More than 100 groups tell Congress: Protect the Dreamers. Fund Urgent priorities
CHN,
December 8, 2017
Editor’s note: The Coalition on Human Needs released the following statement on Friday, Dec. 8: Now that Congress has acted to keep government open and running for two more weeks, it is time to get down to business: Congress must act this month to protect Dreamers and fund important priorities...
No hate. No fear. Immigrants are welcome here.
David Elliot,
December 6, 2017
Thousands of Dreamers and their supporters rallied across the street from the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, Dec. 6, and were followed by the arrest of approximately 200 individuals who engaged in civil disobedience on the Capitol steps. The protesters, estimated at more than 10,000, came from as far away as Florida,...
What comes after the GOP tax cuts?
Lecia Imbery,
December 6, 2017
President Trump and some in Congress have rushed to say that once they enact their tax plan, they will move to cut vital programs like Medicaid, SNAP/food stamps, and aid for people with disabilities. As CHN’s Executive Director Deborah Weinstein said in a recent statement following the tax bills passed...
‘We will pay, and our children and grandchildren’
CHN,
December 4, 2017
Editor’s note: Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director of the Coalition on Human Needs, issued the following statement Monday, Dec. 4 in response to the tax bills passed by the Senate and House: “The Senate and House members who voted to hand trillions of dollars in tax cuts to corporations and wealthy...
What do some Montanans think about the tax bill?
David Elliot,
December 1, 2017
Many media accounts have characterized opposition to the GOP tax bills pending in Congress as rooted in the so-called “blue states” – states such as California, New Jersey and New York. After all, these states tend to be more supportive of important human needs programs like Medicaid, SNAP and the...
