CHN Urges Members of the House of Representatives to Vote NO on the Reconciliation Proposal
May 21, 2025
CHN to Congressional appropriators: Say no to an extremist minority using poison pill riders to cut, block, and shut down
CHN Staff,
February 20, 2024
CHN’s Executive Director Deborah Weinstein joined with other organizations in the Clean Budget Campaign this week to call on Congress to do its job and pass bills to fund the full range of government services, and to reject inserting extremist policies in the funding bills that could not get majority support on their own. Her comments are included in a Facebook video presentation to be shown on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 3:00 p.m.
CHN: The Senate should join the House to improve the Child Tax Credit
CHN Staff,
February 1, 2024
With the House passage of the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, Congress is one important step closer to making needed improvements in the Child Tax Credit that will benefit 16 million children in families with low incomes and lift 400,000 children out of poverty this year. Now the Senate must act expeditiously to pass the bill, with no amendments that would reduce the Child Tax Credit’s help to children.
CHN urges timely yes vote on bipartisan Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024
CHN Staff,
January 30, 2024
CHN this week urged Congress to vote for H.R. 7024, the bipartisan Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024. We urge members of Congress to actively support moving the bipartisan tax package at the first opportunity because of important changes to the Child Tax Credit (CTC). We think it is critical that the expansions to the CTC can take effect this tax season.
Coming in 2024: Health care savings for millions of Americans
David Elliot,
January 26, 2024
As we head into 2024, there is much to celebrate on the health care front. First, millions of Americans will save money on prescription drug costs in 2024 because of actions taken by President Biden and a previous Congress. And second, enrollments under the Affordable Care Act marketplaces are soaring to record numbers.
CHN Supports the Child Tax Credit Improvements in the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024
CHN Staff,
January 24, 2024
The Coalition on Human Needs supports the improvements made to the Child Tax Credit (CTC) within the bipartisan H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024. We urge members of Congress to actively support moving the bipartisan tax package at the first opportunity so it can take effect this tax season, and vote for this legislation.
