Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

May 3, 2024 at 4:56 PM

Re: [TAKE ACTION] Demand Congress increase funding to critical programs to address the housing crisis

Housing is becoming more and more unaffordable as cities are finding new ways to punish the unhoused. John, I wanted to make sure you saw Deborah’s email from earlier. It’s no secret that affordable housing has become scarce, causing homelessness to dramatically …

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

May 2, 2024 at 5:49 PM

People need housing support and affordable rent, not punishment and fines

Housing is becoming more and more unaffordable as cities are finding new ways to punish the unhoused. John, On April 22, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States of America (SCOTUS) heard arguments in Grants Pass, Oregon v. Gloria Johnson—a case about whether…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

May 1, 2024 at 8:24 PM

RE: [TAKE ACTION] Demand Congress cut wasteful Pentagon spending in upcoming spending bills

Failure to control wasteful Pentagon spending makes it harder to meet our country’s needs―yet the DOD has never passed an audit and can’t account for $1.9 trillion. John, “A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on pro…

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

April 30, 2024 at 9:45 PM

CHN’s massive voter outreach campaign

Nearly every week between now and Election Day, we’ll be reaching out with opportunities to volunteer. John, It’s up to us to ensure that every eligible voter is able to cast their ballot and make their voice heard this Election Day. That’s why yesterday, we joi…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 29, 2024 at 11:40 PM

[take action] Stop Louis DeJoy’s plan to destroy the USPS and vote by mail

Today, the mail is slower than it was in 2020. John, Nearly half of the votes in the last presidential election were cast by mail1 and voters who plan to use this option later this year need to have confidence that their vote will be counted. But with Trump-appoi…

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  Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 27, 2024 at 2:59 PM

Re: [TAKE ACTION]: Protect tribal sovereignty

The Bears Ears Commission has proposed an historic proposal that would grant them the management of the 1.9 million acre Bears Ears Monument. John, The Bears Ears monument has significant cultural, spiritual, and environmental meaning to several Indigenous tribe…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 26, 2024 at 9:13 PM

[TAKE ACTION]: Protect tribal sovereignty

The Bears Ears Commission has proposed an historic proposal that would grant them the management of the 1.9 million acre Bears Ears Monument. John, The United States has a long history of wrongdoing and mistreatment of Indigenous people and their sacred lands, b…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 26, 2024 at 8:56 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 two brand new Biden Administration rules aimed at improving care in nursing homes and raising the pay of home care w…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 25, 2024 at 8:22 PM

Tell Congress: Strengthen SNAP in the farm bill

The proposed farm bill is reported to include a $30 billion cut in SNAP funding. John, The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)–which provides nutrition assistance for households with low incomes–is the most effective hunger relief program in the coun…

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

April 24, 2024 at 11:33 PM

Re: Federal defense contractors are costing the U.S. billions of dollars due to price gouging

Wasteful Pentagon spending vs. investing in human needs John, Did you see Deborah’s email below? President Biden has proposed $850 billion in defense spending for FY2025—a $34 billion increase from FY2023.1 But it gets even worse. Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker…

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

April 23, 2024 at 8:58 PM

Federal defense contractors are costing the U.S. billions of dollars due to price gouging

Wasteful Pentagon spending vs. investing in human needs John, Federal military contractors price gouge the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) by as much as 40%.1 That is billions of dollars wasted every year by an agency that has never passed a full audit, and make…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 20, 2024 at 3:35 PM

The Department of Defense can’t account for $1.9 trillion

Failure to control wasteful Pentagon spending makes it harder to meet our country’s needs―yet the DOD has never passed an audit and can’t account for $1.9 trillion. John, A federal budget is a moral document that expresses who and what we value and prioritize as …

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 19, 2024 at 10:17 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, in two posts, the criminalization of homelessness. And we unveil CHN's latest Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship, w…

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April 19, 2024 at 8:59 PM

CHN's Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship – April 19, 2024 April 19, 2024 The Affordable Connectivity Program edition. One the 21st century’s many enduring racial and class barriers is the digital divide. As of 2021, Black and Lati…

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  Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 19, 2024 at 5:25 PM

Re: The people who care for our loved ones deserve to be paid a living wage

President Biden’s FY2025 budget calls for historic, permanent investments in our care economy. John, In addition to the struggles of millions of families who seek quality, affordable child care, a lack of investment in our care economy has left aging adults and p…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 18, 2024 at 7:38 PM

The people who care for our loved ones deserve to be paid a living wage

President Biden’s FY2025 budget calls for historic, permanent investments in our care economy. John, April is Care Workers Recognition Month and the Month of Action on Care. Child care costs are skyrocketing, daycare centers are closing, families continue to str…

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

April 17, 2024 at 9:23 PM

Before funding runs out for this critical program, demand Congress act

Internet access is such an essential part of modern life that Congress must ensure that everyone has access. John, The Affordable Connectivity Program was passed in 2021 to help low-income households afford internet access. This program has been wildly successful…

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

April 16, 2024 at 9:47 PM

Re: This will be our largest voter engagement campaign yet

CHN is greatly expanding our voter engagement efforts this year with more voter outreach and social media. John, Who controls Congress and the White House in 2025 will come down to several key states―and whether folks turn out to vote for human needs and have the…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 15, 2024 at 8:07 PM

[take action] Demand Congress unrig our tax code

806 billionaires now own more wealth than the bottom half of the U.S. John, Today is Tax Day and guess who’s not paying their fair share in taxes? Billionaires and ultra-millionaires. The richest 1% of Americans now hold $44 trillion in wealth.1 And because of o…

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

April 14, 2024 at 2:25 PM

Voter suppression didn’t take a break in 2023

CHN is greatly expanding our voter engagement efforts this year with more voter outreach and social media. John, In 2023, 14 states enacted 17 voter suppression laws to make it much more difficult for vulnerable communities to register and to vote.1 These bills d…

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

April 13, 2024 at 2:44 PM

We’re using direct action to fight against voter suppression

Coalition on Human Needs is once again partnering with Vote Forward to write letters to infrequent voters. John, With Election Day just 7 months away, we’re kicking off our voter engagement work now! Across the country, elections at every level will determine w…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 12, 2024 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 summarizes a recent, outstanding PBS NewsHour series that examined America's safety net -- and found holes. And we celebrate Ca…

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

April 12, 2024 at 7:48 PM

Re: Congress has days left to close the digital divide

Funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program will run out at the end of this month if Congress doesn’t act. John, Congress has just days left to ensure proper funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) or else more than 22 million low-income people …

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

April 11, 2024 at 6:09 PM

Congress must act now and not leave communities behind

Funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program will run out at the end of this month if Congress doesn’t act. John, The internet is our gateway to the rest of the world. It’s how we connect with friends and family who live far away, apply for jobs, perform our j…

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

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

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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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

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

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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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

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

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

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

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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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

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

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

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

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

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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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

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

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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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

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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