Our Path Forward: Advocates nationwide join in CHN’s webinar on how to protect people despite threats from the new Administration and Congress
January 15, 2025
Freezing the Freeze: Trump’s Unlawful Attempt to Disrupt a Vast Array of Needed Programs is Stopped for Now
Deborah Weinstein,
January 29, 2025
A Trump minion announced a massive freeze of federal funding, and despite claims that it would not affect Medicaid, Head Start “or other similar programs,” there were reports of frozen funding in Medicaid and Head Start even before the freeze was supposed to start.
More Than 300 Organizations Urge New Congress to Protect and Strengthen Medicaid
Leo Nguyen,
January 28, 2025
Medicaid covers 80 million Americans and serves as the backbone for our health system we all relied on. The government cannot afford to cut Medicaid.
How Trump’s Promises Will Become Betrayals
Karen Dolan,
January 23, 2025
Trump’s first priority is tax breaks for the corporations that have been fleecing us. And he’ll fund them by cutting programs we rely on.
Yesterday was an inauguration, not a coronation.
Deborah Weinstein,
January 21, 2025
Yesterday was an inauguration, but not a coronation. This nation was founded on the premise that it must be governed by the rule of law, and that it applies to everyone. We all have a right and a duty to demand that people are more important than profit, and that laws protecting people are not swept away.
Cash is King: Why Cash is the Best Tool to End Poverty
Lakeisha McVey,
January 16, 2025
Restrictive benefits and burdensome paperwork turn seeking help into a full-time job. Simple, direct cash payments are much more cost-effective.
