Dear John,

In case you missed it... this week the Voices for Human Needs blog provided a detailed response to President Trump's State of the Union Address. And we reported that 21,000 CHN supporters have submitted comments in response to a Trump Administration proposal that could result in as many as one million Americans losing access to Social Security disability benefits. Please share!

This week on the blog...

CHN's State of the Union Response -- 'Mr. President: For Half of Us Americans, Things Are Not So Great'
Feb. 6
CHN Executive Director Deborah Weinstein had this to say in response to President Trump's State of the Union Address: "Yes, Mr. President, unemployment is low. All across our nation, people are working hard when they can. But millions of people do not earn enough to be secure. That is the state of our union President Trump left out of his lengthy address. Close to half of American workers – 53 million people, or 44 percent – are earning a median hourly wage of $10.22. Their median annual pay is $17,950, because close to half of these low-wage workers don’t work full-time." READ MORE »

More than 21,000 CHN supporters tell Social Security Administration: Don't cut disability benefits
Feb. 3
More than 21,000 CHN supporters have submitted comments to the Social Security Administration in opposition to a proposal that could cause one million Americans to lose Social Security disability benefits. READ MORE »

Save the date! Feb. 13 CHN Webinar -- "The New Trump Budget: Why it Really Matters." Register now!

Join us for a CHN webinar, "The New Trump Budget: Why it Really Matters," from 2-3 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT) on Thursday, Feb. 13. Recently, President Trump asked a crowd of his donors: “Who the hell cares about the budget?” We do, and we think you should too. Why? If the new one is similar to his past proposals, there will be very big cuts proposed for human needs programs. Congress has rejected these in the past. But his plans matter, because the Trump Administration has aggressively sought to carry them out through administrative rule-making and moving or refusing to spend money despite Congressional intent. Click here to register.

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