As President Trump prepares to deliver the State of the Union, we ask five questions.
Archives: Voices
‘When People Vote, America is Stronger’ – Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA)
On Tuesday, Jan. 29, the House Judiciary Committee held an inaugural hearing for H.R. 1, the For the People Act, introduced by Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD). The comprehensive bill aims to reduce the role of money in politics, restore ethical standards and integrity for government, and strengthen laws protecting voting rights.
The Shutdown’s Aftermath: Yes, Government Has a Role. Now We Have to Contain the Damage
As our nation finally emerged last week from the five-week shutdown, the longest in history, something perhaps significant happened on the exit ramp. Americans, it seems, were reminded that government plays an important role in their lives.
CHN on the shutdown agreement: ‘A Break for All the Hostages’
Today, President Trump announced that he would sign a temporary spending bill to reopen the government through February 15. The Senate and House must vote to send such a bill to him, and they are expected to do so, very soon.
Day 35 of the Trump Shutdown: Let them eat loans
Today is Day 35 – hopefully and reportedly, the last day of the Trump Shutdown. Hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers (as well as those working without pay) are missing their second consecutive pay check – although we are certainly thankful that they will receive help soon in the form of retroactive pay.
The Trump Shutdown: For affordable housing advocates, ‘The crisis has arrived’
On Day 33 of the Trump Government Shutdown, reports are spreading throughout the U.S. of tenants being threatened with sharply increased rents and even evictions.
‘No, Mr. President – There Is Not A Wall in San Antonio’
When presenting his proposal for an agreement on wall funding last Saturday, President Trump spoke about the effectiveness of security walls and highlighted San Antonio as an example of an unsafe city that is now safe because they built a wall. San Antonio, the seventh largest city in the U.S.,…
The Human Needs Report: Shutdown updates, family separation, minimum wage and more
CHN’s Jan. 22nd Human Needs Report has the latest on the government shutdown, immigrant families separated at the border, a $15 minimum wage bill, and more.
Electricity bill or epilepsy meds? Furloughed worker must choose.
Many workers in the U.S. are one missing paycheck away from financial hardship or worse. A recent survey conducted by GoBankingRates found that 58 percent of Americans have $1,000 or less in savings. And as the Trump Shutdown enters Day 28, more evidence is emerging that a number of the…
Shutdown Central
When one contemplates the epicenter of the Trump Shutdown, the snowy community of Ogden, Utah probably isn’t the first place that comes to mind. Neither is Clarksville, West Virginia. Or Huntsville, Alabama. But as the shutdown enters its 27th day, these communities are among the places where the shutdown’s spiraling…
CHN Analysis: The Trump Shutdown is now the longest failure to provide for federal services in American history
Editor’s note: The following analysis on the effects of the Trump Shutdown was prepared by CHN Executive Director Deborah Weinstein. To download a PDF of this analysis, please click here. The Trump Shutdown is now the longest failure to provide for federal services in American history. That is a shameful…
Trump Shutdown: ‘More of a Shakedown than a Shutdown’
Today is Day 21. At the stroke of midnight, the Trump Government Shutdown will be the longest continuous closing of government in U.S. history, surpassing the 21-day record that was set during the December 1995 shutdown that extended into January 1996. Meanwhile, beginning today and continuing through Thursday, Jan. 17,…