On Day 33 of the Trump Government Shutdown, reports are spreading throughout the U.S. of tenants being threatened with sharply increased rents and even evictions.
The Trump Shutdown: For affordable housing advocates, ‘The crisis has arrived’
Archives: Voices
‘No, Mr. President – There Is Not A Wall in San Antonio’
When presenting his proposal for an agreement on wall funding last Saturday, President Trump spoke about the effectiveness of security walls and highlighted San Antonio as an example of an unsafe city that is now safe because they built a wall. San Antonio, the seventh largest city in the U.S.,…
The Human Needs Report: Shutdown updates, family separation, minimum wage and more
CHN’s Jan. 22nd Human Needs Report has the latest on the government shutdown, immigrant families separated at the border, a $15 minimum wage bill, and more.
Electricity bill or epilepsy meds? Furloughed worker must choose.
Many workers in the U.S. are one missing paycheck away from financial hardship or worse. A recent survey conducted by GoBankingRates found that 58 percent of Americans have $1,000 or less in savings. And as the Trump Shutdown enters Day 28, more evidence is emerging that a number of the…
Shutdown Central
When one contemplates the epicenter of the Trump Shutdown, the snowy community of Ogden, Utah probably isn’t the first place that comes to mind. Neither is Clarksville, West Virginia. Or Huntsville, Alabama. But as the shutdown enters its 27th day, these communities are among the places where the shutdown’s spiraling…
CHN Analysis: The Trump Shutdown is now the longest failure to provide for federal services in American history
Editor’s note: The following analysis on the effects of the Trump Shutdown was prepared by CHN Executive Director Deborah Weinstein. To download a PDF of this analysis, please click here. The Trump Shutdown is now the longest failure to provide for federal services in American history. That is a shameful…
Trump Shutdown: ‘More of a Shakedown than a Shutdown’
Today is Day 21. At the stroke of midnight, the Trump Government Shutdown will be the longest continuous closing of government in U.S. history, surpassing the 21-day record that was set during the December 1995 shutdown that extended into January 1996. Meanwhile, beginning today and continuing through Thursday, Jan. 17,…
Day 20: The Trump Shutdown’s forgotten workers
Donna Kelly has bills to not pay. $386 for her car note. $198.26 for her car insurance. $52.50 for her cellphone service. $119.75 for Pepco. But Kelly, a security guard at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art, the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and the Freer Gallery of Art, won’t…
Human needs concerns mount as the Trump Shutdown continues
Today is Day 19. Concern is mounting among human needs advocates about the effect a prolonged shutdown would have on key programs such as nutrition assistance and public housing. Already the Trump Government Shutdown is the second-longest in modern history. If it continues until Saturday, Jan. 12, it will be…
Shutdown update: what you can do today and how to learn more
The Trump government shutdown continues with no end in sight. Roughly 800,000 federal workers still remain either furloughed or working without pay. Everyday people are hurting because of a lack of funding for essential services all across America. You can take action today. The Senate should not take up any other legislation…
The Trump Wall: a Monument to Cynical Deception
Steel or concrete, President Trump’s wall is a useless, wasteful and increasingly tired ploy. It is time for this massive hostage-taking to stop.
Stories from the Trump Shutdown
Today is Day 18. Some 800,000 federal employees are affected by the Trump Government Shutdown. These include approximately 420,000 workers deemed essential and working without pay, and about 380,000 workers who have been furloughed without pay. These numbers do not include workers employed by contractors hired by the government, who…