More than 250 Organizations Urge the House to Prioritize Children’s Safety in FY26 DHS Appropriations Vote
March 5, 2026
The REAL State of the Union: Soaring Gains at the Top; Struggles to Meet Basic Needs for Millions
February 24, 2026
More than 250 Organizations Urge the House to Prioritize Children’s Safety in FY26 DHS Appropriations Vote
March 5, 2026
The REAL State of the Union: Soaring Gains at the Top; Struggles to Meet Basic Needs for Millions
February 24, 2026
Congress has forgotten the meaning of reconciliation, instead sowing division that harms Oklahomans
Ta’Kyla Bates,
August 21, 2025
Editor’s note: Ta’Kyla Bates is a Henry A. Wallace Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. This op-ed was distributed by OtherWords.org. What do Louisiana, West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Alabama have in common? For one thing, they’re red states. For another, they’re poor states. Each has among the top 10 highest...
Kids With Autism Deserve Care, Not Cuts
Kali Daugherty,
August 19, 2025
Editor’s note: Kali Daugherty serves on the Parent Advisory Board of the Automatic Benefits for Children Coalition and is a RESULTS Expert on Poverty. This op-ed was distributed by OtherWords.org. I recently read over my son’s last report card and was overwhelmed with pride. It showed how far he’s come...
When Care Becomes an Immigration Checkpoint, We All Lose
Dominique Espinoza,
August 15, 2025
Public Comment submitted to HHS
For nearly thirty years, there has been a shared understanding that programs keeping families healthy, safe, and learning should not be turned into tools to police immigration status.
Social Security at 90: Three Truths and A Terrible Trumpy Lie About One of America’s Greatest Economic Programs
Jessica Mason,
August 14, 2025
Blog post by NPWF, a member of CHN
Ninety years ago in a “terrifically hot Washington summer” much like this one, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law, creating programs for unemployment insurance, retirement benefits and more.
Trump’s Budget Will Devastate Health Care for Rural Families Like Mine
Ta’Kyla Bates,
August 8, 2025
For generations, my family has lived in a rural Alabama county with just one community hospital, with 107 beds to service 60,000 people.
