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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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$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America

December 15, 2015 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

An archive of this webinar is available here.

A special webinar with authors Kathryn Edin and Luke Shaefer, whose book $2 a Day describes in depth the lives of families living in extreme poverty in America.  $2.00 a Day has been included in theNew York Times Book Review list of 100 Notable Books of 2015.  When he reviewed the book in September, respected Harvard sociologist William Julius Wilson wrote, “This essential book is a call to action, and one hopes it will accomplish what Michael Harrington’s “The Other America” achieved in the 1960s, arousing both the nation’s consciousness and conscience about the plight of a growing number of invisible citizens.”

Kathy and Luke will be joined by a panel of experts:  people who have lived in such deep poverty.  Their comments and questions,and yours, will be moderated by CHN’s executive director, Deborah Weinstein.

At a time when some are intent on feeding divisiveness and hatred, please join us in this call to conscience.

Special thanks to our co-sponsors:

Children’s Leadership Council

Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)

Food Research & Action Center (FRAC)

National Women’s Law Center

MomsRising

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December 15, 2015
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2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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