Dear John,
In case you missed it...this week the Voices for Human Needs blog offers another first-person account of the importance of SNAP benefits. And we call on Congress to invest responsibly in Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education needs as well as expand the Child Tax Credit. Finally, we urge a resounding no vote on a xenophobic and unconstitutional bill that would exclude many immigrants from being counted as part of the Census. Meanwhile, if you know of colleagues, friends, family members or others who you think should subscribe to the weekly Voices blog summary, please encourage them to do so here.
This week on the blog...
I run a food pantry but it is not enough. We need funding for SNAP.
May 10
I run a food pantry. I’m proud of the work we do. But if lawmakers passed a liveable minimum wage or invested more in programs like SNAP, people wouldn’t need to rely on pantries like mine. Pantries are a critical piece of the anti-hunger puzzle, but they’re filler pieces. Government nutrition programs — with the infrastructure and funding to get the job done — should be the centerpiece. READ MORE »
698 groups tell Appropriators: Invest in Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education needs
May 9
This week, almost 700 local, state, and national groups urged Congressional leaders to adequately fund programs included under the purview of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations subcommittees. The 698 groups, noting a previously enacted stringent cap on non-defense discretionary spending (aka, annual appropriations) for fiscal year 2025, urged that committee members avoid imposing “additional cuts for the necessary services this subcommittee oversees, and that funding is found to respond to urgent needs.” READ MORE »
Groups urge Senate to act on expanded Child Tax Credit before the end of May
May 8
More than 80 groups this week urged Senate leaders to take up the proposed expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) during the current congressional work period, which runs until late May. The groups, including the Coalition on Human Needs, signed a letter urging that the expanded CTC either be taken up as stand-alone legislation, or be attached as an amendment to must-pass legislation such as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act, whose deadline is Friday, May 10, although that could be extended. READ MORE »
Congress must reject xenophobic and unconstitutional attack on the Census today
May 8
We at the Coalition on Human Needs strongly urge the House to reject H.R. 7109, an unconstitutional bill which would require the Census Bureau to ask about citizenship in the decennial census and apportion House seats only based on citizens. READ MORE »
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