Meredith Dodson Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM

Re: The attacks on unions must end

Donald Trump’s attack on the collective bargaining rights of federal unions is part of his larger attacks on federal workers. John, Federal workers help ensure that our communities get the essential health, education, housing, public safety, and other resources…

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM

Some in Congress are fighting back to support federal workers

Donald Trump’s attack on the collective bargaining rights of federal unions is part of his larger attacks on federal workers. John, Donald Trump issued a shameful Executive Order attacking the collective bargaining rights of unions for federal employees. This w…

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  Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM

RE: [TAKE ACTION] Congress must protect federal workers from Donald Trump

Congress can protect the collective bargaining rights of up to one million federal employees. John, Donald Trump is attacking federal workers again—and this is a direct threat to human needs. This week, we told you about a lawsuit the American Federation of Gov…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM

[TAKE ACTION] Congress must protect federal workers from Donald Trump

Congress can protect the collective bargaining rights of up to one million federal employees. John, Yesterday, you took action in support of a lawsuit protecting federal workers; now bipartisan legislation has been introduced that can also help them. The Protec…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM

ICYMI: Voices for Human Needs blog weekly round-up

Last week on the Voices for Human Needs blog Dear John, Here are the pieces that we published on the Voices for Human Needs blog in the previous week. We thank you for your continued support and readership. If you know of colleagues, friends, family members or others who you t…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM

Trump took away protections for millions of federal employees

Donald Trump’s attempts to take away the collective bargaining agreements of millions of union employees is his latest attack in his war on the federal workforce. John, In the dead of night, Donald Trump’s administration issued a disgraceful and retaliatory Exe…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM

Tell Congress: Get billionaire money out of politics

Billionaires are spending record amounts of money in our elections and political system. John, According to a recently released report from Americans for Tax Fairness, just 100 billionaire families spent a staggering $2.6 billion to influence the 2024 president…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM

[TAKE ACTION] Tell the Senate to reject Trump's IRS pick

Donald Trump has nominated Billy Long to lead the IRS—a man who advocated for abolishing the agency when he was in Congress. John, Donald Trump is determined to sabotage the IRS so that his billionaire friends can continue to make out like bandits and avoid pay…

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  Meredith Dodson, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM

Re: Two disastrous votes before Congress skipped town:

We reject the billionaire budget that rips health care and food away from children and the elderly just to pad the pockets of billionaire donors. John, Before Congress left town on a two-week recess, Republican leaders twisted enough arms to get their budget res…

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM

Two disastrous votes before Congress skipped town:

We reject the billionaire budget that rips health care and food away from children and the elderly just to pad the pockets of billionaire donors. John, Before Congress left town on a two-week recess, they took two disastrous votes. First, the House passed the a…

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM

Haven’t filed your taxes yet? Here’s a new, free online tool:

If your taxes are relatively straightforward and you live in one of the following states, you may be eligible to use Direct File this tax filing season. John, Tax Day is fast approaching. And now there’s a new, free, and easy way to file your taxes. If your tax…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM

[take action] The House is voting this morning to disenfranchise millions of voters

The right to vote is a fundamental pillar of our democracy. John, After canceling a vote last night on their budget resolution due to GOP holdouts, stalling their push for massive cuts to Medicaid and SNAP to pay for more tax breaks for the wealthy, House Republ…

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  Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM

Re: Stop the House from giving the rich a nearly $6 billion tax handout

Drastic cuts to SNAP and Medicaid will exacerbate an already perilous economic situation. John, Republican leaders are pushing hard for the U.S. House to pass a budget resolution that paves the way for massive cuts to critical programs in order to pay for even m…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM

Stop the House from giving the rich a nearly $6 billion tax handout

Drastic cuts to SNAP and Medicaid will exacerbate an already perilous economic situation. John, The Senate passed a budget resolution last week, and just as we thought—it lays the groundwork for cuts to human needs programs in order to fund tax handouts to the r…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM

ICYMI: Voices for Human Needs blog weekly round-up

Last week on the Voices for Human Needs blog Dear John, The Voices for Human Needs blog published several timely pieces in the last week, including a few cross-posts from our members at the National Immigration Law Center, the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Center on Budg…

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  Meredith Dodson, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM

Re: “a bloodbath” at Health and Human Services

Carrying out the directives from Project 2025, RFK Jr. fired more than 10,000 employees across agencies at the Department of Health and Human Services before backtracking on some of those firings. John, I’m sure others also had conversations over this weekend a…

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM

Critical human needs programs were gutted this week

Carrying out the directives from Project 2025, RFK Jr. fired more than 10,000 employees across agencies at the Department of Health and Human Services before backtracking on some of those firings. John, Earlier this week Health and Human Services Secretary Robe…

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM

At a time of rising prices, congressional Republicans are siding with billionaires

Your support and activism are critical as Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and congressional Republicans seek to dismantle protections for vulnerable communities and build a government of, by, and for the billionaires. John, Early Saturday morning, Senate Republicans vo…

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  Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM

Re: [TAKE ACTION] Tell the Senate to vote “no” on a budget resolution that cuts SNAP and Medicaid to pay for more tax cuts for billionaires

The Senate is expected to vote on a budget resolution this week. John, In Deborah’s email yesterday, she shared how the Senate could pave the way for devastating increases in hunger by passing the budget resolution they’ll vote on this week. The Senate’s budg…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM

BREAKING: Senate vote this week could pave the way for SNAP and Medicaid cuts

The Senate is expected to vote on a budget resolution this week. John, The Senate and then the House are voting in the coming days to fast track budget cuts that will harm our communities for years to come. By this weekend, the Senate is expected to vote on a b…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM

ICYMI: Voices for Human Needs blog weekly round-up

Last week on the Voices for Human Needs blog Dear John, The Voices for Human Needs blog published several timely pieces in the last week, including a few cross-posts from our members at the Southern Poverty Law Center and RESULTS. Human Needs Watch: Slashing Staff Means Less H…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM

CHN's Human Needs Watch: Slashing Staff Means Less Help for People

Slashing Staff Means Less Help for People April 1, 2025. The Trump Administration wants you to believe that massive cuts in staffing will have no effect on the services people need. The latest blockbuster an…

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM

April 5: Hands Off! Mass Mobilization near you

We won’t stand by silently as the Trump administration attacks our communities and silences dissent. John, The Trump administration and congressional Republicans are dismantling everything from Social Security to Medicaid to public education and more, and denyin…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 31, 2025 at 10:06 PM

[TAKE ACTION] Demand Congress use its authority to restore approved health funds

Donald Trump canceled billions of dollars in HHS funding as we’re fighting a measles outbreak. John, Last week, the Trump administration abruptly ended almost $12 billion in Health and Human Services funding to the states. This funding was critical to funding p…

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  Dominique Espinoza, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

March 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM

Re: Elon Musk should not have access to the voter rolls

Donald Trump just struck a massive blow to voter registration efforts. John, I wanted to make sure you saw Deborah’s email from yesterday. Earlier this year, right-wing extremists introduced the misnamed Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE) Act—a pie…

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

March 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM

Elon Musk should not have access to the voter rolls

Donald Trump just struck a massive blow to voter registration efforts. John, On Tuesday, Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) that would radically change voter registration in this country and lead to the disenfranchisement of millions of voters. Trump’…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM

Tell Congress: Pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

Congress must reject voter suppression and pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. John, In an unprecedented move, Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) on Tuesday that was a direct attack on the voting rights of every single American. The EO…

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

March 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM

Take to the streets on Saturday, April 5

John, The Trump administration and congressional Republicans are dismantling everything from Social Security to Medicaid to public education and more, and denying basic rights to immigrants. They are illegally cutting funds and closing agencies, and trying to si…

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

March 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM

Their strategy is to undermine faith in our Social Security system―and government itself

All of this is effectively cutting off older Americans from their earned benefits. John, Elon Musk is undermining faith in our Social Security system, incorrectly claiming “extreme levels of fraud” at the Social Security Administration.1 But these lies aren’t ju…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM

Elon Musk is cutting off seniors from their Social Security benefits

The Trump administration is demonstrating how it is capable of cutting off recipients from their earned Social Security benefits without a single act of Congress. John, In his address before a joint session of Congress, President Donald Trump repeated lies about…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

March 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM

In case you missed it: Voices for Human Needs blogs

Dear John, In case you miss it, the Voices for Human Needs blog shared several timely pieces in the last week, including a few re-shares from our members and partners: CHN members warns about President Trump’s harmful attacks on education and its impact on civil rights On Mar…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM

Fight back against Trump’s war on education

Congress must invoke its power to stop Donald Trump from abolishing the Department of Education. John, On March 20, Donald Trump signed an Executive Order directing the Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, to begin dismantling the Department of Education.1 Thi…

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  Meredith Dodson, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

March 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM

Re: We can’t afford permanent tax cuts for billionaires

Right-wing extremists in Congress want to cut trillions from human needs programs to pay for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, mostly for the wealthy. John, Cutting $2 trillion in human needs funding to pay for making Trump’s tax scam permanent will devastate tens of …

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

March 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM

We can’t afford permanent tax cuts for billionaires

Right-wing extremists in Congress want to cut trillions from human needs programs to pay for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, mostly for the wealthy. John, Budget reconciliation is a process that allows Congress to pass bills making changes in tax policy and in basic…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM

Day of Action for SNAP and school meals

Republicans in Congress want to cut critical nutrition programs in order to fund Trump’s tax cuts. John, Republicans in the House and Senate are proposing to slash more than $230 billion from SNAP and school nutrition programs in order to fund more tax handouts…

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

March 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM

Congress wants to cut human needs programs to fund Trump's mass deportation machine

Congress wants to gut funding for SNAP and Medicaid to pay for handouts for Pentagon contractors and private prisons. John, Thousands of you sent letters this week, urging Congress to stop plans to redirect billions of dollars to Pentagon contractors by cutting…

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  Dominique Espinoza, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM

Re: [TAKE ACTION]: Tell Congress to reject billions of dollars of funding to ICE and Pentagon contractors

Congress is trying to push through a funding bill that would necessitate cuts to human needs programs in order to fund hundreds of billions more to ICE and the Pentagon. John, I wanted to make sure you saw Deborah’s email yesterday about wasteful spending at the…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

March 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM

In case you missed it: Voices for Human Needs blogs

Dear John, In case you miss it, the Voices for Human Needs blog shared several timely pieces in the last week, including a few re-shares from our members and partners: Congress Passes FY 2025 Spending Package While Administration Attacks Human Needs By Meredith Dodson Instead …

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM

[TAKE ACTION]: Tell Congress to reject billions of dollars of funding to ICE and Pentagon contractors

Congress is trying to push through a funding bill that would necessitate cuts to human needs programs in order to fund hundreds of billions more to ICE and the Pentagon. John, “Co-president” Elon Musk has been slashing his way through the federal government in a…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

March 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM

CHN's Human Needs Watch: Why SNAP Cuts Hurt People and Must Not Pay for Tax Breaks for the Wealthy - Words and Pictures

Why SNAP Cuts Hurt People and Must Not Pay for Tax Breaks for the Wealthy March 17, 2025. The budget resolution passed by the House of Representatives included instructions to the Agriculture Committee to co…

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

March 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM

We’re fighting back against Donald Trump’s authoritarianism

While we lost this round, we also showed the strength of our movement that is fighting back. John, Late yesterday, the U.S. Senate voted to empower Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s continued attacks on our federal government and our communities in a funding bill tha…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM

BREAKING: Senate moving GOP spending bill into law

We must hold policymakers accountable. John, In a stunning reversal, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and enough of his Democratic colleagues in the Senate voted with Republicans to move forward on a government funding bill that empowers Donald Trump’s autoc…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM

Call Your Senators NOW: Urge them to vote NO on the Trump-empowering government funding bill

The Senate is voting today on the CR and they need to hear from us now. John, Donald Trump and Elon Musk are already shutting down the government. A vote to pass this partisan continuing resolution (CR) is a vote to continue this autocratic takeover and cut fundi…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM

Tell the Senate: Elon Musk is already shutting down the government

Thanks to our pressure, Senate Democrats are opposing the House-passed government funding bill. John, Yesterday, we shared with you that the Trump administration has laid off one-third of Department of Education employees, which will completely undermine the dep…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 12, 2025 at 10:09 PM

BREAKING: Senate votes to block Republicans’ government funding bill―for now

House Republicans passed a spending bill that underfunds human needs. Senate Democrats are uniting to block it―and we need your help to keep up the pressure. John, What a difference a day makes. Yesterday, on a near party-line vote, the House of Representatives…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

March 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM

In case you missed it: Voices for Human Needs blogs

Dear John, In case you miss it, the Voices for Human Needs blog shared several timely pieces in the last week, including a few re-shares from our members and partners: CHN Urges Congress to Reject Partisan Continuing (CR) Resolution that Cuts Funding for Human Needs CHN stro…

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  Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM

Re: [take action] Tell Congress to reject a funding bill which enables Musk’s cuts

Republicans have indicated that they have no plans to hold the Trump administration accountable. John, Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) are pushing for a vote in the U.S. House today that would technically keep the government running, but would reall…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM

A vote for this partisan spending package is a vote to allow Elon Musk and Donald Trump to continue tearing apart the government

Republicans have indicated that they have no plans to hold the Trump administration accountable. John, The partisan continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government running is expected to get a vote in the U.S. House tomorrow. But a vote for this CR is a vote f…

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  Meredith Dodson, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

March 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM

Re: Stop the Elon Musk government shutdown

Congress has less than one week to avoid a government shutdown. John, Unlike most spending deadlines in Congress, the looming March 14th shutdown is made all the more complicated by recklessness coming from Donald Trump and the un-elected billionaire Elon Musk.…

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

March 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM

Stop the Elon Musk government shutdown

Congress has less than one week to avoid a government shutdown. John, Congress only has until midnight, March 14, to avoid a government shutdown. Even before Trump was sworn in for a second term, House Speaker Mike Johnson was communicating with Elon Musk abou…

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