Republicans in Congress want to gut Medicaid, denying life-saving health care for regular families to cut taxes for billionaires.
We Need Medicaid More Than Billionaires Need Tax Cuts
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CHN Joins Civil Rights and Health Equity Groups to Release Report Showing that Extreme Medicaid Cuts in the House-passed Budget Will Harm Millions of People
When people go without health care and go without nutritious food because they do not receive Medicaid or SNAP, their health and life chances suffer.
CHN Urges the Senate to Reject Partisan Continuing Resolution that Cuts Funding for Human Needs
CHN strongly urge the Senate to vote NO on the Continuing Resolution that flat-fund and cuts important programs at a time of our people’s increasing needs.
End of Census Advisory Committees Will Make Counting Kids Harder
The termination of Census Bureau advisory committees risks losing valuable expert and public input, which has historically improved data accuracy and informed critical decisions like redistricting and funding allocation. CHN is deeply troubled by the termination of these committees.
House Republicans Release Year-Long Stopgap Funding Bill Underfunding HUD’s Vital Programs – Take Action!
House Speaker Johnson released on March 7 a long-term continuing resolution (CR) that would would cut $13 billion in domestic spending from the previous fiscal year, while also proposing funding adjustments for some federal programs.
CHN Urges the House of Representatives to Reject Partisan Continuing Resolution that Cuts Funding for Human Needs
CHN strongly urge members of Congress to vote NO on the Continuing Resolution that flat-funds and cuts important programs at a time of our people’s increasing needs.
Disappearing Data: Why We Must Stop Trump’s Attempts to Erase Our Communities
Recently, we have seen a strategic effort by the Trump administration to remove datasets and resources that document economic, social, and health disparities faced by millions of people.
Republican Budget Reconciliation Options Would Harm People Who Are Immigrants and Their Families
In addition to the numerous anti-immigrant actions the Trump Administration has already taken, congressional Republicans are considering legislative anti-immigrant proposals. The House and Senate have passed budget plans that call for supercharging funding to deport people throughout our communities.
President Trump’s Speech to Congress: Let us not be distracted
President Trump’s speech to Congress on March 4 was his opportunity to flaunt his tightening grasp of power, and he reveled in it. Let us not be distracted.
There Just Aren’t Enough Services to Prevent Homelessness
When I worked with people experiencing homelessness, I kept hearing about the obstacles to help. Then I experienced them myself.
Born Equal: Defending the Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment for Every Baby
We cannot let political theater dismantle constitutional protections for children. And we cannot let children become collateral damage in a political fight.
State Legislators Will Face Impossible Decisions if Congress Cuts $2 Trillion
Congress is setting state policymakers up to face incredibly hard decisions about everything from health care cuts, deciding who should go hungry, and supporting their rural communities.