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Archives: Voices
Does the Trump Administration Care About You?
The Coalition on Human Needs looks forward to making 2026 a year in which we join with all of our members and allies to build that future for all of us, and to demand that our leaders stop putting themselves and their ultra-rich cronies first, at our expense.
Submit Your Official Comment Today: We must fight back against xenophobic, anti-immigrant policies
People around the country are submitting comments to oppose the Trump Administration’s proposed changes – they are due by Friday, Dec. 19, at midnight. See how you can easily comment too!
CHN Urges the U.S. House of Representatives to Prioritize a Clean Extension of ACA Tax Credits ASAP
CHN urges the U.S. House of Representatives to support a clean extension of the enhanced ACA Premium Tax Credit, and vote no on proposals such as H.R. 6703 that do not include an extension of the expiring credits and will not help people with low and moderate incomes get coverage and afford care.
Republicans’ Harmful Budget Cuts and Attacks Are Undermining Immigrants’ Health Care
Immigrant Communities Receive the First of Many Blows as States Tackle Federal Funding Cuts.
CHN Urges the Senate to Rein in Health Costs, Pass a Clean Extension of ACA Tax Credits
The only logical and effective way to lower health insurance costs quickly is to extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits in their current form. CHN urges the Senate to vote support a clean extension of the enhanced ACA Premium Tax Credit to prevent its expiration at the end of 2025, and vote no on proposals such as S. 3386 that do not include an extension of the expiring credits and instead rely on proposals such as contributions to HSAs that will not help people with low and moderate incomes get coverage and afford care. In addition, we voice our opposition to proposals that eliminate zero-premium plans.
Pushing Back Against Attacks on Public Education
The Trump administration is dismantling the Department of Education and putting critical programs at risk. CHN and our partners are speaking out.
Ten Reasons to be Thankful
It’s been a painful year, with harsh cuts to health care and nutrition programs enacted, lawless attacks on immigrants, firings of federal workers, etc. Well, we’re not thankful for any of that.
Fighting Back Against Efforts to Gut SNAP, Our Most Effective Anti-Hunger Program
The holiday season is approaching, and as many people are sitting around family tables sharing a special meal, millions of Americans are struggling to afford enough food. While the shutdown may be over, cuts made to SNAP in Republicans’ Big Brutal Budget are the largest in the program’s history―$187 billion over 10 years
Recent Actions by the Trump Administration Target Children with Disabilities
Children with disabilities have been left behind for far too long by existing federal policy, and these recent changes further harm them at a time when policymakers should be dedicating more resources to their development.
Expanding Health Savings Accounts Would Do Little to Improve Access to Affordable Health Care
HSAs don’t improve health care affordability and would not offset the loss of coverage if Congress allows the PTC enhancements to expire. Most people do not have spare cash to set aside in HSAs; an estimated 4 in 10 people are in debt due to medical and dental bills.
Coalition on Human Needs Seeks its Next Executive Director
After more than two decades, Deborah Weinstein, the Coalition on Human Needs’ (CHN) executive director, plans to step down from this role at the end of June, 2026. Founded in 1981, CHN is an alliance of national organizations working together to promote public policies that address the needs of low-income…