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Raise the Wage Act would increase minimum wage to $12 by 2020
Joanna Sandager,
April 29, 2015
Please join us for a #RaiseTheWage Twitterstorm on Thursday, April 30th, 1-2 pm ET, in support of the introduction of the Raise the Wage Act, which would raise the federal minimum wage to $12 by 2020. Tomorrow the Raise the Wage Act will be introduced by Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and...
Human Needs Report: Closing in on a joint budget resolution, CHIP extension, Estate Tax Repeal and more
Joanna Sandager,
April 28, 2015
CHN just released our latest edition of the Human Needs Report, our regular newsletter on national policy issues affecting low-income and vulnerable populations. This edition includes articles on the latest steps in the FY2016 congressional budget resolutions process, the beginning of appropriations season, CHIP extension, and the House repeal of the Estate Tax. See below...
When a Paycheck Isn’t Enough
Lecia Imbery,
April 23, 2015
“When jobs don’t pay enough, workers turn to public assistance in order to meet their basic needs. These programs provide vital support to millions of working families whose employers pay less than a livable wage.” – The High Public Cost of Low Wages Public assistance programs are indeed vital to...
A Town Hall with Substance!
Richelle Friedman,
April 23, 2015
[Editor’s Note: Richelle Friedman, CHN’s Director of Public Policy, attended a town hall meeting held by Senator Bernie Sanders. Her reflections on the event are below.] An enthusiastic crowd of 150 gathered at a church in northwest DC to hear from Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), described by one attendee as a...
Head Smacker: House Gives Millions of Dollars More to Wealthiest 5,000 Families
Lecia Imbery,
April 17, 2015
Yesterday, the House voted (270-179) to give millions of dollars more to heirs of the wealthiest estates in America and to add the $269 billion cost of doing so to our growing deficit, all while continuing to claim they care about poverty reduction, inequality, and reducing our debt. By repealing...
