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

July 9, 2023 at 3:53 PM

Re: [TAKE ACTION]: Show your support for free tax filing software from the IRS

Lawmakers in the House of Representatives are attaching a rider to the appropriations bill that would block the IRS from developing free tax filing software. John, The American taxpayer, on average, spends 13 hours preparing their tax return or pays around $250 t…

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July 8, 2023 at 2:09 PM

36 countries have free tax filing. Why doesn’t the U.S.?

Lawmakers in the House of Representatives are attaching a rider to the appropriations bill that would block the IRS from developing free tax filing software. John, The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced a new tax filing software that will go live f…

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July 7, 2023 at 10:51 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 ?examines the insidious, historic practice of redlining, which has led to housing and income inequality in many American cities…

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

July 7, 2023 at 6:10 PM

Re: If Congress doesn’t act, tax cheats will get away with it again

The IRS is facing severe funding cuts in the FY2024 budget. John, 2023 was one of the smoothest tax seasons in recent years. Why? Because, thanks to investments in the IRS, the agency is finally improving call wait times and reducing its backlog in processing pa…

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

July 6, 2023 at 6:24 PM

If Congress doesn’t act, tax cheats will get away with it again

The IRS is facing severe funding cuts in the FY2024 budget. John, The wealthy and large corporations exploit tax loopholes and dodge taxes to avoid paying $1 trillion in taxes each year, according to Charles Rettig, the former commissioner of the Internal Revenu…

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

July 4, 2023 at 2:55 PM

The Four Freedoms

This 4th of July, we’re taking a moment to appreciate how far we’ve come, and how much farther we still need to go. John, As we gather to commemorate the 4th of July, we are reminded once again that this is not a celebratory day for everyone. While we all may be…

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

July 2, 2023 at 5:34 PM

Re: Congress has another chance to lift millions of children out of poverty

The American Family Act—which would make the improved and expanded Child Tax Credit permanent—was reintroduced in the House. John, Families are struggling. Between the high costs of inflation, jobs that don’t pay a living wage, and the exorbitant cost of child c…

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

July 1, 2023 at 2:46 PM

Congress has another chance to lift millions of children out of poverty

The American Family Act—which would make the improved and expanded Child Tax Credit permanent—was reintroduced in the House. John, In 2021, Congress passed one of the most impactful investments in working and low-income families in generations. 2.9 million child…

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June 30, 2023 at 9:10 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 a trio of Supreme Court decisions on affirmative action, student debt forgiveness, and LGBTQ equality. And we unveil…

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June 30, 2023 at 7:06 PM

CHN's Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship – June 30, 2023 The we’re-failing-our-children edition. The latest National Assessment of Educational Progress test scores are out and the news is not good. The math and reading performance…

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

June 30, 2023 at 6:00 PM

Re: [TAKE ACTION]: Demand Congress protect and expand WIC

Both chambers of Congress have bills related to WIC funding. The House slashes benefits; the Senate doesn’t. John, We need to take immediate action to prevent drastic cuts in nutrition aid to babies, toddlers, and pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding parents. …

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

June 29, 2023 at 8:30 PM

[TAKE ACTION]: Demand Congress protect and expand WIC

Both chambers of Congress have bills related to WIC funding. The House slashes benefits; the Senate doesn’t. John, Congress has a choice: To cut or expand nutrition funding for families with low incomes. In each of the first three months of the year, approximate…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

June 28, 2023 at 5:50 PM

From CHN: The Human Needs Report, June 28, 2023

The Human Needs Report: June 28, 2023 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 FY24 spending, the high cost of the debt ceiling and budget deal, and a H…

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

June 28, 2023 at 5:45 PM

Fight back against Big Pharma greed

Last year, Merck reported sales of $59.3 billion. And they’re expecting similar sales again this year. John, Did you know that in the U.S. we spend more than twice as much per capita on prescription drugs as other countries?1 This is because pharmaceutical compan…

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

June 27, 2023 at 3:43 PM

[TAKE ACTION]: Tell Merck CEO to drop lawsuit and let Medicare negotiate drug prices

Pharmaceutical giant Merck—who made over $50 billion in profits in 2022—is suing the federal government to block Medicare from negotiating lower drug prices. John, In a move that seems to be straight out of a Charles Dickens’ novel, major pharmaceutical company M…

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

June 24, 2023 at 1:53 PM

Iowa just rolled back child labor laws, putting our kids in danger

Twenty-seven major corporations including PepsiCo, General Mills, Frito Lay, and Cargill have all already been accused of exploiting child workers. John, One hundred years ago, children used to work in dangerous jobs from mining to meat packing. But in 1938 that …

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June 23, 2023 at 10:31 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 reports on the worsening child care situation -- come fall, 3.2 million kids could begin to lose their child care spaces and 72…

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

June 23, 2023 at 8:05 PM

Re: We must ensure that children and babies have access to quality, healthy food

The Senate Appropriations Committee increased funding for WIC by $615 million—proving that the House Appropriations Committee cuts of $800 million are cruel and unnecessary. John, Did you see Debbie’s email regarding critical WIC nutrition funding for vulnerable…

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

June 22, 2023 at 8:47 PM

We must ensure that children and babies have access to quality, healthy food

The Senate Appropriations Committee increased funding for WIC by $615 million—proving that the House Appropriations Committee cuts of $800 million are cruel and unnecessary. John, The House Appropriations Committee passed their agriculture bill this week which i…

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

June 21, 2023 at 8:28 PM

Re: [TAKE ACTION]: Congress must strengthen Social Security, not cut it!

Speaker McCarthy wants to make cuts to Social Security behind closed doors, so the American public won’t know who to blame. John, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and his caucus were outraged when President Biden correctly accused them of wanting to cut Social…

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

June 20, 2023 at 11:20 PM

[TAKE ACTION]: Congress must strengthen Social Security, not cut it!

Speaker McCarthy wants to make cuts to Social Security behind closed doors, so the American public won’t know who to blame. John, In his State of the Union address, President Biden accused Republicans of wanting to cut Social Security and Medicare—and they were o…

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

June 19, 2023 at 2:00 PM

In the wealthiest country in the world, giving birth shouldn’t mean risking your life.

Congress has a chance to make historic investments in maternal health and reduce racial disparities in health outcomes by passing the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act. John, The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate in the industrialized world—a…

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

June 18, 2023 at 3:43 PM

Re: Instead of tax cuts for the rich, Congress should be expanding services for women, children, and low-income families

The House could vote as early as next week on a tax package that hands more than $1 trillion to the wealthy, corporations, and foreign investors. John, President Biden often says: “Show me your budget and I’ll show you what you value.” Right now, House Republica…

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

June 17, 2023 at 2:02 PM

Congress has a choice: Tax cuts for the rich vs. WIC funding for women, babies, and toddlers

The House could vote as early as next week on a tax package that hands more than $1 trillion to the wealthy, corporations, and foreign investors. John, The House could vote as early as next week on a tax package that hands more than $1 trillion to the wealthy, co…

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June 16, 2023 at 10:04 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 a flurry of advocacy activities our CHN member groups and allies have planned as we approach summer. And we report o…

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June 16, 2023 at 7:40 PM

CHN's Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship – June 16, 2023 The no tax cuts for the rich edition. They’re at it again. Some House Republicans are pushing for giant tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and large corporations. In this…

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

June 16, 2023 at 7:40 PM

Demand Congress vote no on the new GOP tax package

First, House Republicans took our economy hostage over demands for caps and cuts to critical services. Now they want to pass a tax package that hands billions of dollars to the wealthy and corporations. John, Didn’t Kevin McCarthy get what he wanted out of his de…

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

June 15, 2023 at 4:55 PM

After 11 years, millions of DACA recipients could finally have access to Medicaid

The Biden administration has proposed a rule extending Medicaid and Affordable Care Act eligibility to DACA recipients. Add your name in support before the public comment period ends on June 23rd. John, On this day, 11 years ago, the Obama administration establis…

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

June 13, 2023 at 7:38 PM

Re: [TAKE ACTION]: Don’t let House Republicans take away kids’ fruits and vegetables

After trying to gut human needs programs in the debt ceiling bill, House Republicans are now looking to cut $800 million from WIC. John, I wanted to make sure you saw Deborah’s email from yesterday. As expected, extremist members of the House aren’t stopping in t…

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

June 12, 2023 at 10:00 PM

Extremists in the House propose even more cuts to essential nutrition programs

After trying to gut human needs programs in the debt ceiling bill, House Republicans are now looking to cut $800 million from WIC. John, On the heels of painfully restricting SNAP and TANF, and cutting funds used for housing, child care, and other programs, House…

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

June 11, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Re: Republicans are already walking away from the budget deal that President Biden signed one week ago

The House Appropriations Committee is considering a cut of more than 12% to WIC John, How much do you spend on fruits and vegetables each month in your grocery bill? Based on a subcommittee bill that’s already been approved, we expect that the House Appropriatio…

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

June 10, 2023 at 12:31 PM

Republicans are already walking away from the budget deal that President Biden signed one week ago

The House Agriculture Committee is considering a cut of more than 12% to WIC John, On Friday, congressional Republicans released a right-wing tax bill that hands even more tax breaks to the wealthy and corporations. And, in the coming days, various House committe…

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June 9, 2023 at 8:26 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 reports on why hundreds of thousands of Americans are losing Medicaid coverage even though they remain eligible for the program…

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

June 9, 2023 at 6:10 PM

Re: [TAKE ACTION]: Congress must put low-income and working people above greedy corporations

House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) announced plans to introduce a tax package by his birthday on June 16th. John, With the budget deal signed and the debt ceiling crisis averted, extremists in the House of Representatives are now moving forward wit…

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

June 8, 2023 at 7:34 PM

[TAKE ACTION]: Congress must put low-income and working people above greedy corporations

House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) announced plans to introduce a tax package by his birthday on June 16th. John, After advancing their goal of cutting funding to essential nutrition, housing, and anti-poverty programs, right-wing members of the Ho…

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

June 7, 2023 at 6:16 PM

ADD YOUR NAME: Urge the Biden administration to approve its new rule expanding Medicaid and ACA to DACA recipients

Show support for a proposed rule that would expand Medicaid and Affordable Care Act eligibility to DACA recipients. John, After years of advocacy from our friends in the immigrant rights movement, the Biden administration issued a proposed rule to lift Affordabl…

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

June 6, 2023 at 4:30 PM

[TAKE ACTION]: Demand Congress pass the “People Over Pentagon Act”

A six month investigation by 60 Minutes has exposed years-long price gouging by federal defense contractors. John, Congress just passed a debt-ceiling-and-budget-deal that increased Pentagon spending while placing spending caps and burdensome red-tape requirement…

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

June 4, 2023 at 2:08 PM

RE: Fight back against putting millionaires and billionaires over the needs of people with low incomes.

All along, Kevin McCarthy and the extremists’ intent was clear: Their goal was never really about reducing federal deficits. John, With the budget deal signed and a debt ceiling disaster narrowly averted, what is next on the wish list of House Republicans? Tax cu…

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

June 3, 2023 at 4:05 PM

Fight back against putting millionaires and billionaires over the needs of people with low incomes.

All along, Kevin McCarthy and the extremists’ intent was clear: Their goal was never really about reducing federal deficits. John, President Biden is signing a debt ceiling and budget bill that averts a potentially devastating default in exchange for damaging cut…

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June 2, 2023 at 9:47 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 expresses disappointment with parts of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, passed Wednesday night by the House and Thursday …

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June 2, 2023 at 7:34 PM

CHN's Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship – June 2, 2023 The We, the Hostages edition. Congress has passed the Fiscal Responsibility Act and it will soon be headed for President Biden’s signature. Passage will allow our nation to m…

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

May 30, 2023 at 10:43 PM

775,000 letters to Congress made a huge difference

Extremist hostage-takers in Congress are inflicting austerity cuts on the poor now, so they can pass tax cuts for the rich later. John, Thank you. Together, we sent more than 775,000 letters to Congress, urging them to protect the most vulnerable and reject the …

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

May 27, 2023 at 3:12 PM

Fight back against Kevin McCarthy’s demands: Tax cuts for the rich; service cuts for the poor

House Republicans are demanding trillions of dollars in cuts to critical programs and services for the aging, people with low incomes, and vulnerable communities just to pay for even more tax cuts for the rich and corporations. John, With a first-ever federal defa…

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May 26, 2023 at 11:22 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 opposition to the House GOP debt ceiling plan, calls for investments in America, and unveils new CHN data showing the h…

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

May 26, 2023 at 9:46 PM

Demand Congress not push families further into poverty

As debt ceiling negotiations continue, Congress and President Biden must stand strong against denying food and income assistance to people who need help. John, The date for a possible default is less than a week away and there still isn’t a deal reached on raisin…

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

May 24, 2023 at 9:12 PM

One week until default: Contact your members of Congress now!

House Republicans have manufactured a debt ceiling crisis in order to make severe cuts to essential programs, while pushing for tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy and corporations. John, If Congress doesn’t raise the debt ceiling on or around Thursday, June 1st, the …

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

May 23, 2023 at 4:06 PM

Call Congress: Demand they immediately raise the debt ceiling while protecting vulnerable communities

John, Congress has just 8 days to raise the debt ceiling and prevent an economic catastrophe. With so much on the line, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy—and the right-wing factions of his party—are still demanding cruel cuts to essential human needs programs t…

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

May 21, 2023 at 2:49 PM

Re: Keep the pressure on Congress to avoid an economic collapse

Right-wing extremists in Congress are willing to send the U.S. into an economic free fall so they can impose massive cuts to essential human needs programs. John, I wanted to make sure you saw Deborah’s email from yesterday. We have a few days before the federal …

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

May 20, 2023 at 2:15 PM

Massive cuts & debt default both cost jobs -- there is a better way

Right-wing extremists in Congress are willing to send the U.S. into an economic free fall so they can impose massive cuts to essential human needs programs. John, If Congress does not agree to raise the debt ceiling by the beginning of June—just days away—the fed…

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May 19, 2023 at 9:36 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 unveils CHN's brand new Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship, which this week reports on the debt ceiling drama. And we call up…

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