Full House could vote for commission to force cuts in Social Security, Medicare, other critical human needs programs
January 19, 2024
Opposing Rep. Mulvaney for OMB Director
Lecia Imbery,
January 26, 2017
During Rep. Mick Mulvaney’s Jan. 24 confirmation hearings to be the head of the Office of Management and Budget, Democratic senators reminded those present and watching online about some of his past actions, including when he called Social Security a Ponzi scheme, voted for a measure in the South Carolina state...
Opposing Rep. Price for HHS Secretary
Lecia Imbery,
January 26, 2017
On Jan. 24, Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) sat before the Senate Finance Committee and made his case for why he should be confirmed as the next Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. A recording of the hearing can be viewed here. Many Democratic senators were unhappy with Rep. Price’s...
March On!
Leo Nguyen,
January 25, 2017
Editor’s note: This post was written by Leo Nguyen, CHN’s new intern. As the 45th President of the United States was inaugurated last Friday, Washington D.C. witnessed a transition of power from President Obama to President Trump. Across our nation, many people celebrated and many felt defeated. The inauguration was...
More than 1,300 groups tell Congress and Trump: Don’t take America backwards
Lecia Imbery,
January 25, 2017
Earlier today, CHN and more than 1,300 national, state and local groups sent a powerful message to Congress and the Trump Administration: don’t harm low-income people or the programs they depend on. The news release about this action is below. To see a copy of the letter and a list of...
Drawing the Women’s March on Washington
Deborah Weinstein,
January 24, 2017
Well over a million people attended Women’s Marches in Washington, DC, across the country and the globe. I was one of them, and so was my daughter, Lauren Weinstein, who draws/writes comics for The Village Voice. I hope you will forgive my motherly pride in sharing her depiction of the...