making their voices heard at events and in-district meetings. Those who care about human needs also preparing for Congress’s return to D.C. next week and the flurry of legislative activity...
Head Smacker: The theory of winners and losers
Deborah Weinstein,
April 27, 2018
House Chaplain Fr. Patrick Conroy was asked to resign by Speaker Paul Ryan, we learned yesterday. Maybe he couldn’t get with the program. On November 6, as a House committee was taking up the tax cut legislation, Father Conroy offered his daily prayer. In part, it said “As legislation on...
