Fact of the Week: More than 100 Big U.S. Corporations Used Offshore Tax Havens to Avoid $280 Billion in Taxes
Lecia Imbery,
March 11, 2015
A report out in February from Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), the Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, shows that many U.S. corporations are effectively dodging billions in U.S. taxes. Looking at companies that are part of the Business Roundtable, a coalition of CEOs from 201 of the biggest companies...
The Law and Health Care for Millions: Rallying Outside the Supreme Court
Deborah Weinstein,
March 6, 2015
Dr. Alice Chen is executive director of Doctors for America. She and Ron Pollack, who directs Families USA, were among the key leaders organizing a rally in front of the Supreme Court while oral arguments were going on that might determine the fate of the Affordable Care Act. Alice’s smile...
A budget with more waste or more investments? Tell Congress the choice is clear.
Joanna Sandager,
March 6, 2015
Tell Congress we need a budget that works for everyone on social media with our Thunderclap. One click today releases the message on March 16. In less than 2 weeks, Congress will sit down to debate the FY2016 budget. This is a critical time and we need you to take...
People Making a Difference: Senator Mikulski
Deborah Weinstein,
March 5, 2015
[Lecia Imbery also contributed to this post.] “Because it’s always been about you, never about me. That’s what it takes to be a good senator by my expectations and by my standards.” –Sen. Barbara Mikulski Earlier this week, Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) announced that she will not run for reelection in...
Human Needs Report: DHS funding, immigration, tax cuts, and FY16 budgets
Lecia Imbery,
March 2, 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 latest edition looks at the battle in Congress over funding for the Department of Homeland Security and immigration, the ongoing FY 2016 budget hearings in the House...
