House Budget Proposal Hurts Millions of People to Pay for Still More Breaks for the Rich
February 17, 2025
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President Trump’s Speech to Congress: Let us not be distracted
March 6, 2025
President Trump’s speech to Congress on March 4 was his opportunity to flaunt his tightening grasp of power, and he reveled in it. Let us not be distracted.
There Just Aren’t Enough Services to Prevent Homelessness
March 4, 2025
When I worked with people experiencing homelessness, I kept hearing about the obstacles to help. Then I experienced them myself.
Born Equal: Defending the Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment for Every Baby
March 4, 2025
We cannot let political theater dismantle constitutional protections for children. And we cannot let children become collateral damage in a political fight.
State Legislators Will Face Impossible Decisions if Congress Cuts $2 Trillion
March 4, 2025
Congress is setting state policymakers up to face incredibly hard decisions about everything from health care cuts, deciding who should go hungry, and supporting their rural communities.
CHN: Debt Ceiling and Budget Deal Inflicts High Cost to Avoid Default
June 28, 2023
With little time to spare to avert an economic crisis, Congress passed and President Biden signed into law a bill to suspend the nation’s debt ceiling, enabling continued borrowing so the federal government can continue to meet all its obligations. The Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R. 3746) passed the House (314-117)…
CHN: FY24 Appropriations Bills Begin to Move through House and Senate Committees; Highlights/Lowlights from Select Bills
June 28, 2023
Fiscal Year 2024 spending bills have begun moving through House and Senate Appropriations Committees, but they are not without controversy. Read on for more information on spending allocations and highlights and lowlights from select bills on the move. Subcommittee allocations: The Fiscal Responsibility Act set the total for appropriations, divided…
CHN: House Tax Package Benefits the Rich over Americans with Low Incomes
June 28, 2023
The House Ways and Means Committee passed along party lines a package of three bills in June that would mostly benefit the richest one percent of Americans and foreign investors, while doing little for Americans with low incomes. Most of the provisions in these bills are business tax cuts; however,…
