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

September 19, 2023 at 7:55 PM

Re: [TAKE ACTION]: We need investments in human needs programs, not cuts

Extremists in the House are blocking essential services people need unless their demands of impeaching President Biden and border wall funding are met. John, Right-wing extremists like Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) are threatening to shut down our government unless Spea…

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September 18, 2023 at 8:17 PM

We only have until September 30th to avoid a government shutdown

Extremists in the House are blocking essential services people need unless their demands of impeaching President Biden and border wall funding are met. John, Congress has until September 30th to avoid a possible government shutdown—but extremists in the House are…

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September 17, 2023 at 4:05 PM

Re: Crack down on Pentagon waste!

The Pentagon is the only department in the federal government to never pass an audit. John, While families struggle to put food on the table, people fall through the health care system’s gaps, and students struggle to get a quality education, hundreds of billion…

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

September 16, 2023 at 12:50 PM

House can’t pass a Pentagon budget. Can you guess why?

The Pentagon is the only department in the federal government to never pass an audit. John, This week, House Republicans were unable to pass a Pentagon spending bill. But it’s not because of wasteful Pentagon spending or price-gouging by federal contractors. It’…

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

September 15, 2023 at 8:51 PM

[take action] Tell the CEOs of Ford, GM, and Stellantis to meet workers’ demands

Between 2013 and 2022 Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis brought in a combined $250 billion in profits. John, Workers are rising up, demanding fair pay with benefits. And unions play a critical role in ensuring workers get a seat at the bargaining table. With …

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September 15, 2023 at 8:22 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 reports on efforts in Congress to help the nation's critical child care industry survive -- and on what happens if pandemic-era…

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

September 14, 2023 at 7:57 PM

Imagine if the Department of Education were being price gouged by 4,451%

We need to rein in wasteful Pentagon spending and invest in communities. John, Critical human needs programs that directly benefit people and their families are seeing funding cuts and stringent eligibility requirements that are designed to make it more difficult…

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

September 13, 2023 at 10:09 PM

Congress is about to give the Pentagon an extra $16 billion

The Pentagon continues to waste billions of dollars each year. John, Despite the Pentagon only being able to account for 39% of its $3.5 trillion in assets last year, Congress is considering an $886 billion weapons and war budget for 2024. While families struggl…

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

September 12, 2023 at 3:38 PM

Day of Action: Tell your senators to increase WIC funding for mothers and young children

The Senate is set to vote on a spending package that includes nutrition funding—but 600,000 could lose WIC. John, The Senate is scheduled to vote on the Agriculture Appropriations bill this week—the bill that includes funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Progra…

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September 11, 2023 at 8:44 PM

CHN's Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship – September 11, 2023 The not everyone back to school edition. It’s September, and our children really should be back at school. But millions are missing – described as chronically absent. W…

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

September 11, 2023 at 8:36 PM

Postpartum mothers, infants, and children shouldn’t have to go hungry.

When the Senate votes on its appropriation package this week, we need them to vote to increase funding for WIC. John, More families with young children are going hungry today than just two years ago.1 That’s because, in addition to higher food prices, poverty is …

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

September 10, 2023 at 3:55 PM

Re: URGENT: Tell the Senate to prevent Women, Infants, and Children from being denied food aid

Next week, the Senate can save up to 800,000 people from going hungry. John, The Senate will vote this week on funding that is critical to the health of low-income families. Two years ago, nearly 10% of people with children reported sometimes/often not having en…

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

September 9, 2023 at 2:47 PM

We cannot allow the most vulnerable to go hungry

Next week, the Senate can save up to 800,000 people from going hungry. John, Between January and March of 2023, participation in WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) already exceeded USDA projections for all of FY2024. Foo…

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September 8, 2023 at 7:07 PM

Rep. Cori Bush re-introduces the Unhoused Bill of Rights

No one should go without housing—take a stand today. John, The cost of housing is skyrocketing. And ever since the COVID-19 eviction moratorium ended and emergency rental assistance wound down, more families are being forced from their homes and out onto the stre…

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

September 6, 2023 at 4:30 PM

States are improperly purging low-income people from Medicaid. Biden must act.

State Medicaid systems are improperly purging millions of children and families. John, At the start of the COVID pandemic, Congress enacted the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which required state Medicaid programs to keep people continuously enrolled th…

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September 5, 2023 at 9:11 PM

Tomorrow: Join CHN and our allies for our webinar, “How to Reduce Poverty: Using New Data to Show the Way”

The U.S. Census Bureau will release its annual poverty, income, and health insurance data this month. John, The Census Bureau will release new poverty, income, and health insurance data on September 12th and 14th. The new data will be especially important, becaus…

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September 4, 2023 at 3:04 PM

Re: Corporations have high-priced lobbyists. Working people have unions and us, fighting for investments to make their lives a little easier.

Even as workers fight for their rights and wages, they’re being met with massive opposition from greedy union-busting corporations. John, While our economy continues to add jobs at a faster clip than many economists have predicted, the job gains continue to be un…

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

September 3, 2023 at 2:48 PM

Hot labor summer

Even as workers fight for their rights and wages, they’re being met with massive opposition from greedy union-busting corporations. John, We’re in the midst of a “hot labor summer” with workers demanding fair pay with benefits. UPS workers have won a new union c…

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September 2, 2023 at 12:50 PM

The National Labor Relations Board needs Gwynne Wilcox

Right-wing extremists are trying to stop Biden’s nominee from being reconfirmed to the National Labor Relations Board. John, While many of us are enjoying our three day weekend marking the end of summer and honoring the workers of the past whose grit and determin…

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September 1, 2023 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 reports on a new survey measuring the effectiveness of the expanded Child Tax Credit in helping families avoid financial stress…

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

August 31, 2023 at 9:43 PM

Protect our children from weakened child labor laws

This Labor Day, take a stand against corporate greed weakening 85 years of child labor protections. John, Children deserve to have a childhood. Recently, there’s been a push among states to weaken child labor laws and have teenagers as young as 12 in tobacco fie…

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

August 30, 2023 at 5:25 PM

Re: Fight back against cuts to public education

While students across the country are headed back to school, 224,000 teachers might not be joining them. John, As I sent my own children back to school this week, I’m outraged that some in Congress want to cut $64 billion from public education, preschool funding,…

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

August 29, 2023 at 9:51 PM

Fight back against cuts to public education

While students across the country are headed back to school, 224,000 teachers might not be joining them. John, While students across the country are headed back to school, 224,000 teachers might soon be removed from their classrooms. That’s because right-wing pol…

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

August 28, 2023 at 8:56 PM

“We are witnessing a widespread attack on education at all levels that should horrify all of us.”

We’re seeing a relentless attack on public education. John, Across the country, students are headed back to school. But, at the federal level, we’re seeing a relentless attack on public education. “When 161 House Republicans voted earlier this year to eliminate…

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

August 26, 2023 at 5:00 PM

Re: [TAKE ACTION]: Tell the Biden administration you want them to stand up to corporate lobbyists

55 major corporations paid $0 in federal taxes in 2020. John, Last year, thanks to your advocacy, President Biden signed into law a 15% corporate profits minimum tax on billion dollar corporations, but highly paid corporate lobbyists are doing everything they can…

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August 25, 2023 at 9:33 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 Saturday's 60th Anniversary March on Washington. And we detail the pharmaceutical industry's frantic efforts to preven…

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August 25, 2023 at 8:21 PM

CHN's Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship – August 25, 2023 The clean energy and infrastructure edition. Two of President Biden’s most formidable and far-reaching accomplishments while in office include passage of the Inflation Red…

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

August 25, 2023 at 7:40 PM

You should not pay more in taxes than Amazon

55 major corporations paid $0 in federal taxes in 2020. John, Recently the CEO of Clorox—which also sells Burt’s Bees skincare products, Brita water filters, and other brands—said they have no plans to reduce prices, even as inflation costs fall: “We intend for t…

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August 24, 2023 at 7:17 PM

Re: Workers should not pay more in taxes than Amazon and FedEx

Corporations are fighting back against a proposed 15% minimum tax on their profits. John, Last year, thanks to your advocacy, Congress passed and President Biden signed into law a 15% corporate profits minimum tax to ensure billion dollar corporations don’t get a…

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

August 23, 2023 at 11:16 PM

Workers should not pay more in taxes than Amazon and FedEx

Corporations are fighting back against a proposed 15% minimum tax on their profits. John, Back to school shopping is in full swing. And, although inflation is down significantly from last year, prices are still high for families. Shocking reports reveal that exe…

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August 22, 2023 at 5:59 PM

Public safety is a public health issue

Congresswoman Cori Bush—a former nurse—has reintroduced the People’s Response Act. John, Our country’s current response to public safety doesn’t work. Instead of keeping children, families, and individuals safe, we have exacerbated the surveillance and over-polic…

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

August 21, 2023 at 5:52 PM

Gun violence is the #1 cause of death for children and teens in the U.S.

Americans were 70% less likely to die in a mass shooting when the federal assault weapons ban was in place from 1994 to 2004. John, 110 members of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, led by Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04), have called on House Speaker Kevin McCart…

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

August 19, 2023 at 2:31 PM

[TAKE ACTION]: Demand Congress pass the American Dream and Promise Act of 2023 and provide relief for immigrant communities

The American Dream and Promise Act of 2023 would provide 10 years of protection to millions of young immigrants. John, The United States has long been a refuge for those pursuing a better life, yet many who came here as children are still facing considerable unce…

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August 18, 2023 at 8:23 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 one-year anniversary of passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. And we report on efforts to bring free and easy …

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

August 18, 2023 at 7:07 PM

Re: People with the lowest incomes are the most at risk of getting sick due to lack of cooling systems

Congress must act now to prevent utility shut offs during the hottest summer on record. John, I know you’re aware of all the work we’ve been doing to increase funding and to blunt the impact of draconian cuts for essential needs programs. Most of that work has fo…

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

August 17, 2023 at 5:54 PM

This summer heat wave shows no signs of slowing down, so Congress must act

Congress must act now to prevent utility shut offs during the hottest summer on record. John, 2023 is turning out to be the hottest summer on record. Millions of people have experienced weeks of temperatures exceeding 100 degrees – and they are being forced to ch…

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August 16, 2023 at 8:50 PM

Re: [TAKE ACTION]: Demand Congress increase funds for home heat/cooling aid

Congress must increase home energy aid to prevent millions of households from having their utilities shut off in a heatwave. John, The majority of the country has experienced extreme temperatures and weather related storms this year. July was the hottest month in…

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

August 15, 2023 at 7:51 PM

[TAKE ACTION]: Demand Congress increase funds for home heat/cooling aid

Congress must increase home energy aid to prevent millions of households from having their utilities shut off in a heatwave. John, July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded and the extreme heat isn’t letting up on large swaths of the country.1 Millions of peo…

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August 14, 2023 at 4:06 PM

Re: The American people are on our side. But billionaires are fighting back.

Together, we’re fighting for policies that support those most in need while ensuring the wealthy and corporations are paying their fair share. John, While we’ve made progress in our tax code, ensuring―through the Inflation Reduction Act passed a year ago this wee…

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August 13, 2023 at 2:27 PM

The American people are on our side. But billionaires are fighting back.

Together, we’re fighting for policies that support those most in need while ensuring the wealthy and corporations are paying their fair share. John, We know we can invest in our future when the wealthy start paying their fair share in taxes. But, even as the Amer…

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August 12, 2023 at 4:55 PM

Demand Clarence Thomas recuse himself, so we can tax the wealth of his billionaire buddies

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments this fall in a new case, Moore v. US, which is relevant to each of Clarence Thomas’s billionaire benefactors. John, Is our democracy for sale? During the 2022 midterm election, billionaires spent more than $1 billion to…

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August 11, 2023 at 8:36 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 the next phase of implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act -- negotiated prescription drug prices for Medicare be…

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

August 11, 2023 at 6:15 PM

Tell Congress: Pass the OLIGARCH Act to tax extreme wealth

The richest 0.1% have more than five times the combined wealth of 50% of Americans. John, Right-wing members of Congress claim that we can’t afford to make critical investments in human needs―from health care to education to housing and more. But, at a time when …

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August 6, 2023 at 3:15 PM

Re: We’re not backing down

During this Congressional recess we’re encouraging lawmakers to host town halls and supporting our state level advocacy partners. John, Members of Congress are back in their home states and districts for August recess and it’s imperative they hear from us about t…

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August 5, 2023 at 1:18 PM

We’re not backing down

During this Congressional recess we’re encouraging lawmakers to host town halls and supporting our state level advocacy partners. John, Congress is in recess this month, but we’re not letting that stop us from advocating for human needs programming and battling f…

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August 4, 2023 at 8:36 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 what it's like to work as an Intern at CHN. And we offer a first-person account of the importance of WIC benefits. Fin…

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August 4, 2023 at 6:30 PM

CHN's Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship – August 4, 2023 The threat of hunger edition. Back in the 1970s, Sens. Robert Dole (R-KS) and George McGovern (D-S.D.) worked together to advance the cause of nutrition assistance for low-…

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

August 3, 2023 at 8:01 PM

It’s time for members of Congress to engage directly with constituents and hold town halls

As members of Congress head back to their home states and districts, it’s vital that they hold town halls to address the impact of legislation on their constituents. John, Your voice has the power to make a difference in your community, and in our democracy as a …

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August 2, 2023 at 8:49 PM

Re: [TAKE ACTION]: Demand Big Pharma drop their lawsuits and allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices

Big Pharma is putting profits over people’s lives. John, I wanted to make sure you saw Deborah’s email from yesterday. Numerous organizers, advocates, activists, and everyday people like yourself fought long and hard to pass last years’ Inflation Reduction Act. O…

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

August 1, 2023 at 9:59 PM

Big Pharma is putting profit over Medicare recipients’ health

Big Pharma is putting profits over people’s lives. John, For the last two decades, Medicare was forced to accept any price Big Pharma set for prescription medicines. With the Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden administration is undoing decades of injustice, final…

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