Nicolai Haddal, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

July 22, 2020 at 3:32 PM

Re: Trump and McConnell have another awful idea: Defund Social Security

Together, we are going to remind Congress what the priorities of the American people really are. John, Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell are preparing to release their next COVID-19 relief package. But instead of supporting frontline workers and people and commun…

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

July 21, 2020 at 4:53 PM

Trump and McConnell have another awful idea: Defund Social Security

Together, we are going to remind Congress what the priorities of the American people really are. John, Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell are holding pandemic relief hostage for one of their long-held goals: defunding Social Security. In the Senate’s soon-to-be r…

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July 20, 2020 at 7:36 PM

From CHN: The Human Needs Report, July 20, 2020

The Human Needs Report: July 20, 2020 View the complete report here (HTML) or here (PDF). Dear John, CHN just released another edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for the latest on the Senate GOP's next COVID-19 response package, FY21 spending bills mov…

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  Nicolai Haddal, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

July 20, 2020 at 6:28 PM

Re: Sign if you agree: Congress must stop funding ICE's failed detention centers

Let's get Congress to protect ICE-detained immigrants from COVID. John, In the midst of the pandemic, the dire situation faced by detained immigrants in the United States is getting even worse. Detained immigrants are being exposed to COVID-19 at alarming rates…

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

July 18, 2020 at 2:49 PM

Sign if you agree: Congress must stop funding ICE's failed detention centers

Let's get Congress to protect ICE-detained immigrants from COVID. Tell Congress: "ICE detention centers were a disaster before the pandemic, but now immigrants are facing potentially deadly consequences of being exposed to COVID-19. Congress must reduce fu…

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July 17, 2020 at 9:39 PM

From CHN: This week on our Voices for Human Needs Blog

In case you missed it... This week on CHN's Voices for Human Needs blog Dear John, In case you missed it... this week the Voices for Human Needs blog reports on the Trump Administration's decision to rescind its xenophobic policy that could have affected the well-being of mor…

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July 17, 2020 at 8:11 PM

CHN's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship - July 17, 2020 COVID-19 watch Tracking Hardship - July 17, 2020   Congress returns to Washington on Monday, July 20, with deadlines only days away for expiring unemployment benefits and the end of evictions m…

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

July 16, 2020 at 8:36 PM

Together, we are keeping the pressure on Mitch McConnell

Our grassroots network is focusing the attention of the Senate on the needs of working families. John, In just two weeks, critical protections for working families including a $600 weekly unemployment boost and protections against evictions are set to expire. T…

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  Nicolai Haddal, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

July 15, 2020 at 5:15 PM

Re: Tell the Senate: Pass legislation to help struggling families during the pandemic

Millions of people are wondering how to pay their bills and feed their families during the pandemic. Together, we must demand the Senate act! John, Enhanced unemployment insurance is set to expire at the end of this month. And what did the Senate do? Go on a two…

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

July 14, 2020 at 3:37 PM

Tell the Senate: Pass legislation to help struggling families during the pandemic

Tell the Senate: "As substantial federal direct aid programs begin to expire at the end of this month, immediate action is needed to help people and families in need, including $600 per week in continued enhanced unemployment benefits, cash aid, and a boos…

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July 13, 2020 at 7:34 PM

From CHN: The Human Needs Report, July 13, 2020

The Human Needs Report: July 13, 2020 View the complete report here (HTML) or here (PDF). Dear John, CHN just released another edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for the latest on the Senate's lack of action on another COVID-19 response package, as wel…

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  Nicolai Haddal, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

July 11, 2020 at 2:54 PM

Re: Add your name! Become the 100,000 person to demand Mitch McConnell stop playing games in the midst of a pandemic.

The House acted nearly 2 months ago! Tell the Senate to end its political games John, When the Senate returns on July 20th, they’re expected to move quickly on passage of the next COVID-19 package. We need to ensure that our priorities―cash aid for families in n…

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July 10, 2020 at 9:01 PM

From CHN: This week on our Voices for Human Needs Blog

In case you missed it... This week on CHN's Voices for Human Needs blog Dear John, In case you missed it... this week the Voices for Human Needs blog warns of a possible "tsunami" of impending evictions caused by the economic decline -- as many as 23 million by the end of Sep…

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July 10, 2020 at 7:45 PM

CHN's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship - July 10, 2020 COVID-19 watch Tracking Hardship - July 10, 2020   Texas Hotspot Edition. This week, we track the hardships connected to one of the 38 states (includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) …

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

July 9, 2020 at 7:45 PM

Add your name! Become the 100,000 person to demand Mitch McConnell stop playing games in the midst of a pandemic.

Tell the Senate: We need direct aid to the American people, not handouts to the rich and corporations. Tell the Senate: "The House passed the HEROES Act nearly two months ago. This crucial legislation includes aid to our states with funds to prevent cuts t…

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

July 4, 2020 at 3:32 PM

We have yet to achieve the equality described in the Declaration of Independence

We need to keep fighting to make the words we celebrate today a reality for all Americans. John, Our country has a painful, difficult history with race and chronic inequality. Together, we need to fight for a government that is responsive to the American people,…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

July 3, 2020 at 3:42 PM

From CHN: This week on our Voices for Human Needs Blog

In case you missed it... This week on CHN's Voices for Human Needs blog Dear John, In case you missed it... this week the Voices for Human Needs blog features a powerful, first-person look at being Black in America. And we participate in a Facebook Live event titled, "Putting…

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July 3, 2020 at 3:41 PM

From CHN: This week on our Voices for Human Needs Blog

In case you missed it... This week on CHN's Voices for Human Needs blog Dear John, In case you missed it... this week the Voices for Human Needs blog features a powerful, first-person look at being Black in America. And we participate in a Facebook Live event titled, "Putting…

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July 2, 2020 at 8:42 PM

CHN's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship - July 2, 2020 COVID-19 watch Tracking Hardship - July 2, 2020   Independence Day Recess/New State Fiscal Year Edition.  The U.S. Senate will be finishing up today without having taken up a new COVID-19 relie…

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

June 30, 2020 at 4:54 PM

The Senate is going to take a 2-week break. We’re not!

John, The ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic are impacting so many aspects of our lives.The pandemic has exacerbated the already elevated levels of food insecurity in the U.S. One in five adults in our country didn't have enough food to eat in the early weeks…

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June 29, 2020 at 6:21 PM

From CHN: The Human Needs Report, June 29, 2020

The Human Needs Report: June 29, 2020 View the complete report here (HTML) or here (PDF). Dear John, CHN just released another edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for the latest on Congress's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, work on FY21 spending bill…

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  Nicolai Haddal, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

June 27, 2020 at 3:39 PM

Re: Tell the U.S. Senate: People must be able to feed their families

Add your name! The Senate must immediately pass legislation to fight food insecurity throughout our country. John, Because of the pandemic, we are seeing an unprecedented surge in Americans going without enough food. The lack of food and the struggle to eat a he…

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  Nicolai Haddal, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

June 27, 2020 at 3:36 PM

Re: Tell the U.S. Senate: People must be able to feed their families

Add your name! The Senate must immediately pass legislation to fight food insecurity throughout our country. John, Because of the pandemic, we are seeing an unprecedented surge in Americans going without enough food. The lack of food and the struggle to eat a he…

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June 26, 2020 at 9:01 PM

From CHN: This week on our Voices for Human Needs Blog

In case you missed it... This week on CHN's Voices for Human Needs blog Dear John, In case you missed it... this week the Voices for Human Needs blog reported on the Mass Poor People's Assembly and Moral March on Washington, D.C. and detailed the latest KIDS COUNT report by t…

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June 26, 2020 at 8:05 PM

CHN's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship - June 26, 2020 COVID-19 watch Tracking Hardship - June 26, 2020 Looming Deadlines. The fourth of July recess is approaching, and Senate Majority Leader McConnell is still adamant that the Senate will not tak…

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

June 25, 2020 at 9:16 PM

Tell the U.S. Senate: People must be able to feed their families

Add your name! The Senate must immediately pass legislation to fight food insecurity throughout our country. Tell the U.S. Senate: "Take immediate action to ensure struggling families, and vulnerable people have enough food to eat during the pandemic. Not o…

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

June 25, 2020 at 9:15 PM

Tell the U.S. Senate: People must be able to feed their families

Add your name! The Senate must immediately pass legislation to fight food insecurity throughout our country. Tell the U.S. Senate: "Take immediate action to ensure struggling families, and vulnerable people have enough food to eat during the pandemic. Not o…

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

June 24, 2020 at 5:50 PM

Demand Congress act to prevent hunger during a pandemic

We must fight to ensure everyone has access to healthy meals. John, In the months since the COVID-19 pandemic struck, we are seeing an unprecedented surge in Americans going without enough food. In the wealthiest country of the history of the world, that is simp…

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June 19, 2020 at 8:44 PM

From CHN: This week on our Voices for Human Needs Blog

In case you missed it... This week on CHN's Voices for Human Needs blog Dear John, In case you missed it... this week the Voices for Human Needs blog examined the importance of actions -- not just words -- in dismantling systemic racism. And we celebrated two important Suprem…

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June 19, 2020 at 8:00 PM

CHN's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship - June 19, 2020 COVID-19 watch Tracking Hardship - June 19, 2020 It is Juneteenth. On June 19, 1865, the U.S. Army reached Galveston, TX to tell enslaved Black Americans that they were free, 2 months after th…

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  Nicolai Haddal, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

June 17, 2020 at 3:35 PM

Re: Add your name: Demand the Senate fund voting by mail

Tell the Senate: We must be able to vote safely John, This fall, every American should have the ability to vote by mail. The U.S. House has already passed legislation that would provide essential funds to support voting by mail in every state, but the Senate ha…

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June 12, 2020 at 9:03 PM

From CHN: This week on our Voices for Human Needs Blog

In case you missed it... This week on CHN's Voices for Human Needs blog Dear John, In case you missed it... this week the Voices for Human Needs blog questioned whether states and localities are ready for the Nov. 3, 2020 elections -- and found in many cases they are not. And…

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June 12, 2020 at 8:09 PM

CHN's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship - June 12, 2020 COVID-19 watch Tracking Hardship - June 12, 2020 States are allowing businesses and other facilities to reopen, usually with some restrictions. COVID-19 is not done, though. We have passed the…

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

June 9, 2020 at 2:47 PM

Extended Deadline: SNAP Sign-On Letter to Senate Leaders/White House

Help get SNAP Letter to > 1,000 orgs! Dear John: We’ve all seen the numbers: The magnitude of the COVID-19 crisis has been staggering. We have to make sure the vulnerable communities we serve are protected while we jump-start a strong economic recovery. SNAP …

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

June 8, 2020 at 8:38 PM

Add your name: Demand the Senate fund voting by mail

Tell Congress: "We must have funding for voting by mail to keep us safe and keep our democracy functioning in the midst of a pandemic. The House has already acted. Now, the Senate must act." ADD YOUR NAME John, This fall, tens of million…

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June 5, 2020 at 9:56 PM

From CHN: This week on our Voices for Human Needs Blog

In case you missed it... This week on CHN's Voices for Human Needs blog Dear John, In case you missed it... this week the Voices for Human Needs blog commented on the "tinpot tyrant" in the White House and examined the sudden rise in food scarcity in the U.S. In addition, we …

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June 5, 2020 at 8:11 PM

CHN's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship - June 5, 2020 COVID-19 watch Tracking Hardship - June 5, 2020 Needless death afflicts this nation. As racism caused the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and so many others, so are death,…

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

June 4, 2020 at 5:24 PM

Let's stand together against the tinpot tyrant

Join CHN in supporting community bail funds John, Last week, we cited an analysis showing that if black Americans died from COVID-19 at the same rate as whites, 13,000 more black Americans would be alive today. Another survey showed 56 percent of black Americans …

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

May 30, 2020 at 3:10 PM

June 1 approaches, and many people will not have enough money for rent

CHN is rallying our partners across the country to fight for families struggling to pay the rent. John, We don't have to tell you. This is a trying time for our country. We are facing a global pandemic, a collapsing economy, depression level joblessness, rising …

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May 29, 2020 at 9:55 PM

From CHN: This week on our Voices for Human Needs Blog

In case you missed it... This week on CHN's Voices for Human Needs blog Dear John, In case you missed it... this week the Voices for Human Needs blog asked how early is too early when it comes to opening back up for business? And we reported on the Trump Administration's sham…

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May 29, 2020 at 7:55 PM

CHN's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship - May 29, 2020 COVID-19 watch Tracking Hardship - May 29, 2020 As the nation mourns 100,000 lives lost to the coronavirus, it is necessary to understand that there would be many thousands more deaths over the…

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

May 28, 2020 at 6:46 PM

Let’s make online voter registration available to every American

Democracy requires giving people a chance to vote. Tell Congress: "The COVID-19 crisis is shutting down DMVs, local election offices, and other in-person voter registration hubs nationwide—and if states don’t respond, this pandemic could prevent countless …

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  Nicolai Haddal, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

May 23, 2020 at 2:46 PM

Re: Add your name! Tell the Senate to pass legislation based on the HEROES Act

Tell the Senate: Direct aid where the need is greatest, not more handouts to the rich and corporations. John, The House of Representatives passed the wide-ranging HEROES Act which takes solid steps forward. This legislation provides more than $1 trillion to boos…

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May 22, 2020 at 9:14 PM

From CHN: This week on our Voices for Human Needs Blog

In case you missed it... This week on CHN's Voices for Human Needs blog Dear John, In case you missed it... this week the Voices for Human Needs blog asked whether America's safety net is safe enough in this era of pandemic. And we called for a "new New Deal" for working moms…

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May 22, 2020 at 8:06 PM

CHN's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship - May 22, 2020 COVID-19 watch Tracking Hardship - May 22, 2020 Week after week, the toll of the pandemic grows, damaging the health and economic security of millions. About one-half of adults either lost paid…

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May 15, 2020 at 9:17 PM

From CHN: This week on our Voices for Human Needs Blog

In case you missed it... This week on CHN's Voices for Human Needs blog Dear John, In case you missed it... this week the Voices for Human Needs blog unveiled CHN's brand new COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship, a by-the-numbers glance at how the pandemic is affecting low-incom…

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

May 14, 2020 at 8:30 PM

Sign if you agree! Congress must ensure everyone is protected from COVID-19

We must demand that people in jails or prisons are protected from the pandemic. Tell Congress: "We must protect everyone in our country from being exposed to COVID-19, including those in jails and prisons. Congress must enact measures that ensure essential…

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

May 12, 2020 at 6:02 PM

Your story must be heard!

John, More than 33 million have lost their jobs. Close to one-quarter of Americans reported in April they didn't have enough money to buy a full month of food. With stores closed, schools shuttered, and orders to shelter in place in effect in many states and com…

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May 9, 2020 at 2:20 PM

Sign if you agree: Millionaires shouldn’t be getting an average $1.6M tax break in the midst of a pandemic

Become a grassroots co-cosigner to end a $135 billion tax scam for millionaires. Tell Congress: "In the midst of a pandemic, it’s critical Congress put aid and resources where the need is greatest. We demand that you repeal the $135 billion tax break for 4…

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May 8, 2020 at 8:27 PM

From CHN: This week on our Voices for Human Needs Blog

In case you missed it... This week on CHN's Voices for Human Needs blog Dear John, In case you missed it... this week the Voices for Human Needs blog reacted to news of the nation's spiraling unemployment rate and increased food scarcity, congratulated SEIU's Illinois nursing…

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