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Send a message thanking those who stood up and voted against this monstrosity of a bill, or send a message to your members of Congress who voted for it, admonishing them for their vote.

Congress has enacted the Big Brutal Bill and Donald Trump has signed it into law.

This bill is deadly.

According to researchers from Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania, $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts plus other health care cuts—the largest in history—will result in the deaths of 51,000 people per year. Those deaths include 18,200 people who are eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare, 20,000 people who will lose health care coverage due to the elimination of the premium tax credit for the Affordable Care Act, and 13,000 deaths due to staffing cuts at nursing homes.

At a time when so many are struggling to afford the basic costs of living including groceries, new data from the Urban Institute shows that 5.3 million families will lose $25 or more per month in SNAP benefits, with the average such family losing $146 a month in help paying for food. Sixty-two percent of the families experiencing these very large SNAP losses include children.

All of this is being done in order to pay for extending the Trump tax scam—making tax breaks for the rich permanent—and funding Trump’s mass immigration detention and removal machine.

Congress needs to hear from you. Send a message thanking those who stood up and voted against this monstrosity of a bill, or send a message to your members of Congress who voted for it, admonishing them for their vote.

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Webinar: Our Path Forward – Practical ways to protect people from harm despite threats from the new Administration and Congress

January 7 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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CHN blogpost recapping this event along with resources and the recording: Our Path Forward: Advocates nationwide join in CHN’s webinar on how to protect people despite threats from the new Administration and Congress

You know much is at risk as the new Congress gets started, even before Inauguration Day. People across the nation are concerned about high costs, but there are serious threats that Congress and the new Administration will make things worse for many millions of people, while enriching multi-millionaires and corporations with more tax breaks.

But this is not a done deal.
The congressional majority is slim and divided. We can protect people and the programs they need – if we work together.

Find out how you can make a difference. You’ll hear about strategies that have worked in the past and can work again. You’ll learn about resources and tools to make it easier for you to join in.

You’ll hear from national experts on how to protect children, families, immigrants, people who need health care, food aid, and more.

– Linda Spears | President and CEO – Child Welfare League of America
– Raha Wala | Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Advocacy ​
National Immigration Law Center​
– Amy Matsui | Senior Director of Income Security – National Women’s Law Center
– Deborah Weinstein | Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs​
– Dorian Warren | Co-President Community Change
– Ellen Teller – moderator | Chief Government Affairs Officer, Food Research & Action Center​

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January 7
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2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Coalition on Human Needs