Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7 of the U.S. Constitution says: “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.”
The President of the United States does not have unlimited authority to decline congressional appropriations and decide what gets funded and by how much depending on his whims and which political adversaries he wants to punish.
By hijacking congressionally appropriated funds, Donald Trump and Elon Musk (and his unqualified, unscreened team) are yanking funding from people and programs in our communities―which will have a real impact on many of our neighbors as they face frozen funding for critical human needs programs that people rely on to survive.
Congress must stand up to stop this lawless power grab.
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When people go without health care and go without nutritious food because they do not receive Medicaid or SNAP, their health and life chances suffer.
CHN strongly urge the Senate to vote NO on the Continuing Resolution that flat-fund and cuts important programs at a time of our people’s increasing needs.
The termination of Census Bureau advisory committees risks losing valuable expert and public input, which has historically improved data accuracy and informed critical decisions like redistricting and funding allocation. CHN is deeply troubled by the termination of these committees.
House Speaker Johnson released on March 7 a long-term continuing resolution (CR) that would would cut $13 billion in domestic spending from the previous fiscal year, while also proposing funding adjustments for some federal programs.
CHN strongly urge members of Congress to vote NO on the Continuing Resolution that flat-funds and cuts important programs at a time of our people’s increasing needs.
Recently, we have seen a strategic effort by the Trump administration to remove datasets and resources that document economic, social, and health disparities faced by millions of people.
In addition to the numerous anti-immigrant actions the Trump Administration has already taken, congressional Republicans are considering legislative anti-immigrant proposals. The House and Senate have passed budget plans that call for supercharging funding to deport people throughout our communities.
President Trump’s speech to Congress on March 4 was his opportunity to flaunt his tightening grasp of power, and he reveled in it. Let us not be distracted.
When I worked with people experiencing homelessness, I kept hearing about the obstacles to help. Then I experienced them myself.
We cannot let political theater dismantle constitutional protections for children. And we cannot let children become collateral damage in a political fight.
Congress is setting state policymakers up to face incredibly hard decisions about everything from health care cuts, deciding who should go hungry, and supporting their rural communities.
The House passed a budget resolution that would pay out $4.5 trillion in tax breaks over a decade, with the largest share going to the wealthiest. Who’d pay for that? We do.