More than 250 Organizations Urge the House to Prioritize Children’s Safety in FY26 DHS Appropriations Vote
March 5, 2026
Coalition on Human Needs to Congress: Oppose the Rescissions Package
Meredith Dodson,
July 11, 2025
CHN urges the House and Senate to stand firm and not allow efforts to radically undermine Congress’ role in appropriating funds to support approved federal programs in ways that hurt people and communities across the country. We call on Congress to reject this rescissions package that enables the Administration’s attacks on important funding for communities, undermines the bipartisan appropriations process, and paves the way for further cuts to important programs at a time of our people’s increasing needs.
Top 1% to Receive $1 Trillion Tax Cut from Trump Megabill Over the Next Decade
Carl Davis,
July 8, 2025
Blog post by ITEP, a member of CHN
The centerpiece of the tax and spending bill that President Trump signed on July 4 is a significant tax cut for wealthy families, partly tacked onto the national debt and partly paid for with cuts to health care, climate investments, and other public services.
America First? No, Corporations First.
Rick Claypool,
July 8, 2025
Big corporations donated heavily to Trump’s inaugural fund. Just a few months later, federal cases against them are being dropped.
The radical Republican budget bill steals from the poor to give tax cuts to the rich
Heidi Shierholz,
July 4, 2025
Blog post by EPI, a member of CHN
Yesterday, the Senate passed a budget bill that will create a weaker and more unequal U.S. economy. It is even more radical than the House version, with deeper Medicaid cuts that will destroy rural hospitals and strain state budgets, while adding nearly $4 trillion to the federal deficit.
Power and Conscience: the Struggle is Not Over
Deborah Weinstein,
July 3, 2025
Statement by CHN
Today’s action by Congress, and the tyrannous behavior of the Trump administration, are painful demonstrations that this struggle is not over.
