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  Nicolai Haddal, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
June 2, 2021 at 3:58 PM

Re: Tell the congressional right-wing: 'No' on cuts to COVID relief

John, Did you know congressional right-wingers are looking to take money away from COVID-19 relief and give it to millionaires and billionaires as unneeded tax cuts? That's outrageous. Read Deborah's email about how a budget really defines the priorities of a na…
  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
June 1, 2021 at 8:22 PM

No more tax cuts for the rich

John, Budgets are moral documents. They put down in black and white exactly what our nation prioritizes. Did you see what the Republican Study Committee wants to pass for our federal budget? It's outrageous. Meanwhile, President Biden has advanced a thoughtful, …
  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
May 29, 2021 at 4:00 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 unveils CHN's brand-new Podcast. And we launch a five-part series that examines how the pandemic has affected America's childre…
  Nicolai Haddal, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
May 29, 2021 at 3:53 PM

Re: Send a message: Stop the Mail Slowdown

The USPS has announced slowdowns to their “service standards,” the on-time delivery targets for different kinds of mail. John, Donald Trump’s Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is at it again―working to undermine the future of the USPS. DeJoy is now pushing a plan th…
  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
May 28, 2021 at 5:00 PM

CHN's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship – May 28, 2021 COVID-19 watch Tracking Hardship - May 28, 2021   They Don’t Care Why You’re Out of Work edition. So far, 24 states have announced they will terminate federal pandemic unemployment benefits some…
  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
May 28, 2021 at 2:58 PM

Don't let Louis DeJoy destroy the US Postal Service

The USPS has announced slowdowns to their “service standards,” the on-time delivery targets for different kinds of mail. Tell the Postal Regulatory Commission and the Federal Register: The Postal Service plays a critical role in our country. Stop the propos…
  Nicolai Haddal, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
May 27, 2021 at 5:35 PM

Re: Let’s make cuts to childhood poverty permanent

We’re driving thousands of letters to Congress each day in support of a robust investment in children, youth and young adults. John, Thanks to you, we’re cutting childhood poverty in half. But those investments only last one year. Right now, we’re meeting opposi…
  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
May 26, 2021 at 6:08 PM

This is not a time for half-measures and the same old rigged tax system.

We’re driving thousands of letters to Congress each day in support of a robust investment in children, youth and young adults. John, President Biden issued himself and Republicans a Memorial Day deadline to negotiate the details of an infrastructure bill, where t…
  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
May 25, 2021 at 6:43 PM

Senators: Honor George Floyd's tragic death with the passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

This legislation is critically necessary, but only one step in addressing hundreds of years of racial inequality and oppression. Tell The Senate: One year ago, on May 25, 2020, a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd. Two months ago, the House of…
  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
May 24, 2021 at 3:48 PM

Webinar: CBPP Webinar on 5/25: Priorities for Spending the American Rescue Plan’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds

From Our Friends at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Dear Friend, Since the passage of the American Rescue Plan — a historic piece of legislation that is helping struggling families and state and local governments weather the COVID-19 public health and…
  Nicolai Haddal, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
May 23, 2021 at 3:07 PM

Re: Childhood poverty should not exist in the United States

Together, we’re demanding our elected leaders permanently address child poverty and address inequities faced by youth and young adults. John, The good news: The American Rescue Plan will cut childhood poverty in half. The bad news: Only for one year. We have t…
  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
May 22, 2021 at 12:20 PM

Childhood poverty should not exist in the United States

Together, we’re demanding our elected leaders permanently address child poverty and address inequities faced by youth and young adults. Tell Congress: "Our nation’s most precious resource is our children. As Congress negotiates what to include in a long te…
  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
May 21, 2021 at 7:15 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 plight of Americans who have tried to get COVID-19 vaccinations but were turned away -- due to a lack of state-i…
  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
May 20, 2021 at 5:09 PM

Add your name: Put caregiving at the center of our economy

We have a chance to put caregiving at the center of our economy—and to lift up millions of people who do this essential, compassionate work for very low pay and little economic security. Tell Congress: "Recovery efforts aimed at bringing us out of this cris…
  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
May 18, 2021 at 6:21 PM

Tell Congress: We need a pathway to citizenship now.

Tell Congress: Immigrants need a pathway to citizenship now. Tell Congress: "Congress must act immediately to provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented Americans, millions of whom are doing essential work, protecting our health, safety, and food su…
  Nicolai Haddal, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
May 17, 2021 at 5:24 PM

Today at 3 pm ET (online): Rally to fight for a tax and investment agenda that works for ALL of us!

John, Today is Tax Day. And here's our "Tax Day choice:" Either we invest in our children, our workers, our future―or we let the rich and corporations keep avoiding paying their fair share in taxes.   The good news is that the vast majority of the American peopl…
  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
May 15, 2021 at 12:30 PM

Add your name: Cut the bloated Pentagon budget, invest in our communities

Join CHN and our allies to demand Congress decrease Pentagon spending and invest in human needs! Tell Congress: “Decrease Pentagon spending and move the money to fund human needs!” ADD YOUR NAME John, In order to fight for a budget that …
  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
May 14, 2021 at 8:55 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 announces the arrival of a new sibling: the Voices for Human Needs Podcast. And we detail ten ways President Biden's American F…
  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
May 14, 2021 at 6:50 PM

CHN's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship – May 14, 2021 COVID-19 watch Tracking Hardship - May 14, 2021   The where-are-the-good-jobs edition. The economy is growing in fits and starts. More than one million combined jobs were added during the months…
  Nicolai Haddal, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
May 13, 2021 at 4:22 PM

Re: Tell Congress: Now is the time to expand health care.

Add your name, demand Congress expand health care to millions more Americans. John, The pandemic has highlighted massive disparities in our health care system. Now is the time for Congress to act to expand health care access to millions more people while lowering…
  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
May 12, 2021 at 3:08 PM

Tell Congress: Now is the time to expand health care.

Add your name, demand Congress expand health care to millions more Americans. John, The Affordable Care Act became law more than 11 years ago. That landmark legislation made substantial progress for millions of Americans. But we can't stop there. The pandemic has…
  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
May 10, 2021 at 8:46 PM

You have to read this>>

As activists gather, state legislators continue to advance attacks on voting. The email, below, originally appeared as a blog post in CHN's Voices for Human Needs. Click here to subscribe for occasional, similar content from CHN on issues ranging from defending ou…
  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
May 8, 2021 at 1:31 PM

RE: This Saturday is a Day of Action

Join us on Saturday for a National Day of Action to fight for voting rights and DC statehood. John, Today is a national day of action to demand Congress pass the For the People Act, The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and to ensure Washington, DC reside…
  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
May 7, 2021 at 8:08 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 efforts by some state legislators to further restrict access to voting, including passage and enactment of a voter s…
  Dominique Espinoza, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
May 6, 2021 at 2:10 PM

This Saturday is a Day of Action

Join us on Saturday for a National Day of Action to fight for voting rights and DC statehood. John, This Saturday, May 8th, is the "John Lewis National Day of Action." People all across the country will take to the streets with more than 100 "Votercades" in more …
  Nicolai Haddal, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
May 4, 2021 at 2:14 PM

RE: Corporations must finally pay their fair share

President Biden is proposing to raise $2.5 trillion by making America’s corporations finally begin to pay their fair share of taxes. Congress must act. John, Fifty-five big corporations paid absolutely nothing in federal income taxes last year on $40 billion in …
  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
May 3, 2021 at 6:16 PM

Corporations must finally pay their fair share

President Biden is proposing to raise $2.5 trillion by making America’s corporations finally begin to pay their fair share of taxes. Congress must act. Tell Congress: "President Biden has proposed to make the largest investment in U.S. jobs, workers and co…
  Nicolai Haddal, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
May 2, 2021 at 3:54 PM

Re: We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity

CHN and our national coalition of allies are fighting for President Biden’s tax and investment plan so we can invest in jobs, children, youth and a future that includes all of us. John, We can afford an equitable future for our families and communities when the …
  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
May 1, 2021 at 3:15 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 welcomes President Biden's American Families Plan and explains why it is needed and how it could be even better. And we unveil …
  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
April 30, 2021 at 6:20 PM

CHN's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship – April 30, 2021 COVID-19 watch Tracking Hardship - April 30, 2021   The lifting up families and children edition. Fourteen weeks into his term in office, President Biden told the American public Wednesday eve…
  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
April 30, 2021 at 6:12 PM

We can build an equitable future when the rich and corporations pay their fair share

CHN and our national coalition of allies are fighting for President Biden’s tax and investment plan so we can invest in jobs, children, youth and a future that includes all of us. John, We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to invest in children, youth and …
  Nicolai Haddal, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
April 29, 2021 at 7:11 PM

Re: [Sign!] Save the USPS, fire Louis DeJoy

Demand the Senate approve Pres. Biden's new members to the USPS Board of Governors so we can finally fire Louis DeJoy and save the USPS. John, Last night, President Biden delivered his vision for our country’s future, which invests in jobs, families and communiti…
  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
April 28, 2021 at 8:33 PM

Demand Congress fight for our children

Demand the Biden administration and Congress invest in children’s economic security, health, and education now so that they can participate in our shared progress. John, During the pandemic, millions of families have been stretched financially, and far too many ch…
  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
April 27, 2021 at 6:47 PM

[Sign!] Save the USPS, fire Louis DeJoy

Demand the Senate approve Pres. Biden's new members to the USPS Board of Governors so we can finally fire Louis DeJoy and save the USPS. Tell the U.S. Senate & USPS Board of Governors: Donald Trump's Postmaster General—Louis DeJoy—spent most of last yea…
  Nicolai Haddal, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
April 25, 2021 at 3:40 PM

Re: Fighting for jobs and a care economy―paid for by making the rich and corporations pay their fair share

Now is our moment to not only pull ourselves out of this pandemic, but to invest in people, families and communities for generations to come. John, As President Biden prepares to introduce his American Families Plan later this week, now is our moment to not only …
  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
April 24, 2021 at 12:30 PM

Fighting for jobs and a care economy―paid for by making the rich and corporations pay their fair share

Now is our moment to not only pull ourselves out of this pandemic, but to invest in people, families and communities for generations to come. John, CHN is embarking on a massive campaign for human needs called SAVE for All, or Strengthening America’s Values and E…
  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
April 23, 2021 at 7:42 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 reports on how CHN member groups responded to the George Floyd murder verdict, and invites national, state, and local organizat…
  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
April 22, 2021 at 1:03 PM

Tell Congress: End 'sacrifice zones'

The inequality gap will continue to grow if we don’t tackle the climate crisis—with addressing environmental racism at the core of our strategy. Tell Congress: Enact legislation to end environmental “sacrifice zones” once and for all. President Biden has si…
  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
April 19, 2021 at 6:07 PM

This is how our shared human needs agenda will become law.

We are demanding Congress act on the critical issues facing millions of working people, the aging, the sick and families who are facing challenges making ends meet. John, For generations, major problems have been ignored in communities across the country―from hung…
  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
April 19, 2021 at 5:26 PM

From CHN: The Human Needs Report, April 19, 2021

The Human Needs Report: April 19, 2021 View the complete report here (HTML) or here (PDF). Dear John, CHN just released another edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for a breakdown of what's in President Biden's American Jobs Plan and FY22 budget request…
  Nicolai Haddal, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
April 18, 2021 at 4:26 PM

Re: Add a star to the U.S. flag>>

Congress is voting on whether DC will become a state next Thursday! John, Did you realize that when the mob of Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol, the District of Columbia had to wait for permission before deploying the National Guard because it wasn’t a…
  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
April 17, 2021 at 12:01 PM

DC must be our 51st state!

Congress is voting on whether DC will become a state next Thursday! To All Members of Congress: Support DC statehood to fulfill the promise of democracy, end taxation without representation, and correct a racial injustice. ADD YOUR NAME Jo…
  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
April 16, 2021 at 8:02 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 asks the question, "Has the Child Tax Credit finally come of age?" And we unveil the latest COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship, …
  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
April 16, 2021 at 5:51 PM

CHN's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship – April 16, 2021 COVID-19 watch Tracking Hardship - April 16, 2021   The infrastructure is more than roads and bridges edition. Infrastructure can be physical – roads, bridges, housing, broadband, and safe wat…
  Nicolai Haddal, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
April 14, 2021 at 3:03 PM

Re: Our human needs budget priorities are in Biden's budget

President Biden's budget dramatically lowers the percentage going to the military. John, Military budgets should be subject to the same oversight and discipline as other spending, yet the Pentagon is the only government agency that has yet to pass an audit. The…
  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
April 13, 2021 at 8:29 PM

Our human needs budget priorities are in Biden's budget

President Biden's budget dramatically lowers the percentage going to the military. John, In order to fight for a budget that prioritizes human needs, it helps to cut wasteful spending at the Pentagon.   President Biden has advanced a budget that moves in that d…
  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
April 12, 2021 at 6:32 PM

Student meals = Essential human infrastructure

We are demanding the next major congressional action include funding for school meals along with a SNAP/food stamps benefits boost. Tell Congress: "The upcoming investment package, being introduced by President Biden, provides the perfect opportunity to esta…
  Nicolai Haddal, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
April 11, 2021 at 3:00 PM

Re: Fire Trump’s Social Security commissioner!

Together, we’re fighting for a government that is responsive to the needs of the American people―including defending Social Security against relentless attacks. John, Thanks to you and our national coalition, more than 136,000 people have signed-on, calling on Pr…
  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
April 10, 2021 at 5:51 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 details recent moves by the Biden Administration to prevent the eviction of thousands of immigrant families from public and Sec…
  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
April 10, 2021 at 12:00 PM

Fire Trump’s Social Security commissioner!

Together, we’re fighting for a government that is responsive to the needs of the American people―including defending Social Security against relentless attacks. John, We won’t be able to fully pull ourselves out of this pandemic as long as there are still people …