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CHN thanks the 230 members of the House of Representatives who voted to restore the now-expired enhanced premium tax credits for Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance.
We call upon Senators to follow the House’s bipartisan example, and vote for the House bill immediately to help millions facing rising health costs. MORE »
There have been at least nine other non-fatal shootings by ICE agents in places around the country. People are also dying in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody at alarming rates, with 32 deaths in detention facilities in 2025, matching a previous high of more than 20 years ago.
Ms. Good’s death is part of a pattern of callous and inhumane disregard of life and law. Her death and the shockingly high number of deaths and harm inflicted in ICE detention and raids require Congress to stop negotiations on the Department of Homeland Security funding bill until careful investigations. MORE »
At a time when nearly half of Americans say they’re struggling to afford basic necessities, President Trump has turned his attention to invading and ruling Venezuela.
It’s not too late to improve this situation. Members of Congress can stop another unjustifiable war — and help Americans pay their bills instead. Congress can refuse to allow the president to send troops back into Venezuela with a simple vote. And while they’re at it, Congress should extend some real help to Americans struggling to get by. MORE »
Polling cited by Groundwork Collaborative showed 79 percent of people with incomes of $100,000 or less saying that food was getting less affordable. Does the Trump administration care? It didn’t seem to. What about healthcare cost, cost of renting, electric and heating bills?
CHN looks forward to making 2026 a year in which we join with all of our members and allies to build that future for all of us, and to demand that our leaders stop putting themselves and their ultra-rich cronies first, at our expense. MORE »
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