Full House could vote for commission to force cuts in Social Security, Medicare, other critical human needs programs
January 19, 2024
Pull out all your advocate tools for the Child Tax Credit
CHN Staff,
March 26, 2024
In his State of the Union address earlier this month, President Biden called on Congress to restore the fully expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC). This version of the CTC is similar but not identical to one enacted for 2021 only and that cut child poverty by more than a third. The President also proposed restoring the 2021 CTC in his FY2025 budget proposal. The President is clearly aware of the transformational impact the 2021 CTC had for millions of children and families. He is right to want it again.
CHN’s Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship, March 22, 2024
CHN Staff,
March 22, 2024
The FY 2025 budget needs edition. As we write this, Congress is limping along toward what we hope will be final passage of the FY 2024 appropriations bills. Because Congress is almost six months late in completing this process (the FY 2024 year began on October 1, 2023), human needs advocates are preparing to pivot quickly to 2025 spending.
CHN urges passage of FY 2024 appropriations package
CHN Staff,
March 22, 2024
Editor's note: Below is a letter sent on behalf of the Coalition on Human Needs to all members of the House of Representatives, urging a “yes” vote on the package of appropriations bills before them. Update: After the House approved the package Friday afternoon, a second letter urging package was delivered to all members of the Senate. The Senate gave final approval to the legislation early Saturday morning, and it is on its way to President Biden's desk for his signature.
Will Congress continue to address the digital divide? Millions of Americans are counting on it.
David Elliot,
March 15, 2024
Millions of Americans with low incomes will begin to lose internet access this May if Congress does not renew funding for a popular program aimed at reducing the digital divide between those who can afford broadband access and those who cannot. Since the launch of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) as part of bipartisan infrastructure legislation passed in 2021, the program has signed up an impressive 23 million Americans – the result of an effective outreach effort by the Biden Administration, state and local governments, and community organizers.
The Biden Budget: A responsible roadmap to meet the demands of our time
CHN Staff,
March 12, 2024
President Biden’s FY 2025 budget lays out important steps to meet our nation’s needs, provides help to those who need it most, invests in our future, and reduces the deficit over the next decade. These investments and deficit reduction are possible because the budget requires profitable corporations and the wealthy to pay more of their fair share in taxes. This combination of equity and investment make the Biden budget a highly responsible roadmap for the next decade and beyond.
