Dear John,
In case you missed it...this week the Voices for Human Needs blog unveils CHN's brand new Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship, which this week reports on the debt ceiling drama. And we call upon the U.S. to honor its moral and legal obligations when it comes to asylum-seekers at our southern border. Finally, we bring you brand new research showing that more than two-thirds of 178 human needs federal spending programs have faced cuts through the years, largely because of spending caps imposed by Congress. Please share!
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This week on the blog...
CHN's brand new Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship
May 19
The twin threats edition. We could be less than two weeks away from defaulting on our national debt. By now, you’ve probably heard what happens if we default – read on for more details. But there is more than one threat to our nation. Even as you read this, the White House and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are negotiating what some in the human needs community fear will be cuts to programs Americans rely on for their very survival. Already, the House GOP has passed legislation that would cut trillions in domestic spending over the next decade. READ MORE »
The U.S. must honor its obligations to protect refugees seeking protection from violence and abuse
May 12
It is the law in the United States to provide opportunities for people fleeing from desperate and violent conditions to seek asylum. U.S. law is grounded in international law and the basic moral values of human rights. The Coalition on Human Needs strongly opposes all efforts to deny these basic rights to asylum-seekers. READ MORE »
The urgent need to invest, not cut: two-thirds of human needs programs must be reversed, not worsened
May 10
Human needs programs have lost ground for more than a decade, and the high inflation rates of the past two years have continued this harm. In the 178 programs tracked annually by the Coalition on Human Needs, 123 (more than two-thirds, or 69 percent) saw cuts from FY 2010 through FY 2023, adjusted for inflation. More than two-fifths (74 programs; 42 percent) lost 20 percent or more over this period. These losses were caused by a decade of capped spending. READ MORE »
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