John,

On Monday, the U.S. House is returning to Washington. We are very close to passing a historic $3.5 trillion Senate budget that invests in people, families and communities.

Unfortunately, a handful of Democratic members of Congress are standing in the way of enacting the historic investments called for in the Senate's budget. We must demand members of Congress be bold! Can you take 1-minute and send a letter to your Representative to demand they take advantage of this moment to pass this historic budget to invest in our future?

This investment agenda provides essential funds for health care, housing, child care, and paid leave — and finally asks corporations and the wealthy to pay their fair share.

We have already made progress, but we have more work to do. We have started to lift millions of children out of poverty through the Child Tax Credit —we cannot let that expire. We have the chance to create good jobs, and to create a pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants. We must not fall short on investments to build our future.

Join CHN to demand the House of Representatives pass this essential investment, which was already approved by the Senate. We anticipate the House vote to be on Tuesday. We need Congress to get on board! We need to remind them to be bold!

Budgets are about priorities. And we have a fundamental choice: Invest in human needs —or continue to fall short. Let's make sure Congress stands firm!

Thank you for all you do to demand accountability from our political leaders and to fight for the needs of working families, the vulnerable, the sick and the poor.

Deborah Weinstein
Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs