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

April 10, 2024 at 4:27 PM

Re: 1 in 6 households are at risk of losing internet access if Congress doesn’t act now

The Affordable Connectivity Program provides subsidies to help 23 million low-income households afford internet access. John, Today is a Don't Disconnect US Day of Action and funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) will run out if Congress doesn’t a…

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April 9, 2024 at 2:12 PM

1 in 6 households are at risk of losing internet access if Congress doesn’t act now

The Affordable Connectivity Program provides subsidies to help 23 million low-income households afford internet access. John, Twenty-three million low-income Americans are at risk of losing internet access starting this month if Congress doesn’t move quickly and …

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April 6, 2024 at 2:27 PM

Tax the rich!

We’re joining with dozens of national allies in demanding Congress pass Elizabeth Warren’s Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act. John, Recent reports show outrageous levels of rising inequality in income and wealth. Last week, CNBC reported that the richest 1% of Americans…

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April 5, 2024 at 10:08 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 family-friendly tax credits that could help filers save thousands of dollars as April 15 approaches. And we warn of th…

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April 5, 2024 at 9:02 PM

Elizabeth Warren’s new bill: The Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act

Elizabeth Warren’s new bill will help unrig our tax code and finally require the very wealthiest households to pay their fair share. John, Congressional Republicans like to claim that we can’t afford critical investments in human needs. Instead, they introduce so…

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April 5, 2024 at 8:25 PM

CHN's Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship – April 5, 2024 April 5, 2024 The Medicaid Unwinding edition. One year ago this week, states were required to begin a process known as “Medicaid unwinding” -- determining who on their Medic…

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April 4, 2024 at 2:21 PM

Lack of investments in the care economy hold us back―learn how we can do better

Join us today at 2PM ET to learn about FY2025 budget proposals and how they will shape our future. John, Lack of investments into our care economy have left millions of low-income and working people behind. It has meant fewer child care options for families, lack…

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April 3, 2024 at 7:19 PM

RSVP: Competing Visions: Federal Budget Choices Will Shape Our Future―But How?

President Biden’s FY2025 budget calls for major investments in human needs programs, but the House Budget Committee wants to slash these programs and give more tax handouts to the ultra-wealthy. John, Join CHN tomorrow, Thursday, April 4 at 2pm ET for our latest …

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April 2, 2024 at 5:26 PM

Tell the Senate: Pass the expanded Child Tax Credit ASAP so millions of low-income families can claim the full CTC this tax season

Senators who are blocking passage of the expanded CTC are completely out of touch with the needs of low-income and working families. John, Earlier this year, the House overwhelmingly passed the expanded Child Tax Credit, which would benefit 16 million children in…

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

March 31, 2024 at 2:52 PM

Re: Low-income families should not be political pawns. Fight for an expanded Child Tax Credit now!

The House passed a bipartisan expansion of the Child Tax Credit, but now the Senate may kill any chance of it passing. John, Senators blocking the expanded Child Tax Credit are completely out of touch with the needs of low-income and working families who are stru…

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

March 30, 2024 at 2:49 PM

Demand the Senate expand the Child Tax Credit

The House passed a bipartisan expansion of the Child Tax Credit, but now the Senate may kill any chance of it passing. John, The expanded Child Tax Credit passed the U.S. House of Representatives two months ago in a bipartisan vote of 357-70. But now, cynical Sen…

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March 29, 2024 at 9:02 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 releases a disturbing new analysis that details how Medicaid unwinding has harmed millions of Americans. And we applaud the Bid…

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

March 29, 2024 at 7:14 PM

Re: Tell the Senate: Expand the Child Tax Credit

The House passed a bipartisan expansion of the Child Tax Credit, but now the Senate may kill any chance of it passing. John, Low-income workers with wage fluctuations should not be used as political pawns. But it is pretty clear that some policymakers are looking…

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March 28, 2024 at 6:37 PM

Tell the Senate: Expand the Child Tax Credit

The House passed a bipartisan expansion of the Child Tax Credit, but now the Senate may kill any chance of it passing. John, Cynical Senators are playing politics with the Child Tax Credit―and with the lives of millions of families with young children. Some memb…

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March 27, 2024 at 11:24 PM

Keep up the pressure on Congress to end rampant corporate tax dodging

When corporations pay less in taxes than they pay their top executives, it contributes to massive income and wealth inequality and starves the federal government of the resources we need. John, According to a new report, during the first 5 years of the Trump-GOP …

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March 26, 2024 at 7:43 PM

[take action] Congress should hold Tesla, T-Mobile, Netflix, MetLife, and Duke Energy accountable

If congressional Republicans were serious about addressing our nation’s debt, the fiscally responsible solution would make the rich and corporations pay their fair share. John, When the wealthy and corporations don’t pay their fair share in taxes, it’s more than …

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March 24, 2024 at 2:04 PM

Three weeks left to file your taxes. Do you qualify for the IRS’s new, free Direct File tool?

American taxpayers have been exploited by tax preparation companies long enough. John, If you haven’t filed your taxes yet, now’s the time. And, thanks to critical investments in the IRS that we fought for and won, the IRS has officially launched a pilot program …

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March 23, 2024 at 4:34 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 called on Congress to approve a package of FY 2024 appropriations bills. (The package was approved by the House Friday afternoo…

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

March 23, 2024 at 2:52 PM

This victory is thanks to you. Let’s not let up!

These victories are thanks to your relentless activism, without which Congress would have left low-income families and vulnerable communities behind. John, Do you remember one year ago when the U.S. House released a budget that would have cut $64 billion from pub…

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March 22, 2024 at 10:02 PM

CHN's Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship – March 22, 2024 March 22, 2024 The FY 2025 budget needs edition. As we write this, Congress is limping along toward what we hope will be final passage of the FY 2024 appropriations bills. …

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

March 21, 2024 at 8:40 PM

[take action] Let’s finish the job and demand Congress pass full year funding bills now

Congress only has until tomorrow at midnight to act or we’ll face a partial government shutdown. John, Congress has released the text of their full year funding bills, and thanks to your activism there are increases, not cuts, in some critical programs. But Cong…

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

March 19, 2024 at 3:18 PM

RE: Fight back against cuts and “poison pill” amendments in must-pass funding bills this week

Your advocacy has been critical to holding Congress accountable. John, It’s crunch time. We’re a few days away from a partial government shutdown and no text has been released on a spending package. In both the House and Senate, we’re demanding Congress fund Hea…

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

March 18, 2024 at 8:20 PM

Fight back against cuts and “poison pill” amendments in must-pass funding bills this week

Your advocacy has been critical to holding Congress accountable. John, Both the House and Senate must vote on government funding bills this week or we’ll enter a partial government shutdown this Friday at midnight. In this week’s bills, we expect full-year fundi…

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March 17, 2024 at 2:02 PM

Criminalizing the unhoused is both unjust and unconstitutional.

Labeling individuals grappling with housing instability as criminals is not only unjust but echoes discriminatory practices reminiscent of the Jim Crow era. John, The U.S. is in the midst of a homelessness epidemic. From 2022 to 2023, we saw a 12% increase in un…

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

March 16, 2024 at 2:49 PM

Re: [TAKE ACTION] Demand Congress reject anti-LGBTQ, anti-immigrant, and anti-climate attacks

Congress must pass the final FY2024 spending bills without toxic poison pills that harm vulnerable communities. John, We’re demanding Congress reject any and all poison pill riders that increase harm to LGBTQIA communities, attack immigrant communities, undermine…

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March 15, 2024 at 8:57 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 how millions of Americans with low incomes may lose access to the internet unless Congress acts by the end of April. An…

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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