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Demand Congress use its “power of the purse” to hold Trump accountable

Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7 of the U.S. Constitution says: “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.”

The President of the United States does not have unlimited authority to decline congressional appropriations and decide what gets funded and by how much depending on his whims and which political adversaries he wants to punish.

By hijacking congressionally appropriated funds, Donald Trump and Elon Musk (and his unqualified, unscreened team) are yanking funding from people and programs in our communities―which will have a real impact on many of our neighbors as they face frozen funding for critical human needs programs that people rely on to survive.

Congress must stand up to stop this lawless power grab.

Click here write a letter demanding Congress to defend its “power of the purse” and hold this lawless administration accountable.

 

 

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Using the New Poverty Data

September 9, 2015 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

An archive of this webinar is available here.

Using the New Poverty Data

Wednesday, September 9, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Eastern time

The annual Census Bureau data about poverty, income, and health insurance will be released on September 16 and 17.  There is increasing recognition that poverty is stubborn, entrenched, and damaging.  There is also a growing body of evidence about what works to reduce poverty.

Learn how to get accurate information about your state and community – and how to use it to press for real solutions.

Presenters:

Jared Bernstein, Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Jared, formerly Chief Economist and Economic Advisor for Vice President Biden and the Obama White House, and now a prominent writer and commentator on economic issues, will predict likely poverty and income trends in the new data.  And show us what works to reduce poverty – and what doesn’t.

Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs

Debbie has been providing practical, hands-on tips on using the Census survey data for a long time.  Each year, she works to streamline the info so you can find and use poverty, income, health insurance, education, disability, race/ethnicity, employment and other data for the nation, and for states and communities.

The webinar will give you step-by-step instructions to find the information you need, including trends over time and comparisons to other states.  All registrants will be sent those instructions and follow-up help when the Census Bureau releases its new reports.

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September 9, 2015
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