Responding to HHS Cuts & Assaults on Federal Labor Unions 

In response to the continued assaults on programs and policies that support economic, social, and racial justice, CLASP released two statements highlighting particularly harmful actions and decisions made by the Trump Administration: 

• Latest Round of HHS Cuts Will Further Harm Children, Families, & People with Low Incomes 
  
  CLASP’s March 28th statement on the recent staff cuts and reorganizations at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services highlighted the essential role HHS plays in ensuring the well-being of the nation and the specific harm these cuts will cause to rural communities, people with disabilities, families with low incomes, and other vulnerable populations.  
   
• Executive Order on Unions is an Assault on More Than One Million Workers
  
  CLASP’s March 31st statement on the Trump Administration’s executive order declaring an end to collective bargaining with federal labor unions focused on the threats to an already destabilized federal workforce, including the increased likelihood that workers could experience abuse and retaliation.  

It’s a Cut to Medicaid No Matter What You Call It 

Suzanne Wikle’s fact sheet provides a visual overview of the impact of potential Medicaid cuts on the more than 70 million people who currently receive health coverage through the program. 

Proposed IRS Cuts Will Hurt Taxpayers and Our Economy 

In advance of Tax Day, Ashley Burnside’s blog looks at how threats to the IRS could harm taxpayers and the economy as a whole. 

The Protecting Immigrant Families network, of which CLASP is a founding member, sent a letter to Congress signed by almost 700 organizations urging members to reject proposals in the reconciliation bill that would harm immigrant families by restricting access to federal assistance.