Dear John,
In case you missed it...this week the Voices for Human Needs blog celebrates President Biden's signing of the Inflation Reduction Act of 22 and we remind readers to check out CHN's new Reconciliation Resource Library. Finally, we release CHN's latest COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship, a by-the-numbers look at the pandemic. Please share!
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This week on the blog...
President Biden signs the historic Inflation Reduction Act: Biden Administration scores a victory for people over profit
August 16
In the rollercoaster ride to this day when President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, it seemed all too possible that no law would reach the President’s desk. Members of the Coalition on Human Needs applaud the victory that the President’s signature represents: the unflagging efforts by the Administration and members of Congress to make progress because they recognized that failure would be measured in preventable sickness, hardship, and growing environmental threats. READ MORE »
Biden's Inflation bill is (mostly) good news for people and the planet
August 18
President Biden and the Democrats are celebrating the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, a stripped down version of the Build Back Better agenda. The new bill will help reduce inflation, address climate change, and ease economic hardship — a little, over time, and with conditions. But that’s still a big deal. READ MORE »
CHN's latest COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship
August 19
The health care savings edition. The pandemic’s flames rage on, with nearly 100,000 new cases in the U.S. every day and nearly 500 deaths. But there is good news to report. President Biden this week signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which will lower prescription drug and other health care costs for millions of Americans. The legislation covers other things of tremendous consequence – the most significant U.S. response to climate change ever and making corporations pay more of their fair share with a 15 percent corporate tax rate, for example. But the health care provisions contained in the bill are historic too. READ MORE »
ICYMI: Last week, the Coalition on Human Needs unveiled its 2022 Reconciliation Resource Library. This resource offers one-stop shopping for those wanting to learn more about the Inflation Reduction act of 2020, what it will do, and why it is historic. CHN is posting to the site statements from its member groups and allied groups, as well as analysis of the Act by leaders in Congress, other government entities and a range of experts. If you wish us to post your organization's statement to the site, please email David Elliot at [email protected]
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