The 8 Head Smacker Budget
Lecia Imbery,
March 18, 2015
Yesterday, the House Budget Committee released its FY 2016 budget proposal. There were just too many Head Smackers in it to narrow it down to one, so CHN’s Deborah Weinstein came up with eight. Below are slides that she put together highlighting the most Head Smacking parts of it. We’ll have...
5 Things to Look For in the Budgets Next Week, and What You Can Do About Them
Lecia Imbery,
March 13, 2015
Next week, the House and Senate Budget Committees will release and start to debate their proposed FY 2016 budgets. Lots of people are talking about what will be in them. Here are five things we think all human needs advocates need to look out for and be wary of in...
Fact of the Week: More than 100 Big U.S. Corporations Used Offshore Tax Havens to Avoid $280 Billion in Taxes
Lecia Imbery,
March 11, 2015
A report out in February from Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), the Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, shows that many U.S. corporations are effectively dodging billions in U.S. taxes. Looking at companies that are part of the Business Roundtable, a coalition of CEOs from 201 of the biggest companies...
The Law and Health Care for Millions: Rallying Outside the Supreme Court
Deborah Weinstein,
March 6, 2015
Dr. Alice Chen is executive director of Doctors for America. She and Ron Pollack, who directs Families USA, were among the key leaders organizing a rally in front of the Supreme Court while oral arguments were going on that might determine the fate of the Affordable Care Act. Alice’s smile...
A budget with more waste or more investments? Tell Congress the choice is clear.
Joanna Sandager,
March 6, 2015
Tell Congress we need a budget that works for everyone on social media with our Thunderclap. One click today releases the message on March 16. In less than 2 weeks, Congress will sit down to debate the FY2016 budget. This is a critical time and we need you to take...
