Meredith Dodson, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

May 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM

Fight Back: The right-wing seeks to shift health and food costs to people struggling to make ends meet

We need to keep the pressure on Congress to reject this Billionaire Budget. John, This week, three critical House Committees passed their budget bills as part of congressional Republicans’ huge budget package that’s expected to get a vote next week. But some of…

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  Meredith Dodson, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

May 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM

The House GOP bill will be catastrophic to tens of millions of people

The House reconciliation package will make catastrophic cuts to human needs programs to fund tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans. John, House Republicans are ready to pass a bill that will entrench the Trump Tax Scam at the expense of the rest of us. This …

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

May 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM

4.5 million children will be denied the Child Tax Credit

A proposal in Congress would seek to change the eligibility criteria for the Child Tax Credit, removing 4.5 million children from eligibility instead of expanding access to the CTC for millions left out now. John, The House Ways and Means Committee is meeting …

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  Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

May 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM

Tell Congress to Protect Medicaid

House unveils bill to make the largest cuts to Medicaid in history. John, Late last night, the House Energy and Commerce Committee released their bill to make $715 billion in cuts to Medicaid―the largest cut in the history of the program.1 Nearly 14 million Amer…

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  Meredith Dodson, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

May 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM

Re: The House is just days away from critical committee votes on Medicaid and SNAP

If these three budget bills pass out of Committee next week, the House could be poised to pass Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” by Memorial Day. John, The House is just two days away from critical committee consideration that could slash Medicaid and SNAP by more t…

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

May 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM

The House is just days away from critical committee votes on Medicaid and SNAP

If these three budget bills pass out of Committee next week, the House could be poised to pass Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” by Memorial Day. John, Congressional Republicans are trying to fast-track their bills to devastate basic needs in order to fund even more…

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  Dominique Espinoza, CHN Action · [email protected]

May 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM

[TAKE ACTION] Demand Congress stop funding Donald Trump’s mass deportation machine

Republicans in Congress are set to fund ICE with tens of billions of dollars over the next two years. John, While Republicans in Congress are getting ready to cut more than $1 trillion in funding for Medicaid, SNAP, and other critical human needs programs, ther…

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  Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

May 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM

Re: Tell Congress to Protect Medicaid

Republicans in Congress want to make drastic cuts to Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy. John, CHN Action and our coalition partners just wrapped up a 24 hour vigil where we were joined by advocates, impacted community members, and members of Con…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

May 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM

Tell Congress to Protect Medicaid

Republicans in Congress want to make drastic cuts to Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy. John, As of December 2024, there are 78.5 million people enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)[1], and millions are at risk…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

May 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM

[TAKE ACTION]: Urge Congress to reject cuts to SNAP

House Republicans have told the Agriculture Committee to make $230 billion in cuts to SNAP. John, The House Agriculture Committee was supposed to meet this week to vote on cuts to the SNAP nutrition program, but it’s been pushed to next week, which gives us mor…

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  Meredith Dodson, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

May 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM

Re: House Committees are finalizing bills to cut Medicaid and SNAP

Make no mistake: The cuts to critical human needs are not meant to balance the budget or rein in federal spending. John, After passing budget bills out of committee last week that would cut funding for access to higher education and gut the Consumer Financial Pr…

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

May 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM

House Committees are finalizing bills to cut Medicaid and SNAP

Make no mistake: The cuts to critical human needs are not meant to balance the budget or rein in federal spending. John, Congressional Republicans are working hard to pass their budget that attacks critical human needs in order to pay for a renewal of Trump’s ta…

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  Dominique Espinoza, CHN Action · [email protected]

May 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM

The Senate could disenfranchise 21 million voters

The Senate is preparing to vote on the anti-democratic SAVE Act. John, In the midst of attacks on basic needs, the Save American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act) passed the House by a narrow margin and is now headed to the Senate, where it needs 60 votes to pass…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

May 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM

Congress must defend workers this May Day

Congress must act to defeat Trump’s anti-worker agenda. John, In his first 100 days of his second term, President Trump has launched a relentless assault on American workers. According to the Economic Policy Institute, his administration has taken 100 actions in…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM

[TAKE ACTION] Demand Congress protect the CFPB

Republicans and their Wall Street donors want to decimate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. John, The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is facing one of its most dangerous attacks yet. Today, the House Financial Services Committee will vote on…

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  Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM

BREAKING: House considering budget bill attacking access to higher ed

The House Education and Workforce Committee is making it harder for low-income students to access a college education. John, As I email you now, the House Education and Workforce Committee is debating a budget bill that will make college less affordable for mil…

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  Meredith Dodson, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM

Re: The largest Medicaid cut in history

The House budget proposes the largest Medicaid funding cut in American history to pay for making the Trump tax scam permanent. John, Congress is about to inflict the largest Medicaid cut in history to give trillions of dollars in tax handouts to the wealthies…

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM

The largest Medicaid cut in history

The House budget proposes the largest Medicaid funding cut in American history to pay for making the Trump tax scam permanent. John, House Speaker Mike Johnson wants to pass his budget package by Memorial Day, May 26th, exactly one month from today. The budget…

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  Dominique Espinoza, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM

BREAKING: Judge blocks Trump deportation order

A federal judge has blocked Trump’s order for 500,000 migrants to self-deport within 30 days. John, On March 25th, the Trump administration issued a notice that they would revoke legal status from over 500,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans - en…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM

ICYMI: Voices for Human Needs blog weekly round-up

Last week on the Voices for Human Needs blog Dear John, Here are the pieces that we published on the Voices for Human Needs blog in the previous week. We thank you for your continued support and readership. If you know of colleagues, friends, family members or others who you t…

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  Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM

Re: Tell Congress to pass Bernie Sanders’ bill to increase Social Security benefits

A record 4+ million baby boomers are reaching 65 years old each year. John, In the midst of outrageous attacks on the Social Security Administration1, we have a chance to push policymakers to build on this successful program. Social Security lifts more people a…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM

Instead of cutting Social Security, Congress must make the wealthy pay their fair share

A record 4+ million baby boomers are reaching 65 years old each year. John, Each year, Social Security lifts tens of millions of people out of poverty, including older adults, children, and surviving spouses. According to the Census Bureau, Social Security lifts…

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  Meredith Dodson Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM

Re: The attacks on unions must end

Donald Trump’s attack on the collective bargaining rights of federal unions is part of his larger attacks on federal workers. John, Federal workers help ensure that our communities get the essential health, education, housing, public safety, and other resources…

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM

Some in Congress are fighting back to support federal workers

Donald Trump’s attack on the collective bargaining rights of federal unions is part of his larger attacks on federal workers. John, Donald Trump issued a shameful Executive Order attacking the collective bargaining rights of unions for federal employees. This w…

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  Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM

RE: [TAKE ACTION] Congress must protect federal workers from Donald Trump

Congress can protect the collective bargaining rights of up to one million federal employees. John, Donald Trump is attacking federal workers again—and this is a direct threat to human needs. This week, we told you about a lawsuit the American Federation of Gov…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM

[TAKE ACTION] Congress must protect federal workers from Donald Trump

Congress can protect the collective bargaining rights of up to one million federal employees. John, Yesterday, you took action in support of a lawsuit protecting federal workers; now bipartisan legislation has been introduced that can also help them. The Protec…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM

ICYMI: Voices for Human Needs blog weekly round-up

Last week on the Voices for Human Needs blog Dear John, Here are the pieces that we published on the Voices for Human Needs blog in the previous week. We thank you for your continued support and readership. If you know of colleagues, friends, family members or others who you t…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM

Trump took away protections for millions of federal employees

Donald Trump’s attempts to take away the collective bargaining agreements of millions of union employees is his latest attack in his war on the federal workforce. John, In the dead of night, Donald Trump’s administration issued a disgraceful and retaliatory Exe…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM

Tell Congress: Get billionaire money out of politics

Billionaires are spending record amounts of money in our elections and political system. John, According to a recently released report from Americans for Tax Fairness, just 100 billionaire families spent a staggering $2.6 billion to influence the 2024 president…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM

[TAKE ACTION] Tell the Senate to reject Trump's IRS pick

Donald Trump has nominated Billy Long to lead the IRS—a man who advocated for abolishing the agency when he was in Congress. John, Donald Trump is determined to sabotage the IRS so that his billionaire friends can continue to make out like bandits and avoid pay…

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  Meredith Dodson, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM

Re: Two disastrous votes before Congress skipped town:

We reject the billionaire budget that rips health care and food away from children and the elderly just to pad the pockets of billionaire donors. John, Before Congress left town on a two-week recess, Republican leaders twisted enough arms to get their budget res…

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM

Two disastrous votes before Congress skipped town:

We reject the billionaire budget that rips health care and food away from children and the elderly just to pad the pockets of billionaire donors. John, Before Congress left town on a two-week recess, they took two disastrous votes. First, the House passed the a…

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM

Haven’t filed your taxes yet? Here’s a new, free online tool:

If your taxes are relatively straightforward and you live in one of the following states, you may be eligible to use Direct File this tax filing season. John, Tax Day is fast approaching. And now there’s a new, free, and easy way to file your taxes. If your tax…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM

[take action] The House is voting this morning to disenfranchise millions of voters

The right to vote is a fundamental pillar of our democracy. John, After canceling a vote last night on their budget resolution due to GOP holdouts, stalling their push for massive cuts to Medicaid and SNAP to pay for more tax breaks for the wealthy, House Republ…

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  Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM

Re: Stop the House from giving the rich a nearly $6 billion tax handout

Drastic cuts to SNAP and Medicaid will exacerbate an already perilous economic situation. John, Republican leaders are pushing hard for the U.S. House to pass a budget resolution that paves the way for massive cuts to critical programs in order to pay for even m…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM

Stop the House from giving the rich a nearly $6 billion tax handout

Drastic cuts to SNAP and Medicaid will exacerbate an already perilous economic situation. John, The Senate passed a budget resolution last week, and just as we thought—it lays the groundwork for cuts to human needs programs in order to fund tax handouts to the r…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM

ICYMI: Voices for Human Needs blog weekly round-up

Last week on the Voices for Human Needs blog Dear John, The Voices for Human Needs blog published several timely pieces in the last week, including a few cross-posts from our members at the National Immigration Law Center, the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Center on Budg…

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  Meredith Dodson, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM

Re: “a bloodbath” at Health and Human Services

Carrying out the directives from Project 2025, RFK Jr. fired more than 10,000 employees across agencies at the Department of Health and Human Services before backtracking on some of those firings. John, I’m sure others also had conversations over this weekend a…

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM

Critical human needs programs were gutted this week

Carrying out the directives from Project 2025, RFK Jr. fired more than 10,000 employees across agencies at the Department of Health and Human Services before backtracking on some of those firings. John, Earlier this week Health and Human Services Secretary Robe…

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM

At a time of rising prices, congressional Republicans are siding with billionaires

Your support and activism are critical as Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and congressional Republicans seek to dismantle protections for vulnerable communities and build a government of, by, and for the billionaires. John, Early Saturday morning, Senate Republicans vo…

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  Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM

Re: [TAKE ACTION] Tell the Senate to vote “no” on a budget resolution that cuts SNAP and Medicaid to pay for more tax cuts for billionaires

The Senate is expected to vote on a budget resolution this week. John, In Deborah’s email yesterday, she shared how the Senate could pave the way for devastating increases in hunger by passing the budget resolution they’ll vote on this week. The Senate’s budg…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

April 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM

BREAKING: Senate vote this week could pave the way for SNAP and Medicaid cuts

The Senate is expected to vote on a budget resolution this week. John, The Senate and then the House are voting in the coming days to fast track budget cuts that will harm our communities for years to come. By this weekend, the Senate is expected to vote on a b…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM

ICYMI: Voices for Human Needs blog weekly round-up

Last week on the Voices for Human Needs blog Dear John, The Voices for Human Needs blog published several timely pieces in the last week, including a few cross-posts from our members at the Southern Poverty Law Center and RESULTS. Human Needs Watch: Slashing Staff Means Less H…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM

CHN's Human Needs Watch: Slashing Staff Means Less Help for People

Slashing Staff Means Less Help for People April 1, 2025. The Trump Administration wants you to believe that massive cuts in staffing will have no effect on the services people need. The latest blockbuster an…

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

April 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM

April 5: Hands Off! Mass Mobilization near you

We won’t stand by silently as the Trump administration attacks our communities and silences dissent. John, The Trump administration and congressional Republicans are dismantling everything from Social Security to Medicaid to public education and more, and denyin…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 31, 2025 at 10:06 PM

[TAKE ACTION] Demand Congress use its authority to restore approved health funds

Donald Trump canceled billions of dollars in HHS funding as we’re fighting a measles outbreak. John, Last week, the Trump administration abruptly ended almost $12 billion in Health and Human Services funding to the states. This funding was critical to funding p…

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  Dominique Espinoza, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

March 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM

Re: Elon Musk should not have access to the voter rolls

Donald Trump just struck a massive blow to voter registration efforts. John, I wanted to make sure you saw Deborah’s email from yesterday. Earlier this year, right-wing extremists introduced the misnamed Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE) Act—a pie…

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

March 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM

Elon Musk should not have access to the voter rolls

Donald Trump just struck a massive blow to voter registration efforts. John, On Tuesday, Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) that would radically change voter registration in this country and lead to the disenfranchisement of millions of voters. Trump’…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

March 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM

Tell Congress: Pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

Congress must reject voter suppression and pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. John, In an unprecedented move, Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) on Tuesday that was a direct attack on the voting rights of every single American. The EO…

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

March 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM

Take to the streets on Saturday, April 5

John, The Trump administration and congressional Republicans are dismantling everything from Social Security to Medicaid to public education and more, and denying basic rights to immigrants. They are illegally cutting funds and closing agencies, and trying to si…

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