The Coalition on Human Needs Publishes the 2025-2026 Public Policy Priorities Document
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Casey Foundation to Policymakers: Don’t Backtrack on Gains for U.S. Children
David Elliot,
June 30, 2017
Expanded access to health care and tools such as the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC) have improved the well-being of our country’s children. That’s the conclusion of a new report issued by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. 2017 KIDS COUNT Data Book shows steady...
Head Smacker: ‘These are not cuts to Medicaid, George.’ Yes they are, Kellyanne.
Deborah Weinstein,
June 29, 2017
I’ve had the very meaningful experience of joining people of faith in a vigil overnight outside the Capitol with the goal of saving Medicaid. The speakers are truth-tellers; sadly, that is not the case for some proponents of the Senate health care repeal bill. “These are not cuts to Medicaid,...
We’ve won this battle, but the fight isn’t over
Lecia Imbery,
June 28, 2017
The last few days have been a whirlwind. We started the week geared up to fight against the horrible Senate health care bill that was supposed to be voted on this week. Coalition members alerted their field networks across the country, and millions of advocates like you (and hopefully including...
That nun from Dubuque has a message on health care
Richelle Friedman,
June 26, 2017
Editor’s note: The following op-ed was published Sunday in the Dubuque Telegraph Herald. I recently ran into Senator Charles Grassley in the U.S. Capitol. Senator Grassley and I have known each other for years. He refers to me as “that nun from Dubuque.” Senator Grassley and I have always had...
Meanwhile, 1012 miles away…
David Elliot,
June 23, 2017
While the health care debate was front and center in the U.S. Senate this week, the potentially far-reaching effects of health care legislation were the center of attention 1,012 miles away – in front of a federal building in Des Moines, Iowa. A number of Iowa groups, including Main Street...
