CHN Urges the Senate to Separate DHS Appropriations Bill from Larger Package, Reject DHS Funding
January 26, 2026
CHN Urges the Senate to Rein in Health Costs, Pass a Clean Extension of ACA Tax Credits
Meredith Dodson,
December 10, 2025
Letter to Congress
The only logical and effective way to lower health insurance costs quickly is to extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits in their current form. CHN urges the Senate to vote support a clean extension of the enhanced ACA Premium Tax Credit to prevent its expiration at the end of 2025, and vote no on proposals such as S. 3386 that do not include an extension of the expiring credits and instead rely on proposals such as contributions to HSAs that will not help people with low and moderate incomes get coverage and afford care. In addition, we voice our opposition to proposals that eliminate zero-premium plans.
Pushing Back Against Attacks on Public Education
Meredith Dodson,
December 2, 2025
The Trump administration is dismantling the Department of Education and putting critical programs at risk. CHN and our partners are speaking out.
Ten Reasons to be Thankful
Deborah Weinstein,
November 26, 2025
It’s been a painful year, with harsh cuts to health care and nutrition programs enacted, lawless attacks on immigrants, firings of federal workers, etc. Well, we’re not thankful for any of that.
Fighting Back Against Efforts to Gut SNAP, Our Most Effective Anti-Hunger Program
Meredith Dodson,
November 21, 2025
The holiday season is approaching, and as many people are sitting around family tables sharing a special meal, millions of Americans are struggling to afford enough food. While the shutdown may be over, cuts made to SNAP in Republicans’ Big Brutal Budget are the largest in the program’s history―$187 billion over 10 years
Recent Actions by the Trump Administration Target Children with Disabilities
Chad Bolt and Lily Klam,
November 19, 2025
Blog post by First Focus, a member of CHN
Children with disabilities have been left behind for far too long by existing federal policy, and these recent changes further harm them at a time when policymakers should be dedicating more resources to their development.
