Advocates for restaurant employees and other tipped workers are speaking out against a proposed rule that would make tips the property of employers, a proposal which opponents fear would lead to significantly less income for workers. The regulation from the Trump Administration’s Department of Labor, pushed by the National Restaurant…
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“Monday is my 34th birthday. I probably won’t have many more.”
Health care advocates rallied at the U.S. Capitol Monday, part of a last-minute effort to defeat massive tax cuts – tax cuts that pose a potentially devastating threat to Medicaid, Medicare and other key programs. In an event that was part protest and part news conference, medical practitioners and patients…
Children and youth stuck in limbo while Congress fails to act
Editor’s note: This piece, written by Jessica Gehr and Wendy Cervantes of CLASP, was originally published on CLASP’s blog on Dec. 14. The lives of millions of children and youth hang in the balance because Congress has yet to act on two critical issues: the reauthorization of the Children’s Health Insurance…
Majorly Misplaced Priorities
Tens of thousands of Virginia families are just receiving what could be devastating news in their mailboxes. That’s because earlier this week, Virginia sent letters to families of more than 68,000 children informing them that their children may lose their health insurance at the end of January unless Congress acts…
Human Needs Report: Tax cut bill, avoiding a shutdown, disaster aid, and more
CHN just released our latest edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for articles on Congress’s tax cut bill, avoiding a shutdown, disaster aid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, Dreamers, and more. Click here for a PDF version of the Human Needs Report. Negotiations on Final Tax Bill Hit Some Snags House…
For the benefit of our children, Congress must reject the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Editor’s note: The following op-ed, authored by Lynette Fraga, appeared in The Hill on Friday, Dec. 8. Fraga is chair of the board of the Children’s Leadership Council and the Executive Director of Child Care Aware of America. The measure of a nation is how well we safeguard all children by offering…
More than 100 groups tell Congress: Protect the Dreamers. Fund Urgent priorities
Editor’s note: The Coalition on Human Needs released the following statement on Friday, Dec. 8: Now that Congress has acted to keep government open and running for two more weeks, it is time to get down to business: Congress must act this month to protect Dreamers and fund important priorities…
No hate. No fear. Immigrants are welcome here.
Thousands of Dreamers and their supporters rallied across the street from the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, Dec. 6, and were followed by the arrest of approximately 200 individuals who engaged in civil disobedience on the Capitol steps. The protesters, estimated at more than 10,000, came from as far away as Florida,…
What comes after the GOP tax cuts?
President Trump and some in Congress have rushed to say that once they enact their tax plan, they will move to cut vital programs like Medicaid, SNAP/food stamps, and aid for people with disabilities. As CHN’s Executive Director Deborah Weinstein said in a recent statement following the tax bills passed…
‘We will pay, and our children and grandchildren’
Editor’s note: Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director of the Coalition on Human Needs, issued the following statement Monday, Dec. 4 in response to the tax bills passed by the Senate and House: “The Senate and House members who voted to hand trillions of dollars in tax cuts to corporations and wealthy…
What do some Montanans think about the tax bill?
Many media accounts have characterized opposition to the GOP tax bills pending in Congress as rooted in the so-called “blue states” – states such as California, New Jersey and New York. After all, these states tend to be more supportive of important human needs programs like Medicaid, SNAP and the…
Simplifying the Tax Code, or Simply Trickle-Down Economics?
Editor’s note: The following article, reported by Kalena Thomhave, appears today in the American Prospect. It reinforces many of our own arguments against the GOP tax proposals. Senate Republicans may try to quickly move their tax proposal to a vote this week, attempting to score the GOP’s first legislative victory…