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

January 26, 2024 at 1:12 AM

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 has passed the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act out of committee and it now goes to the full House for a vote as soon as next…

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

January 24, 2024 at 4:21 PM

Seeking asylum is a human right

We’re demanding Congress reject permanent changes to immigration law that harm families and communities. John, Right now, Congress is negotiating permanent changes that would end protections for desperate people legally seeking asylum. But expelling people with n…

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

January 22, 2024 at 10:02 PM

Tell Congress: No asylum bans!

The right to asylum is a measure of our commitment to human rights and dignity. John, Congress is negotiating permanent changes to our immigration laws that would end asylum as we know it, expedite removal of immigrants, and increase family detention―with potenti…

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

January 21, 2024 at 2:59 PM

If Congress was serious about our national debt, they’d fully fund the IRS

By fully funding the IRS, we can start to address both income and racial inequity. John, Conservatives in Congress, including Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington, have made implementing their so-called fiscal commis…

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

January 20, 2024 at 3:04 PM

BREAKING: Threat to Social Security grows as Fiscal Commission bill goes to House floor for a vote

House extremists want to cut Social Security in secret. John, The legislation that would create a secretive fiscal commission that would put the funding of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, and other essential programs at stake has passed out of the Hous…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

January 19, 2024 at 11:26 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 a House Republican plan that could result in cuts to Social Security and Medicare -- and much more. Plus, in case yo…

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

January 18, 2024 at 8:12 PM

BREAKING: commission leading to cuts to Social Security passes House Budget Committee

A fiscal commission could have devastating consequences. John, Today the House Budget Committee voted to advance their bill to create a fiscal commission, which would pave the way for cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, and more behind closed doors…

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

January 17, 2024 at 10:11 PM

House Committee Vote TOMORROW: Stop the so-called “fiscal commission” that would cut Social Security, Medicare, and more

John, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington have made quite clear their desire to enact deep cuts to human needs programs―and to create a fiscal commission that would cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, and more b…

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

January 16, 2024 at 9:08 PM

Re: BREAKING: Congress negotiating on Child Tax Credit expansion

Congress has the chance to lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty. John, 400,000. That’s the number of children who will be lifted out of poverty if Congress negotiates and passes a new expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) included in a bipartisan tax …

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

January 15, 2024 at 8:39 PM

BREAKING: Congress negotiating on Child Tax Credit expansion

Congress has the chance to lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty. John, There are at least 19 million reasons to expand the Child Tax Credit (CTC)―that’s the number of kids who do not receive the full credit (or any credit) because their families …

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

January 14, 2024 at 4:40 PM

Re: BREAKING: An expanded Child Tax Credit is within reach!

Thank you for powering our lobbying efforts at a time of increased need for children and families. John, Under the current Child Tax Credit (CTC), 19 million children do not receive the full tax credit or receive no tax credit at all. This includes nearly half of…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

January 13, 2024 at 9:46 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 the agreement between House and Senate leaders on top-line FY24 spending levels. And we report on a massive sign-on…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

January 13, 2024 at 7:40 PM

CHN's Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship – January 13, 2023 The Child Tax Credit expansion edition. House and Senate negotiators reportedly are close to reaching a deal on expanding the Child Tax Credit (CTC), although final detai…

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

January 13, 2024 at 2:54 PM

This is our best chance to reduce childhood poverty this year

Thank you for powering our lobbying efforts at a time of increased need for children and families. John, House and Senate negotiators are reportedly close to reaching a deal on expanding the Child Tax Credit (CTC). Right now, 19 million children in low-income f…

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

January 12, 2024 at 6:47 PM

If Congress doesn’t act, millions of women and young children will miss out on critical nutrition programs

If Congress doesn’t act ASAP, 2 million could be turned away from WIC. John, If Congress doesn’t act fast, millions of mothers and young children will lose essential food assistance. Just look at this New York Times headline from this week: The Supplemental N…

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

January 10, 2024 at 8:46 PM

If Congress doesn’t act, 2 million women and young children will go hungry

Access to WIC is directly correlated to improved cognitive function and overall health in young children. John, When Congress passed a stop-gap spending bill to continue funding some government programs through January 19, 2024, there was a huge omission: they di…

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

January 9, 2024 at 9:22 PM

Tell Congress: Don’t sacrifice immigrant communities in must-pass legislation

Right-wing Republicans are threatening to shut down the federal government if Congress won’t pass their extreme anti-immigration policies. John, Congress has 10 calendar days left to pass a budget and avoid a partial government shutdown. While the clock is tickin…

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

January 8, 2024 at 11:12 PM

RE: Fight back against House extremists’ War on the Poor

Congress has less than two weeks to avoid a government shutdown, but right-wing extremists are demanding $70 billion in cuts to human needs programs. John, You might have seen the press reports about the spending framework agreed to by Congressional leaders late …

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

January 7, 2024 at 3:22 PM

No more cuts to programs people need to survive

Congress has less than two weeks to avoid a government shutdown, but right-wing extremists are demanding $70 billion in cuts to human needs programs. John, Some things weren’t left behind in 2023 because, once again, the federal government is on the brink of anot…

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

January 6, 2024 at 5:09 PM

Re: Congress must address our affordable housing crisis—not make it worse

Congress returns on Monday, January 8th. They must make fully funding housing assistance programs a top priority. John, Everyone deserves affordable, accessible, stable housing and in order to reach this goal, our federal government must invest in—not cut—critica…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

January 5, 2024 at 10:54 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 need to boost funding in the upcoming budget talks to fight substance use disorder. Plus -- in case you missed it …

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

January 5, 2024 at 6:32 PM

Housing is a human right.

Congress returns on Monday, January 8th. They must make fully funding housing assistance programs a top priority. John, Congress has underfunded housing and homelessness resources for decades and now after dramatic increases in housing costs and price gouging by …

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

January 4, 2024 at 4:30 PM

Re: [TAKE ACTION]: Support the EPA’s proposed rule to get lead out of our drinking water

Add your voice in support by submitting a public comment on the EPA’s proposed rule around lead water pipes. John, The impacts of lead poisoning are not felt equally—with communities of color, low-income communities, and rural communities affected disproportionat…

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

January 3, 2024 at 8:55 PM

Access to safe drinking water is a human right

Add your voice in support by submitting a public comment on the EPA’s proposed rule around lead water pipes. John, We have a public health crisis—and an opportunity to do something about it. Low levels of lead exposure in drinking water have been linked to learni…

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