Editor’s note: The following statement was issued by CHN Executive Director Deborah Weinstein Friday in response to the Senate’s rejection of the health care repeal bill. Senators Collins, McCain and Murkowski deserve our profound thanks, along with the entire Democratic Caucus. They voted in the interests of their constituents; they…
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CHN’s Human Needs Hero Reception: ‘It is indeed dark days, but it is the work we signed up for’
Almost within the shadow of the U.S. Capitol, supporters of the Coalition on Human Needs gathered Tuesday evening for the 14th annual Human Needs Hero Reception. This year’s honorees were UnidosUS (formerly known as the National Council of La Raza) and the National Immigration Law Center, both pillars in the…
‘We have witnessed firsthand…the lack of quality, affordable healthcare in this country’
On the eve of a key procedural vote on health care, 7,150 Catholic Sisters from all 50 states and Washington, D.C. have sent a message to the Senate: Don’t pass any proposal that repeals the Affordable Care Act or cuts Medicaid. The 7,150 Sisters each signed a letter to all…
14 reasons why we do the work we do together
The CHN office is always a flurry of activity. With a small staff and so much to do to protect and expand programs that help our low-income neighbors, there’s no time to sit still. This week is even busier as we take care of final preparations for our Human Needs Hero…
Human Needs Report: ACA repeal vote this week, FY18 budget and spending work, and more
CHN just released our latest edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for articles on the Senate’s latest efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the House FY18 budget blueprint, House and Senate spending work, and efforts to repeal a new consumer financial protection rule. Click here for a…
The Black Budget: Building a Trumpier America
Editor’s note: This post was written by Julie Vogtman, Senior Counsel and Director of Income Support Policy at the National Women’s Law Center. It was originally published on NWLC’s blog on July 20. This week, House Budget Committee Chair Diane Black (R-TN) released a budget resolution for fiscal year (FY) 2018 and beyond, titled…
The GOP on health care: Maybe they should quit while they’re behind?
Pop quiz: Question: What’s worse than the American Health Care Act (AHCA) of 2017, which passed the House on a 217-213 vote? Answer: The Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) of 2017. Question: What’s worse than the BCRA? Answer: The second version of the BCRA, which included “the Cruz amendment.” …
The People’s Filibuster to Stop #Trumpcare
Chanting “Cruz care is fake insurance!”, “Stand up! Fight back!”, and “Shame!”, hundreds of opponents of the Senate health care legislation rallied near the U.S. Capitol Monday. The “People’s Filibuster to Stop #Trumpcare” was organized by MoveOn, Planned Parenthood, SEIU and the Center for American Progress Action Fund. The crowd…
Resources from around the Coalition: FY18 budget priorities edition
Editor’s note: The following blog post was written by Raquel Douglas, CHN’s Summer 2017 intern. One in four renter households unable to afford rent. Billions of dollars in cuts proposed to SNAP, rental assistance programs, job training grants, and a plethora of other programs vital to the quality of life of…
GOP budget would cause irreparable damage – but there is a way out
Editor’s note: The following op-ed by CHN Executive Director Deborah Weinstein appeared in The Hill Friday, July 14. Earlier this week, more than 1,500 local, state and national groups delivered a letter to Congress urging members to avoid draconian cuts in the fiscal year 2018 budget proposal advancing in the House. These…
Latest Version of Senate Health Care Bill Fundamentally the Same as Previous Versions
Editor’s note: This piece was written by Families USA’s Eliot Fishman, Senior Director of Health Policy, Dee Mahan, Director of Medicaid Initiatives, and Lydia Mitts, Associate Director of Affordability Initiatives. It was originally posted on Families USA’s blog on July 14. For more information, see this full analysis from Families…
Celebrate these heroes
On Tuesday, July 25, at 5:30pm, the Coalition on Human Needs will host our Human Needs Hero reception in Washington, DC. This is our only fundraiser of the year, and your support enables CHN to provide resources such as the Voices for Human Needs blog you are reading right now. This year CHN…