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

January 11, 2022 at 9:45 PM

[take action] Demand the U.S. Senate change the filibuster rules to protect our right to vote

At a time when Donald Trump’s “Big Lie” is fueling relentless attacks on our democracy―and particularly Black and brown voters―we need national standards to defend our right to vote. Tell the U.S. Senate: “Do everything you can to urgently protect our freed…

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

January 9, 2022 at 4:56 PM

Re: This is how we push back against Mitch McConnell’s obstruction

Senators pay attention to the calls coming into their offices and what issues their constituents are demanding action on. John, On February 18th, federal funding will expire, threatening to shut down our government and defund critical programs for families in the…

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

January 8, 2022 at 2:51 PM

We need at least 10 Republican senators to break with Mitch McConnell

Senators pay attention to the calls coming into their offices and what issues their constituents are demanding action on. John, Even with Democrats in control of both bodies of Congress and the White House, federal spending continues to reflect Trump-era spending…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

January 7, 2022 at 9:58 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 explains how a robust investment in affordable child care would boost our economy. And we release CHN's latest COVID-19 Watch: …

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January 7, 2022 at 7:53 PM

CHN's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship – January 7, 2022 COVID-19 watch Tracking Hardship - January 7, 2022   The omnipotent omicron edition. Omicron is exploding and testing is falling woefully short. The U.S. is now averaging 610,989 cases a day …

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

January 6, 2022 at 4:36 PM

RE: Senators, Our democracy needs your vote!

Tell the Senate: Pass the Freedom to Vote Act! John, Our democracy is in trouble. After witnessing the attack on our Capitol one year ago today, and the subsequent voter suppression laws passed in state after state throughout the last 12 months, we cannot sit idl…

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

January 5, 2022 at 7:30 PM

Senators, Our democracy needs your vote!

We must act! We must defend our democracy! Tell the U.S. Senate: "Our democracy is at a crossroads. Last year, on January 6, a violent mob attacked the U.S. Capitol to try and stop the peaceful transfer of power. The reality is our democracy remains under a…

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

December 31, 2021 at 4:32 PM

We have a future to build.

In this season of love and hope, we wish you respite and joy, health and connection to loved ones. John, This is a year in which 3.8 million children were kept from poverty by the Child Tax Credit. They were among the 61 million children benefiting from monthly C…

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

December 30, 2021 at 3:48 PM

We need a budget that invests in families, not more Trump-era spending limits

We need to pass forward-looking funding, not yet another CR. John, Congress keeps kicking the can down the road. We now have a continuing resolution, known as a CR, that creates a flat-funded spending plan until Feb. 18, 2022.1 While it is good news that the Rep…

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

December 29, 2021 at 3:59 PM

Re: The billionaire class and the powerful corporations must finally pay their fair share in taxes

Your activism on behalf of children, families, seniors, and working people is what drives change―because change never happens from the top down; it only happens from the bottom up. John, Did you see the email from Senator Bernie Sanders below? CHN is fighting al…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

December 28, 2021 at 4:16 PM

The billionaire class and the powerful corporations must finally pay their fair share in taxes

Your activism on behalf of children, families, seniors, and working people is what drives change―because change never happens from the top down; it only happens from the bottom up. John, In just a minute, I'm going to ask you to make a donation of $5 or anything …

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

December 27, 2021 at 2:53 PM

[Action required] Politicians should not be able to pick their voters. Voters should be able to pick their politicians.

Together let's protect our democracy and end gerrymandering once and for all. Tell the U.S. Senate: Legislators in states like Texas, North Carolina, and Georgia are drawing dangerous, gerrymandered congressional maps—silencing voters in an effort to protec…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

December 24, 2021 at 4:26 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 shares our holiday wishes with the human needs community and reports on record-breaking enrollment under the Affordable Care Ac…

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

December 23, 2021 at 4:11 PM

Re: Sign Now: Protect the USPS!

Together, we must tell the USPS Board of Governors to fight to save the Postal Service! John, Wouldn't you like to see the USPS return to a fully functioning institution that we all can count on? Not only do we rely on the Postal Service during the busy holiday s…

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

December 22, 2021 at 6:27 PM

The Postmaster General really seems to hate Christmas

Together, we must tell the USPS Board of Governors to fight to save the Postal Service! John, With Christmas fast-approaching, this is the busiest time of year for the USPS! Yet Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is still dead set on undermining the ability of our tr…

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

December 21, 2021 at 9:49 PM

Re: Here’s what we’re doing to keep up the pressure on Joe Manchin:

Together, we’re fighting for a once-in-a-generation investment in working families and the aging―and we won’t stop until we’ve kept our promises to people and communities. John, Our agenda for change is too important to give up now. All this month, we’ve been ap…

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

December 20, 2021 at 5:11 PM

Here’s what we’re doing to keep up the pressure on Joe Manchin:

Together, we’re fighting for a once-in-a-generation investment in working families and the aging―and we won’t stop until we’ve kept our promises to people and communities. John, We’re doubling down in our fight to pass a historic human needs agenda―paid for by ma…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

December 18, 2021 at 6:18 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 examines the plight of 167,000 kids who have lost parents or primary caregivers to COVID-19 and details the future of caregivin…

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

December 18, 2021 at 3:33 PM

Joe Manchin is getting nervous

The Chamber of Commerce is "thanking" Joe Manchin, but we are keeping up the pressure to make sure he votes "YES" on the Build Back Better Act. John, Some deep pockets are lining up to influence Senator Joe Manchin. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is running ads in …

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

December 17, 2021 at 7:41 PM

CHN's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship – December 17, 2021 COVID-19 watch Tracking Hardship - December 17, 2021   The 61.2 million children get coal edition. This week, the U.S. marked two sad milestones. More than 50 million COVID-19 cases have no…

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

December 17, 2021 at 5:08 PM

Take 1 minute and call your senators. Tell them to Seal the Deal on Build Back Better!

Children and families can’t wait any longer. Call your senators today. Tell them no more delays! Pass the Build Back Better Act! John, The Build Back Better Act will make historic investments in our communities, our people and our country. We are so close to fina…

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

December 16, 2021 at 9:34 PM

Joe Manchin

Since July, families of more than 60 million children have been receiving monthly checks between $250 and $300 per child. John, Senator Joe Manchin is signaling that the transformative Build Back Better Act won’t even get a vote until the New Year. That’s why, al…

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

December 15, 2021 at 7:06 PM

Re: Tell the Senate: Fight childhood poverty. Keep monthly Child Tax Credits payments in 2022.

Don’t allow CTC payments to be cut off next month. Tell the Senate to act! John, Today, December 15th, is the final Child Tax Credit payment of the year for tens of millions of families. These monthly payments of between $250 to $300 per child have provided a cr…

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

December 14, 2021 at 4:34 PM

[take action] Become a grassroots co-signer and demand the Senate act!

We need your help to ensure the Senate doesn’t leave town until it passes the Build Back Better Act. Tell the Senate: "Don’t leave on recess until you pass the Build Back Better Act—transformative legislation that includes the Child Tax and Earned Income Ta…

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

December 12, 2021 at 4:34 PM

Re: Help us get this ad running throughout West Virginia>>

Help West Virginians keep the pressure on Joe Manchin to pass the Build Back Better Act. John, The U.S. House passed the Build Back Better Act last month after massive grassroots pressure defeated Big Money interests. Now, Senator Joe Manchin is signaling that th…

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

December 11, 2021 at 2:50 PM

Make sure Senator Joe Manchin sees this ad>>

Help West Virginians keep the pressure on Joe Manchin to pass the Build Back Better Act. John, What’s holding up the Build Back Better Act? A very small handful of conservative Democrats―prominently including Senator Joe Manchin. That’s why, this Monday and Tues…

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

December 10, 2021 at 8:10 PM

Tell the Senate: Fight childhood poverty. Keep monthly Child Tax Credits payments in 2022.

Don’t allow CTC payments to be cut off next month. Tell the Senate to act! Tell the Senate: The expansion of the Child Tax Credit passed this past spring is helping more than 60 million children in families, and it is on track to cut childhood poverty nearly…

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

December 8, 2021 at 9:24 PM

Tell the Senate: Keep immigration reform in the Build Back Better Act

More than 17 million Americans live in households with at least one immigrant who would benefit from relief in the Build Back Better Act. Allowing individuals with long-standing ties to the U.S. to access relief from the fear of deportation would help keep m…

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

December 7, 2021 at 4:26 PM

Call your Senators, tell them to pass the Freedom to Vote Act

In a democracy, nothing is more important than the right to vote. John, For the past year, activists across the country have been working tirelessly to demand Congress and President Biden act to protect our freedom to vote and ensure fair representation in govern…

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

December 5, 2021 at 4:46 PM

Re: Senator Sinema, this message is for you

Get our message on the air in Arizona! Demand the Senate pass the Build Back Better Act to make sure the expanded Child Tax Credit doesn't expire. John, Last week, Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) indicated that the Build Back Better Act vote in the Senate could sl…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

December 4, 2021 at 5:36 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 examines how President Biden's Build Back Better plan could ease America's inflation woes. And we release CHN's latest COVID-19…

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

December 4, 2021 at 1:30 PM

Senator Sinema, this message is for you

Get our message on the air in Arizona! Demand the Senate pass the Build Back Better Act to make sure the expanded Child Tax Credit doesn't expire. John, The House passed the Build Back Better Act. But now, the Senate must act. And they must act this month. This…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

December 3, 2021 at 7:50 PM

CHN's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship – December 3, 2021 COVID-19 watch Tracking Hardship - December 3, 2021   The “variant of interest” edition. Omicron has arrived. But we don’t yet know how infectious it is, how deadly, or how well current vacc…

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

December 3, 2021 at 5:03 PM

[Sign!] Tell the Senate: Lower health care costs and expand access now!

The Build Back Better Act would dramatically improve our health care system. Tell the U.S. Senate: Americans are struggling to afford rising health care costs. Action is needed. Pass the Build Back Better Act to lower prescription drug prices, strengthen Me…

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

December 1, 2021 at 6:15 PM

Re: Get our message on the radio in West Virginia >>

Get our message on the air in West Virginia! Demand the Senate pass the Build Back Better legislation to invest in human needs. John, How did we pass the Build Back Better Act in the House in the face of millions of dollars of lobbying from Wall Street, Big Phar…

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

November 30, 2021 at 2:45 PM

Today at 2 p.m. ET: Join CHN for a special webinar, "Inflation Truths: Why Build Back Better Will Help, Not Hurt"

With inflation higher than it’s been in decades, some have wrongly pointed the finger at government spending as the cause of price increases. John, We’re all experiencing it every day. Prices have been going up on a wide range of items, including food and gas. To…

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

November 29, 2021 at 9:15 PM

Senator Manchin needs to hear this.

Get our message on the air in West Virginia! Demand the Senate pass the Build Back Better legislation to invest in human needs. John, This week, the Senate returns to Washington, DC and will begin work on passing the Build Back Better Act. To get Senator Joe Ma…

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

November 26, 2021 at 4:09 PM

Re: CHN Webinar: Inflation and Build Back Better -- the straight story

RSVP for this upcoming CHN webinar on Nov. 30, "Inflation Truths: Why Build Back Better Will Help, Not Hurt" John, As people and families gathered this week for Thanksgiving, many noted the higher prices of everyday items, including food and gas. To address conc…

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

November 24, 2021 at 5:17 PM

This is the boost we need to transition the U.S. to a clean energy economy

Take Action: Ensure federal dollars go toward greener and more sustainable buildings, vehicles, and other purchases. John, President Biden has pledged to tackle the climate crisis head-on. And he’s directing his administration to do just that. Right now, the Fed…

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

November 23, 2021 at 7:22 PM

RSVP: CHN Webinar, "Inflation Truths: Why Build Back Better Will Help, Not Hurt"

RSVP for this upcoming CHN webinar on Nov. 30, "Inflation Truths: Why Build Back Better Will Help, Not Hurt" Webinar: Inflation Truths: Why Build Back Better Will Help, Not Hurt Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2 p.m ET Register Here John, With inflation…

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

November 22, 2021 at 7:28 PM

[take action] demand the U.S. Senate side with working people, not greedy, union-busting corporations

Already this year, workers at John Deere, Nabisco and Frito-Lay have gone on strike and won new contracts including fair scheduling, better pay, and health and retirement benefits. Tell the U.S. Senate: “Pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Ac…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

November 22, 2021 at 6:08 PM

From CHN: The Human Needs Report, November 22, 2021

The Human Needs Report: November 22, 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 the latest on the Build Back Better Act, the infrastructure bill, FY22 spending bi…

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

November 21, 2021 at 4:20 PM

Re: It’s up to us to finish the job

As the fight turns to the Senate, there are several key components of the Build Back Better Act that are far from guaranteed: John, A small handful of conservative Senate Democrats are working to cut paid family and medical leave from the Build Back Better Act an…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

November 20, 2021 at 5:02 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 celebrates the House passage of the Build Back Better Act and reports on how residents in Florida, New Jersey, and Hawaii would…

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

November 20, 2021 at 4:24 PM

Will paid leave and a Child Tax Credit for all survive the Senate? We’re fighting to ensure they do.

As the fight turns to the Senate, there are several key components of the Build Back Better Act that are far from guaranteed: John, We are one major step closer to making historic investments in our families and communities―the size and scope of which have not be…

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

November 19, 2021 at 9:32 PM

Build Back Better will help families with inflation. Learn how >>

Save the date for this informative CHN webinar on Nov. 30, "Inflation Truths: Why Build Back Better Will Help, Not Hurt" John, Historic legislation like the Build Back Better Act only passes when we have a groundswell of support from the grassroots on up. Togethe…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

November 19, 2021 at 6:10 PM

CHN's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship – November 19, 2021 COVID-19 watch Tracking Hardship - November 19, 2021   Giving Thanks Edition. Thanksgiving is coming. So instead of our usual statfest, we’ve listed out ten things/people we’re thankful for…

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

November 19, 2021 at 2:55 PM

Build Back Better passed the House. YOU made this happen!

Thanks to you, the historic Build Back Better investment agenda passed the House today! John, We did it! Landmark legislation—the Build Back Better investment agenda—passed the House of Representatives earlier today! John, getting this legislation passed through…

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

November 18, 2021 at 4:45 PM

[Sign!] Tell Congress to vote on Build Back Better

Every day Congress delays is another day that Big Money interests are attempting to weaken or kill this historic bill. Tell Congress: No more delays. Every day that passes gives Big Money interests more time to undermine the Build Back Better Act. Democrati…

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

November 17, 2021 at 6:17 PM

Re: Tell Congress: Stand up to Big Pharma Greed!

The price of insulin in the United States has increased more than 1,400% over the past 25 years. John, Did you know the inventors of insulin sold its patent for $1 nearly 100 years ago—so that this life-saving medicine would be available to all? That's not what…

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