Dear John,

In case you missed it...this week the Voices for Human Needs blog expresses disappointment with parts of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, passed Wednesday night by the House and Thursday night by the Senate. And we unveil CHN's brand new Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship, which this week reports on different ways the new legislation will affect critical human needs programs going forward. Please share!

This week on the blog...

We, the hostages: Disappointments in the Fiscal Responsibility Act -- statement on behalf of the Coalition on Human Needs
May 29
We the hostages appreciate the Biden Administration’s efforts to reduce the severity of these cuts and restrictions. But it is still a great disappointment that the basic thrust of this agreement is still to deny assistance to some of our poorest people. It will reduce investments that we badly need to overcome the worsening affordable housing crisis for low-income renters, to help students overcome the learning deficits that worsened during the pandemic, and to address mental health and substance use crises. It allows increases in the Pentagon without examining the evidence of military contractor price-gouging. It not only fails to secure new revenues from wealthy individuals and corporations, it undermines the IRS’ capacity to collect taxes already owed from those with high incomes. READ MORE »

CHN's latest Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship
June 2
The We, the Hostages edition. Congress has passed the Fiscal Responsibility Act and it will soon be headed for President Biden’s signature. Passage will allow our nation to meet its obligations and avoid financial ruin. But the toll exacted by House Republicans during negotiations with the Biden Administration will be paid for years – and will harm the vulnerable and those with low incomes the most. READ MORE »

In case you missed it: CHN is posting statements from the dozens and dozens of human needs groups, both CHN members and allies, who have responded to passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. You can view the statements in our FY 2024 Budget Resource Library.

 

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