Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM

ICYMI: Voices for Human Needs blog weekly round-up

Last week on the Voices for Human Needs blog Dear John, The Voices for Human Needs blog published several timely pieces in the last week, including a few cross-posts from our members at the Southern Poverty Law Center and RESULTS. Human Needs Watch: Slashing Staff Means Less H…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM

CHN's Human Needs Watch: Slashing Staff Means Less Help for People

Slashing Staff Means Less Help for People April 1, 2025. The Trump Administration wants you to believe that massive cuts in staffing will have no effect on the services people need. The latest blockbuster an…

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

April 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM

April 5: Hands Off! Mass Mobilization near you

We won’t stand by silently as the Trump administration attacks our communities and silences dissent. John, The Trump administration and congressional Republicans are dismantling everything from Social Security to Medicaid to public education and more, and denyin…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 31, 2025 at 10:06 PM

[TAKE ACTION] Demand Congress use its authority to restore approved health funds

Donald Trump canceled billions of dollars in HHS funding as we’re fighting a measles outbreak. John, Last week, the Trump administration abruptly ended almost $12 billion in Health and Human Services funding to the states. This funding was critical to funding p…

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

March 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM

Re: Elon Musk should not have access to the voter rolls

Donald Trump just struck a massive blow to voter registration efforts. John, I wanted to make sure you saw Deborah’s email from yesterday. Earlier this year, right-wing extremists introduced the misnamed Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE) Act—a pie…

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

March 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM

Elon Musk should not have access to the voter rolls

Donald Trump just struck a massive blow to voter registration efforts. John, On Tuesday, Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) that would radically change voter registration in this country and lead to the disenfranchisement of millions of voters. Trump’…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM

Tell Congress: Pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

Congress must reject voter suppression and pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. John, In an unprecedented move, Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) on Tuesday that was a direct attack on the voting rights of every single American. The EO…

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

March 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM

Take to the streets on Saturday, April 5

John, The Trump administration and congressional Republicans are dismantling everything from Social Security to Medicaid to public education and more, and denying basic rights to immigrants. They are illegally cutting funds and closing agencies, and trying to si…

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

March 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM

Their strategy is to undermine faith in our Social Security system―and government itself

All of this is effectively cutting off older Americans from their earned benefits. John, Elon Musk is undermining faith in our Social Security system, incorrectly claiming “extreme levels of fraud” at the Social Security Administration.1 But these lies aren’t ju…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM

Elon Musk is cutting off seniors from their Social Security benefits

The Trump administration is demonstrating how it is capable of cutting off recipients from their earned Social Security benefits without a single act of Congress. John, In his address before a joint session of Congress, President Donald Trump repeated lies about…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

March 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM

In case you missed it: Voices for Human Needs blogs

Dear John, In case you miss it, the Voices for Human Needs blog shared several timely pieces in the last week, including a few re-shares from our members and partners: CHN members warns about President Trump’s harmful attacks on education and its impact on civil rights On Mar…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM

Fight back against Trump’s war on education

Congress must invoke its power to stop Donald Trump from abolishing the Department of Education. John, On March 20, Donald Trump signed an Executive Order directing the Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, to begin dismantling the Department of Education.1 Thi…

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

March 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM

Re: We can’t afford permanent tax cuts for billionaires

Right-wing extremists in Congress want to cut trillions from human needs programs to pay for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, mostly for the wealthy. John, Cutting $2 trillion in human needs funding to pay for making Trump’s tax scam permanent will devastate tens of …

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

March 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM

We can’t afford permanent tax cuts for billionaires

Right-wing extremists in Congress want to cut trillions from human needs programs to pay for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, mostly for the wealthy. John, Budget reconciliation is a process that allows Congress to pass bills making changes in tax policy and in basic…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM

Day of Action for SNAP and school meals

Republicans in Congress want to cut critical nutrition programs in order to fund Trump’s tax cuts. John, Republicans in the House and Senate are proposing to slash more than $230 billion from SNAP and school nutrition programs in order to fund more tax handouts…

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

March 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM

Congress wants to cut human needs programs to fund Trump's mass deportation machine

Congress wants to gut funding for SNAP and Medicaid to pay for handouts for Pentagon contractors and private prisons. John, Thousands of you sent letters this week, urging Congress to stop plans to redirect billions of dollars to Pentagon contractors by cutting…

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  Dominique Espinoza, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM

Re: [TAKE ACTION]: Tell Congress to reject billions of dollars of funding to ICE and Pentagon contractors

Congress is trying to push through a funding bill that would necessitate cuts to human needs programs in order to fund hundreds of billions more to ICE and the Pentagon. John, I wanted to make sure you saw Deborah’s email yesterday about wasteful spending at the…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

March 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM

In case you missed it: Voices for Human Needs blogs

Dear John, In case you miss it, the Voices for Human Needs blog shared several timely pieces in the last week, including a few re-shares from our members and partners: Congress Passes FY 2025 Spending Package While Administration Attacks Human Needs By Meredith Dodson Instead …

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM

[TAKE ACTION]: Tell Congress to reject billions of dollars of funding to ICE and Pentagon contractors

Congress is trying to push through a funding bill that would necessitate cuts to human needs programs in order to fund hundreds of billions more to ICE and the Pentagon. John, “Co-president” Elon Musk has been slashing his way through the federal government in a…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

March 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM

CHN's Human Needs Watch: Why SNAP Cuts Hurt People and Must Not Pay for Tax Breaks for the Wealthy - Words and Pictures

Why SNAP Cuts Hurt People and Must Not Pay for Tax Breaks for the Wealthy March 17, 2025. The budget resolution passed by the House of Representatives included instructions to the Agriculture Committee to co…

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

March 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM

We’re fighting back against Donald Trump’s authoritarianism

While we lost this round, we also showed the strength of our movement that is fighting back. John, Late yesterday, the U.S. Senate voted to empower Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s continued attacks on our federal government and our communities in a funding bill tha…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM

BREAKING: Senate moving GOP spending bill into law

We must hold policymakers accountable. John, In a stunning reversal, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and enough of his Democratic colleagues in the Senate voted with Republicans to move forward on a government funding bill that empowers Donald Trump’s autoc…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM

Call Your Senators NOW: Urge them to vote NO on the Trump-empowering government funding bill

The Senate is voting today on the CR and they need to hear from us now. John, Donald Trump and Elon Musk are already shutting down the government. A vote to pass this partisan continuing resolution (CR) is a vote to continue this autocratic takeover and cut fundi…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM

Tell the Senate: Elon Musk is already shutting down the government

Thanks to our pressure, Senate Democrats are opposing the House-passed government funding bill. John, Yesterday, we shared with you that the Trump administration has laid off one-third of Department of Education employees, which will completely undermine the dep…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 12, 2025 at 10:09 PM

BREAKING: Senate votes to block Republicans’ government funding bill―for now

House Republicans passed a spending bill that underfunds human needs. Senate Democrats are uniting to block it―and we need your help to keep up the pressure. John, What a difference a day makes. Yesterday, on a near party-line vote, the House of Representatives…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

March 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM

In case you missed it: Voices for Human Needs blogs

Dear John, In case you miss it, the Voices for Human Needs blog shared several timely pieces in the last week, including a few re-shares from our members and partners: CHN Urges Congress to Reject Partisan Continuing (CR) Resolution that Cuts Funding for Human Needs CHN stro…

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  Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM

Re: [take action] Tell Congress to reject a funding bill which enables Musk’s cuts

Republicans have indicated that they have no plans to hold the Trump administration accountable. John, Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) are pushing for a vote in the U.S. House today that would technically keep the government running, but would reall…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM

A vote for this partisan spending package is a vote to allow Elon Musk and Donald Trump to continue tearing apart the government

Republicans have indicated that they have no plans to hold the Trump administration accountable. John, The partisan continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government running is expected to get a vote in the U.S. House tomorrow. But a vote for this CR is a vote f…

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

March 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM

Re: Stop the Elon Musk government shutdown

Congress has less than one week to avoid a government shutdown. John, Unlike most spending deadlines in Congress, the looming March 14th shutdown is made all the more complicated by recklessness coming from Donald Trump and the un-elected billionaire Elon Musk.…

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

March 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM

Stop the Elon Musk government shutdown

Congress has less than one week to avoid a government shutdown. John, Congress only has until midnight, March 14, to avoid a government shutdown. Even before Trump was sworn in for a second term, House Speaker Mike Johnson was communicating with Elon Musk abou…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM

[TAKE ACTION] Demand Congress protect workers

Donald Trump is dismantling workers’ rights at all levels. John, Right-wing members of Congress are coming after workers’ rights. The National Right to Work Act was recently reintroduced in both the House and Senate by Congressman Joe Wilson and Senator Rand Pa…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM

We can’t let pollution win

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are carrying out a devastating plan to destroy the EPA. John, Donald Trump and Elon Musk are dismantling the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to benefit fossil fuel corporations. Already the administration has fired 600 employee…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM

Don’t let Donald Trump’s spin distract us from his mission of creating a government of, by, and for the billionaires

If the right wing is successful with their budget cuts, tens of millions of people will be kicked off of their health care and lose food assistance. John, Last night, in his address before a joint session of Congress, President Trump laid out a vision that attac…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

March 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM

In case you missed it: Voices for Human Needs blogs

Dear John, In case you miss it, the Voices for Human Needs blog shared several timely pieces in the last week, including a few re-shares from our members and partners: Human Needs Watch: How Much Will We Have to Pay the Ultra-Wealthy? By Deborah Weinstein The House of Represe…

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

March 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM

Re: Donald Trump is not a King

Donald Trump has been in office for a little over a month and he’s sown chaos and confusion. John, Donald Trump is a dangerous leader who wants to expand the power of the presidency to levels that are unprecedented. He wants to turn the U.S into an autocracy wh…

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

March 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM

We are a democracy, not an autocracy

Donald Trump has been in office for a little over a month and he’s sown chaos and confusion. John, We’re a little over a month into Donald Trump’s second term and it has been nothing but chaos and cruelty. Unlike other presidents before him, Donald Trump belie…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

February 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM

CHN's Human Needs Watch: How Much Will We Have to Pay the Ultra-Wealthy?

Tracking Hardship & How Much Will We Have to Pay the Ultra-Wealthy? February 28, 2025. How much will we have to pay the ultra-wealthy? The House of Representatives passed a budget resolution on February …

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

February 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM

A federal agency has returned billions of dollars to consumers. Musk wants to end it.

Elon Musk wants to eliminate the largest consumer protection agency in the federal government. John, The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was created in 2011 as a direct result of the 2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession that came after. The…

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  Dominique Espinoza, CHN Action · [email protected]

February 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM

BREAKING: Congress to vote on No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act

Congress is set to vote on the No Bailouts for Sanctuary Cities Act, anti-immigrant legislation that would punish welcoming and safe cities. John, Congress is set to vote in the coming weeks on the No Bailouts for Sanctuary Cities Act, a cruel piece of legislat…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

February 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM

Re: Elon Musk and the Trump administration are coming for your earned benefits

Together, we have beat back these attacks before. And together, we must do it again. John, In an hour of chaos and confusion on Tuesday night, House Republicans narrowly passed legislation to implement at least $2 trillion in funding cuts, heavily targeted to Me…

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  Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

February 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM

Fight back against attacks on Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid

Together, we have beat back these attacks before. And together, we must do it again. John, We’ve been talking a lot about the House vote at approximately 6 pm ET today on a right-wing budget that cuts $880 billion from Medicaid. But it’s not just Medicaid that’s…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

February 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM

In case you missed it: Voices for Human Needs blogs

Dear John, In case you miss it, the Voices for Human Needs blog shared several timely pieces in the last week, including a few re-shares from our members: Letter to the House of Representatives on the FY 2025 Budget Resolution By the Coalition on Human Needs We strongly urge …

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

February 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM

Send a message to Congress before tomorrow’s vote

Your urgent action is needed again today. John, Our work pushing back against a budget that steals from the poor to hand even more tax breaks to the wealthy is working. Last week, 8 Republicans in swing districts wrote to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson expres…

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

February 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM

Re: BREAKING: House returns this week to vote on cruel budget cuts

House Republicans explicitly say they want to implement cuts to human needs programs in order to fund extension of Trump tax cuts. John, This week, the U.S. House will vote on a budget resolution that lays the groundwork to cut at least $880 billion from Medica…

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

February 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM

BREAKING: House returns this week to vote on cruel budget cuts

House Republicans explicitly say they want to implement cuts to human needs programs in order to fund extension of Trump tax cuts. John, First steps have now been taken in the House and Senate towards a massive shift of the nation’s wealth away from everyday pe…

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  Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

February 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM

Re: Tell Congress: The GOP budget will cost lives

They are seeking $1.1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and SNAP to pay for tax breaks for the richest 1%. John, Right-wing proposals to cut $2 trillion from critical programs to pay for $4.5 trillion in tax breaks are not unstoppable. If Democrats unanimously oppose…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

February 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM

[take action] Demand Congress reject cuts to health care and nutrition for the poor to pay for tax cuts for the rich

They are seeking $1.1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and SNAP to pay for tax breaks for the richest 1%. John, When the House returns to Washington next week from a week back in their districts, they’ll vote on a budget that seeks trillions of dollars in cruel cuts…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

February 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM

[TAKE ACTION] Demand Congress reject this naked attempt at voter suppression

Republicans have re-introduced one of the largest voter suppression bills in decades. John, As part of their continued attacks on both democracy and on immigrant communities, Republicans in Congress have re-introduced the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (S…

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  Dominique Espinoza, CHN Action · [email protected]

February 19, 2025 at 12:11 AM

Congress must reject human needs cuts intended to fund deportation cruelty

Republicans are proposing more than $1 trillion in cuts to human needs programs in order to fund a mass deportation machine and continue tax handouts to the wealthy. John, Trump and congressional Republicans are pushing a cruel bargain: slashing vital resources…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

February 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM

In case you missed it: Voices for Human Needs blogs

Dear John, In case you miss it, the Voices for Human Needs blog shared several timely pieces in the last week, including a few re-shares from our members: House Budget Proposal Hurts Millions of People to Pay for Still More Breaks for the Rich By Deborah Weinstein The House B…

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