Full House could vote for commission to force cuts in Social Security, Medicare, other critical human needs programs
January 19, 2024
Hey Congress: Opioid Abuse is Still an Emergency
Lecia Imbery,
March 29, 2016
More Americans die every year from drug overdoses than they do in car crashes. That’s one of the reasons President Obama will be in Atlanta this afternoon speaking at the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit, the largest national collaboration of local, state and federal agencies, business, academia, treatment...
Resources from Around the Coalition: Nutrition and Hunger, Federal Budget, March Madness, and More
Lecia Imbery,
March 25, 2016
Anti-hunger efforts. Federal budget proposal analyses. Pay gap bracket picks. CHN’s coalition members are producing great work on very important issues. This week, we continue our Resources from around the Coalition blog series, highlighting important resources you should be aware of. The Food Research and Action Center recently launched a new blog, FRAC Chat....
Fact of the Week: Wage Inequality Grew in 2015 – for the 35th Year in a Row
Lecia Imbery,
March 24, 2016
A new report confirms what many Americans feel every day: the wage gap between the top and everyone else continues to grow. The good news is that real hourly wages (or, in non-economist speak, wages adjusted for inflation) grew across the board in 2015. However, the folks at the Economic...
Head Smacker: Congress Insists on Cuts to Offset Emergencies and Food for Children but Not for Corporate Tax Breaks
Lecia Imbery,
March 18, 2016
Congress has been talking about the national debt and fiscal responsibility a lot lately, especially with the release of the House budget proposal this week. They insist that our deficit is out of control and that any additional spending – even for basic human needs like feeding hungry children or...
The Flint Five: Showers, but no Snyder
David Elliot,
March 17, 2016
This week, Flint resident Laura MacIntyre got to do something she hasn’t been able to do lately: Actually take a shower. Laura and her family are in Washington, D.C. as part of the “Flint Five,” a group of Michigan families who travelled to the nation’s capital to share their stories...
