Full House could vote for commission to force cuts in Social Security, Medicare, other critical human needs programs
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Anti-refugee Proposals Damage America
Olivia Golden,
December 3, 2015
Editor’s Note: Making Syrian and Iraqi refugees hostages to the politics of the must-pass federal appropriations bill is a serious moral issue to us. Take a look at this excellent piece by CLASP’s Executive Director Olivia Golden, who brings first-hand experience to this topic. It was originally published online in...
The Story of Christmas
wpengine,
December 3, 2015
With the holiday season upon us and the majority of the nation looking forward to celebrating Christmas, Congress still has some business it must take care of before they can go home to family, friends and fundraisers. In a little over a week the government will run out of funding...
A Clean Spending Package, or an Ugly Christmas Tree?
Lecia Imbery,
December 2, 2015
With Thanksgiving barely over, many Americans turned their attention immediately to Christmas. A less-than-scientific poll (my personal Facebook feed) showed that lots of friends went to their local Christmas tree lot in the days following Thanksgiving and spent time over the weekend hanging lights, ornaments, and garlands on their trees....
10 Things We’re Thankful for This Thanksgiving
Lecia Imbery,
November 24, 2015
Gathering with friends and family. Packed roads and airports. Turkey with all the trimmings. Thanksgiving is upon us once again. In this time of bounty, we are mindful of course of the millions who can’t afford a big feast or a warm home in which to host it. And we’ll...
Congress: Don’t Leave ANY Working Families Behind
Lecia Imbery,
November 23, 2015
There’s been a lot of terrible anti-refugee and anti-immigrant sentiments from some pretty high-up sources lately – governors, members of Congress, even Presidential candidates. There’s been harmful anti-refugee legislation – like the House bill to stall and disrupt refugee screening for resettlement in the U.S., and anti-immigration legislation, like a...
