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The Challenge of Our Time: Use Democracy; Reject Violence
July 15, 2024
Once more we were witnesses to shocking violence as a man with an assault rifle injured former President Trump, killed Corey Comperatore and sent David Dutch and James Copenhaver to the hospital with serious injuries. We mourn the death of Mr. Comperatore and hope for the speedy recovery of the injured.
CHN’s Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship, July 12, 2024
July 12, 2024
The (mis)appropriations Edition. The House Appropriations Committee has now passed all 12 of its appropriations bills. The picture is not pretty, but most of them face an unclear future.
Biden Administration finalizes new worker protections
July 11, 2024
In April, Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su, National Economic Advisor Lael Brainard, and Domestic Policy Council Director Neera Tanden hosted a White House event to announce new rules aimed at bolstering workers and providing growth to the American economy “from the bottom up and the middle out.” One rule, which expands overtime protections for workers, took effect this month.
SNAP: ‘Our first line of defense against hunger’
July 10, 2024
More than 1,400 groups are asking Congress to protect and strengthen the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as part of the Farm Bill. The groups are particularly concerned with a House GOP proposal that would adjust the Thrifty Food Plan that helps determine the size of monthly SNAP benefits. The adjustment, part of a Farm Bill that has passed the House Agriculture Committee, would result in cuts of nearly $30 billion over 10 years, and every SNAP recipient would be affected.
