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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
March 15, 2024 at 7:33 PM

Congress should be investing in human needs programs, not attacking vulnerable communities

Congress must pass the final FY2024 spending bills without toxic poison pills that harm vulnerable communities. John, Congress has until March 22―just 7 days―to pass the final package of spending bills for FY2024. And right-wing extremists are still trying to add…
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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
March 14, 2024 at 6:39 PM

President Biden’s budget runs in stark contrast to conservative attempts to take us backwards.

In his brand new 2025 budget, President Biden has demonstrated how we can afford investments in working and vulnerable communities when the rich and corporations pay their fair share. John, We’re fighting for a budget that leaves no one behind. But the most extre…
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  Meredith Dodson, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
March 13, 2024 at 8:35 PM

Re: [TAKE ACTION] Tell Congress to fund human needs programs

Congress has until March 22nd to fund critical programs including early childhood education, child care, and energy assistance. John, I wanted to make sure you saw Deborah’s email from yesterday. In addition to opposing proposed cuts to critical programs such as…
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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
March 12, 2024 at 7:37 PM

[TAKE ACTION] Tell Congress to fund human needs programs

Congress has until March 22nd to fund critical programs including early childhood education, child care, and energy assistance. John, Early education and child care are necessities, yet funding to keep key programs running hangs in the balance in the upcoming app…
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  Meredith Dodson, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
March 10, 2024 at 2:21 PM

Re: Your activism is making progress possible. But the fight is not over.

These victories are thanks to many months of activism, which are holding members of Congress accountable to our families and communities. John, Thanks to your activism, Congress has passed and President Biden signed into law government funding bills that avert a …
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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
March 9, 2024 at 3:14 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 President Biden's State of the Union. And we report on efforts to pressure the Senate to pass an expanded Child Tax…
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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
March 9, 2024 at 2:54 PM

We defeated right-wing extremism, this time

These victories are thanks to many months of activism, which are holding members of Congress accountable to our families and communities. John, Thanks to you, this week the House and Senate both passed a government funding package that supports vulnerable communi…
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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
March 8, 2024 at 10:51 PM

CHN's Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship – March 8, 2024 March 8, 2024 The State of the Union edition. When President Biden delivered his speech Thursday evening, it was an opportune time for reflection. What has our country gotte…
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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
March 7, 2024 at 7:33 PM

Fight back against outrageous bank overdraft fees

In some cases, overdraft fees reach as high as $39 per transaction. John, Tonight in his State of the Union address, President Biden is widely expected to talk about how his policies (including an expanded Child Tax Credit) help families and how we must ensure th…
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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
March 6, 2024 at 5:41 PM

[TAKE ACTION] Tell Congress: Put the needs of the most vulnerable first and reject poison pill riders

The House and Senate are planned to vote this week on critical spending bills for FY2024. John, We are at a precarious moment. We’re almost halfway through FY2024 and Congress has not yet set funding levels for federal services. Congress has lurched from one dead…
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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
March 5, 2024 at 6:04 PM

Low-income families should not be political pawns

The House passed a bipartisan expansion of the Child Tax Credit, but now the Senate may kill any chance of it passing. John, Expanding the Child Tax Credit is popular and is proven to dramatically reduce child poverty levels. So why are conservatives trying so ha…
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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
March 3, 2024 at 3:01 PM

[TAKE ACTION]: Demand Congress pass an assault weapons ban

Congress must finally do its job and pass an assault weapons ban. John, Valentine's Day is usually associated with being a day of love. But for the past few years in the U.S., it has been associated with unnecessary tragedy due to gun violence. On February 14, 2…
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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
March 2, 2024 at 3:35 PM

[TAKE ACTION] Demand Congress restore voter protections

As the attacks on voting rights ramp up, we’re calling on Congress to do everything in its power to restore the protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 John, The most crucial part of a functioning democracy is the right to vote. Numerous everyday people foug…
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  Meredith Dodson, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
March 1, 2024 at 7:54 PM

Re: Tell Congress: Scrap the cap; make millionaires pay their fair share into Social Security

Together, we’re fighting back against attacks on Social Security and fighting for the future of our earned benefits. John, Social Security is a critical lifeline for tens of millions of people, keeping more than 16 million seniors above the poverty line each year…
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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 29, 2024 at 5:05 PM

Scrap the cap!

Together, we’re fighting back against attacks on Social Security and fighting for the future of our earned benefits. John, Each year, Social Security lifts tens of millions of people above the poverty line―the majority of whom are older Americans.1 And, despite i…
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  Meredith Dodson, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 28, 2024 at 7:10 PM

Re: [TAKE ACTION] Demand Congress avoid a government shutdown and fund critical programs

Congress has only days to pass spending bills to keep the federal government from partially shutting down. John, The House returns from recess today and they only have 2.5 days to avoid a partial government shutdown. Time is of the essence. It’s vital that we co…
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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 27, 2024 at 9:31 PM

We cannot continue on a path to harsh cuts

Congress has only days to pass spending bills to keep the federal government from partially shutting down. John, Congress has set deadlines for completing 12 bills that provide funding for all the federal programs requiring annual appropriations – including nutri…
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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 26, 2024 at 7:43 PM

Countdown to shutdown

If no agreement is reached by Friday at midnight, the federal government will enter a partial shutdown. John, Right-wing Republicans have ground business in the House of Representatives to a halt. If no agreement is reached by Friday at midnight, the federal gov…
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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 26, 2024 at 2:30 AM

[TAKE ACTION]: Demand Congress restore faith in our political system by overturning Citizens United

It’s been 14 years since the Citizens United decision came down and it’s unleashed a torrent of dark money into our political system. John, One of the biggest hurdles we face in our pursuit of democracy is Citizens United―the 14 year old Supreme Court decision th…
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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 24, 2024 at 3:19 PM

[TAKE ACTION] Tell President Biden to appoint new members of the USPS Board of Governors who will replace Postmaster General Louis DeJoy

In the nearly four years since his appointment, Louis DeJoy has wrecked the United States Postal Service and left marginalized communities reeling. John, This summer will mark four years since Louis DeJoy was appointed Postmaster General of the United States Post…
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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 23, 2024 at 11:23 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 warns of "poison pill riders" some House members are trying to force on to appropriations bills. And we unveil our latest Human…
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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 23, 2024 at 9:51 PM

CHN's Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship – February 23, 2024 February 23, 2024 The poison pills edition. Congress has set deadlines for completing 12 bills that provide funding for all the federal programs requiring annual appropr…
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  Meredith Dodson, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 23, 2024 at 9:22 PM

Re: Families need help, not partisan political games

Two bad amendments to the expanded Child Tax Credit would put help out of reach for millions of families with children. John, Earlier this month, the House passed the bipartisan Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act―the tax package that includes an exp…
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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 22, 2024 at 5:29 PM

We’re fighting back against attacks on the expanded Child Tax Credit

Two bad amendments to the expanded Child Tax Credit would put help out of reach for millions of families with children. John, The bipartisan tax package including the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) is currently in the Senate and some right-wing lawmakers want to…
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  Dominique Espinoza, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 21, 2024 at 10:58 PM

Re: Fight Back: Two bad amendments are being proposed in the Senate

Parents and their children should not be penalized for a temporary decline in their earnings due to factors outside their control. John, The expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) being debated in Congress right now would increase the CTC for 80% of low-income families …
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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 20, 2024 at 9:38 PM

Fight Back: Two bad amendments are being proposed in the Senate

Parents and their children should not be penalized for a temporary decline in their earnings due to factors outside their control. John, When Congress passes corporate tax cuts, they often make these tax breaks retroactive for corporations for previous fiscal yea…
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  Dominique Espinoza, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 17, 2024 at 3:56 PM

Re: [take action] Demand Congress reject attacks on vulnerable communities in must-pass legislation

House Republicans have added more than 560 poison pills to their draft FY2024 spending bills. John, We’re demanding Congress reject attacks on immigrants, the climate, the IRS, and critical programs for vulnerable communities in upcoming must-pass government fund…
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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 16, 2024 at 7:02 PM

[take action] Demand Congress reject attacks on vulnerable communities in must-pass legislation

House Republicans have added more than 560 poison pills to their draft FY2024 spending bills. John, Extremists in Congress are attempting to hijack must-pass government funding bills, adding in attacks against the LGBTQIA community, getting rid of climate change …
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  Meredith Dodson, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 15, 2024 at 10:11 PM

Re: America deserves a federal budget that invests in communities, not discriminates against them

Congress has only a few weeks left to pass a FY2024 budget that invests in human needs programs and does not include poison pill riders. John, I wanted to make sure you saw Deborah’s email from yesterday. We are at a pivotal moment in the appropriations process.…
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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 14, 2024 at 6:31 PM

Fight back against poison pills in must-pass funding legislation

Congress has only a few weeks left to pass a FY2024 budget that invests in human needs programs and does not include poison pill riders. John, Vulnerable communities need policy solutions, not right-wing attacks. Right now, Congress has only a few weeks to pass …
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  Meredith Dodson, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 13, 2024 at 10:33 PM

RE: [TAKE ACTION]: Congress must pass FY2024 funding bills before March 1st

Congress has just a few weeks to fully fund essential human needs programs related to nutrition, housing, and substance use treatment. John, Congress has just a few weeks left to pass FY2024 government funding bills before funding begins to run out. Congressional…
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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 12, 2024 at 10:38 PM

Two million children could be kicked off WIC if Congress doesn’t increase funding

Congress has just a few weeks to fully fund essential human needs programs related to nutrition, housing, and substance use treatment. John, Members of Congress are currently in negotiations over the final FY2024 funding bills, which will have major consequences …
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  Meredith Dodson, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 11, 2024 at 4:32 PM

Re: Fiscal Commission: Cuts to all critical human needs programs are on the table

The “fiscal commission” has passed out of the House Budget Committee and now members of Congress are attempting to attach it to must-pass funding bills. John, The threats to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, and other critical human needs programs are se…
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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 10, 2024 at 3:15 PM

Fiscal Commission: Cuts to all critical human needs programs are on the table

The “fiscal commission” has passed out of the House Budget Committee and now members of Congress are attempting to attach it to must-pass funding bills. John, Congressional Republicans love to talk about debt and deficits, but over and over again hand out giant t…
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  Meredith Dodson, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 8, 2024 at 6:08 PM

Re: A right-wing attack on Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP behind closed doors

Congress must reject a proposal to establish a behind-the-scenes “fiscal commission” that aims to cut funding to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, and more. John, The facts are very simple: if we want to reduce the federal deficit, then we must increase …
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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 7, 2024 at 9:54 PM

If Congress truly wants to balance the budget, they should go after wealthy tax cheats

Congress must reject a proposal to establish a behind-the-scenes “fiscal commission” that aims to cut funding to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, and more. John, We cannot cut our way to prosperity. House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington (R-TX) h…
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  Meredith Dodson, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 6, 2024 at 7:04 PM

Re: Tell Congress: don’t punish aged, disabled people for saving more than $2,000

Congress must pass the bipartisan SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act so that recipients of SSI are able to have more savings. John, We recently joined a diverse set of coalition partners in sending a letter to Congressional leadership, urging them to pass the bi…
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  Dominique Espinoza, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 5, 2024 at 10:05 PM

Immigration Bill: Congress needs to hear from you NOW

Inflicting more cruelty on the U.S./Mexico border will only increase the humanitarian crisis. John, Last night, the Senate revealed the text and summary of the immigration provisions within its bipartisan emergency supplemental funding bill and while it makes som…
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  Meredith Dodson, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 4, 2024 at 5:52 PM

Re: BREAKING: The Senate has a chance to expand the Child Tax Credit

A bill to improve the Child Tax Credit has passed the House and goes to the Senate for a vote. John, Last week, the House passed a bipartisan tax bill that, if passed by the Senate, will lift as many as 400,000 children out of poverty in the first year, rising to…
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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 3, 2024 at 3:04 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 urged Congress to quickly approve the Bipartisan Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, which would signific…
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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 3, 2024 at 2:49 PM

The Senate must act now to expand the Child Tax Credit

A bill to improve the Child Tax Credit has passed the House and goes to the Senate for a vote. John, The House has passed the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act and it now goes to the Senate for a vote. Advocates insisted that no corporate tax break…
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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 2, 2024 at 6:30 PM

CHN's Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship – February 2, 2024 The domestic emergency needs edition. You’ve heard some in Congress say we have an emergency along our Southern border. And yes, it is true that Republicans should join D…
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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 2, 2024 at 6:03 PM

The United States has a public health crisis

The public has until Monday to submit a public comment in support of the EPA’s rule to replace lead pipes across the U.S. John, The United States has a public health crisis that must be addressed immediately. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EP…
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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
February 1, 2024 at 3:58 PM

Now it's on to the Senate to finish the job

The Senate must pass the bipartisan tax bill in order to expand the Child Tax Credit and provide relief to low-income families this tax season. John, The House just passed the bipartisan Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act―the tax package that includ…
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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
January 30, 2024 at 3:37 PM

No one should be condemned to a life of hardship for having a disability

Congress must pass the bipartisan SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act so that recipients of SSI are able to have more savings. John, Imagine if you had a disability or a medical condition that qualified you to receive Supplemental Security Insurance (SSI) cash be…
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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
January 29, 2024 at 5:35 PM

Re: [TAKE ACTION] Demand Congress invest in humane policies at the border

We’re demanding Congress reject permanent changes to immigration law that harm families and communities. John, I wanted to make sure you saw Dominique’s previous email about Congress negotiating permanent changes that would restore cruel, Trump-era policies to ou…
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  Meredith Dodson, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
January 28, 2024 at 4:42 PM

Re: URGENT: Expanded Child Tax Credit may get a vote in the House this week!

Thank you for demanding Congress act. John, The expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) being debated in Congress right now would increase the CTC for 80% of low-income families who do not currently receive the full credit. It would offer much needed income to about 16 m…
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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
January 27, 2024 at 3:17 PM

Congress is just days away from voting on the expanded Child Tax Credit

Thank you for demanding Congress act. John, The Child Tax Credit expansion being considered by Congress right now is our best opportunity to address child poverty at a time when the right wing is otherwise attempting to cut critical programs such as nutrition and…
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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
January 26, 2024 at 11:14 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 why millions of Americans will save on health care costs in 2024. And CHN announces its strong support for a compromis…
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  Meredith Dodson, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]
January 26, 2024 at 7:02 PM

Re: BREAKING: Congress could be just days away from voting to expand the Child Tax Credit and needs to hear from you

A bill to improve the Child Tax Credit has passed out of committee and goes to the full House for a vote. John, The House may be just days away from voting on a bipartisan tax bill that would lift as many as 400,000 children out of poverty. H.R. 7024 would make …
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