John,

We’re at a critical moment in our ability to beat back the COVID-19 pandemic and lift up millions of struggling people and families.

Next week, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package that supports COVID vaccines; cuts child poverty in half; helps the unemployed; provides more nutrition aid, housing assistance, one-time payments, child care, and paid leave; supports education and other state and local services; and much more.

Already, CHN and our coalition partners have sent roughly 220,000 letters to members of Congress demanding swift passage of this critical legislation.

To learn more about the details of President Biden’s “American Rescue Plan”, join CHN this afternoon at 2 p.m. ET for a special webinar featuring Jared Bernstein, an economist for President Biden who is serving on the White House Council of Economic Advisers.

Bernstein will explain how the COVID relief legislation now moving through Congress is the right size, with the right policies, to get us on the road to economic and pandemic recovery. Click here to RSVP.

You'll also hear a conversation with two D.C. pediatricians with deep experience of the impact of the pandemic on children and families in their community: Drs. Ana Caskin and Lanre Falusi, interviewed by our moderator, Ellen Teller, of the Food Research and Action Center. We'll close with a Hill update and action steps you can take.

Even if you can’t attend, sign up to receive a recording of the webinar and other resources. (This webinar will be captioned.)

I hope you can join us today at 2 p.m. ET for this important webinar.

Thank you for all you have done, and continue to do, to fight to protect our health and economic security.

Deborah Weinstein
Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs