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CHN Urges Congress to Vote “No” on the SAVE Act
April 17, 2025
CHN sent the letter below on April 9, 2025 to the U.S. House of Representatives asking Members to vote “No” on H.R. 22, the SAVE Act.
U.S. Workers Need Paid Parental Leave
April 10, 2025
It’s time for the U.S. to join the rest of the world’s democracies and invest in families by recognizing parental leave as a federally mandated human right.
Congress Is Taking from the Poor to Give to the Rich
April 9, 2025
“I know how it feels to be hungry and homeless. If the GOP budget passes as written, so will millions more.” Jocelyn Smith shared her point.
Trump Administration’s Heartless Termination of TPS for Venezuelans Sparks Legal Showdown
April 8, 2025
On February 2, 2025, the U.S. government delivered a devastating blow to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants by abruptly ending the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program that had shielded them from deportation and granted them work authorization.
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,…
