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

June 29, 2021 at 6:19 PM

Sign Now: Demand Congress lower prescription drug prices, now!

President Biden has vowed to lower prescription drug prices. Tell Congress: "Include the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (HR 3) in a human infrastructure package to address soaring, unaffordable drug prices in the U.S." ADD YOUR NAME …

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June 27, 2021 at 4:06 PM

Re: President Biden dramatically expanded the Child Tax Credit. Let's make sure all families with children know.

CHN is leading the charge to make sure families understand the benefits of the historic increase of the Child Tax Credit. John, Did you see what President Biden said about the historic Child Tax Credit, included in the American Rescue Plan? "...this tax cut sends…

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

June 26, 2021 at 12:50 PM

President Biden dramatically expanded the Child Tax Credit. Let's make sure all families with children know.

CHN is leading the charge to make sure families understand the benefits of the historic increase of the Child Tax Credit. John, President Joe Biden signed landmark legislation earlier this year that dramatically expands the Child Tax Credit. The Child Tax Credit,…

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June 25, 2021 at 9:19 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 comments on the bipartisan plan in Congress to address infrastructure, with a reminder that more is needed. And we comprehensiv…

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June 25, 2021 at 6:01 PM

CHN's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship – June 25, 2021 COVID-19 watch Tracking Hardship - June 25, 2021   The Tale of Two Americas edition. Between 2018 and 2020, COVID-19 forced an unprecedented drop in life expectancy in the U.S. For non-Hispanic…

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

June 23, 2021 at 6:53 PM

McConnell just blocked critical democracy reforms. Let's hold him accountable!

States are enacting anti-democracy voter suppression laws. We need Congress to defend and expand our right to vote. John, Last night, Mitch McConnell led the opposition in the Senate against critically needed voting rights legislation, which 80 percent of America…

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

June 22, 2021 at 3:39 PM

Call your Senator: Tell them to defend our democracy

As the Senate prepares to vote on the For the People Act, they need to hear from you! John, Today, the U.S. Senate is expected to vote on the For the People Act. This is not just any piece of legislation. This legislation will ensure our freedom to vote and set t…

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June 21, 2021 at 4:52 PM

Re: Tell Congress: We need paid family and medical leave

Join CHN and our partners to demand Congress pass paid family and medical leave! John, Rarely in this country do we see broad support for any single policy. But on this crucial issue, we do: 84 percent of voters support a national paid family and medical leave po…

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

June 20, 2021 at 2:29 PM

Add your name! Tell Congress to pass paid family and medical leave

Join CHN and our partners to demand Congress pass paid family and medical leave! Tell Congress: More than 80 percent of voters support national paid family and medical leave. It’s time for Congress to act and pass comprehensive paid family and medical leave…

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June 19, 2021 at 1:50 PM

Juneteenth!

As we celebrate the ending of slavery in America, we reflect on the ongoing fight for racial justice and how important it is for each of us to do our part. John, Today is Juneteenth, commemorating and celebrating 156 years since the last remaining enslaved Americ…

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June 18, 2021 at 4:02 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 previews Child Tax Credit Awareness Day this coming Monday, June 21. Beginning July 15, millions of American families will begi…

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

June 17, 2021 at 8:25 PM

Join us Monday to be a part of the launch of the Third Reconstruction

More than 140 million people across the United States live in or near poverty, struggle with low wages and are one emergency away from economic ruin. Join us Monday to learn how you can take action. John, On Monday, poor people, low-wage workers, moral and faith…

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

June 15, 2021 at 2:52 PM

Tell Joe: Keep your promises! Welcome refugees to the US

Together, let's demand President Biden keep his promise to admit and welcome 62,500 refugees into our country. Tell President Biden: "Keep your promise. Speed the resettlement of fully vetted refugees in the United States, many of whom languish in unsafe co…

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

June 13, 2021 at 1:46 PM

Add your name: Say 'No' to Jim Crow 2.0

CHN is fighting back against voter suppression laws. To President Biden and Congress: "Prioritize our freedom to vote and do everything you can to fight voter suppression by passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the For the People Act." …

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

June 12, 2021 at 3:02 PM

Re: 2021 sets new mark for voter suppression laws; Texas threat still looming

CHN is fighting back against voter suppression laws. John, Did you see the email below about Texas' outrageous voter suppression legislation? And did you know these three states―Georgia, Arizona and Florida―have already passed voter suppression laws? In Georgia…

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June 11, 2021 at 8:31 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 updates readers on voter suppression efforts going on in state legislatures across the country. We react to President Biden's p…

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June 11, 2021 at 6:26 PM

CHN's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship – June 11, 2021 COVID-19 watch Tracking Hardship - June 11, 2021   The Build Back Better edition. COVID-19 cases are down and more people are working. But all is not well in America. Staggering numbers remain …

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

June 10, 2021 at 1:32 PM

Re: Thursday Interactive Webinar: This is what you can do to demand Congress acts on behalf of our kids

Join us on Thursday afternoon to learn what you can do to demand Congress shrink the chronic inequality gaps children face in our country. John, Congress needs to pass legislation to make ongoing investments and shrink the chronic inequality gaps in our country. …

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  The team at the Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

June 9, 2021 at 7:55 PM

Teaser: CHN is fighting back against voter suppression laws.

CHN is fighting back against voter suppression laws. John, Calendar year 2021 is not even half over—yet we already know that it will set a modern-day record for the number of voter suppression laws passed by State Legislatures and enacted into law in one year. B…

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

June 8, 2021 at 8:48 PM

[Action Required] We need to fight for our democracy and end gerrymandering

Tell District Mapmakers: "This year, states will draw new electoral maps based on data from the 2020 Census―and how they are drawn will impact voters nationwide and determine who controls Congress. We demand fair and transparent redistricting for all 50 sta…

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

June 7, 2021 at 8:48 PM

This Thursday: What YOU can do to get Congress to invest in our children

Join us on Thursday afternoon to learn what you can do to demand Congress shrink the chronic inequality gaps children face in our country. John, This Thursday, CHN and the Partnership for America’s Children are co-hosting a webinar that will give activists the kn…

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June 7, 2021 at 5:37 PM

From CHN: The Human Needs Report, Biden's FY22 Budget Special Edition

The Human Needs Report Special Edition: President Biden's FY22 Budget Request View the complete report here (HTML) or here (PDF). Dear John, CHN just released a special edition of the Human Needs Report focusing on President Biden's FY22 budget request. Read on…

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

June 6, 2021 at 3:35 PM

Re: “GOP-led states are cutting $300 weekly federal unemployment benefits”

Demand people, regardless of what state they live in, have access to federal jobless benefits. John, Did you know more than 2 million people left a job, lost a job, or did not look for work because child care was not available? But that hasn't stopped 25 Governor…

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

June 5, 2021 at 12:30 PM

This is outrageous >>

Demand people, regardless of what state they live in, have access to federal jobless benefits. John, Twenty-five states are cutting jobless benefits as we are trying to fight our way out of this terrible pandemic recession, even though Congress funded them throug…

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June 4, 2021 at 8:24 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 continues our five-part series examining how the pandemic has affected America's children, youth, and young adults. We look at …

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

June 4, 2021 at 3:46 PM

Add your name: Congress must pass the American Family Act

Tell Congress to pass the American Family Act to make the Child Tax Credit’s monthly payments permanent. Tell Congress: "We must pass the American Family Act immediately to address child poverty in the United States. This essential legislation will make the…

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

June 3, 2021 at 5:11 PM

RSVP for an essential CHN webinar focused on the needs of our children

Join us next week to learn what Congress must do to shrink the chronic inequality gaps children face in our country. John, Critical gains for children have been made with the passage of the American Rescue Plan―the pandemic stimulus bill signed into law by Presid…

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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…

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  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, …

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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…

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  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…

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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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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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…

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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…

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  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…

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  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…

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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…

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  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…

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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…

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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…

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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 …

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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…

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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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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