Families & The Federal Budget

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care

November 30, 2017

The Senate is set to vote this week on the most sweeping tax bill in a generation. This is no dry bill making small adjustments to the tax code. Instead, it is a bill that will affect nearly every aspect of life for average Americans from education to home ownership; from health care to child care...

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Jamie Davis Smith

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

November 28, 2017

The Senate tax cut bill is the biggest tax scam in history. Read why and what you can do to stop it.

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Lecia Imbery

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Health Care

November 27, 2017

We hope you enjoyed time with family and friends this holiday week. Being around those we love helps us recharge — and reminds us who we're fighting for: our kids, friends, family, neighbors and communities. This holiday in particular stands out as a cutting reminder of how much work we still need...

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Karen Showalter

Families & The Federal Budget Social & Emotional Development

November 22, 2017

On this Thanksgiving, I share again the beautiful prayer of great Black theologian Howard Thurman, A Litany of Thanksgiving, which my family reads together each year. Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on the values we embrace – especially this year as we feel so threatened by the negative forces of...

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Marian Wright Edelman

Families & The Federal Budget Health Care

November 21, 2017

I’d say it’s unbelievable, but at this point Congress really is starting to feel like a season of Stranger Things . Like the monstrous ‘Demogorgon’ that keeps coming back after it’s been sent to the ‘upside down’ (and you hope is gone forever)… the devastatingly bad Trumpcare just keeps coming back...

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Felicia Burnett

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Politics & Policy

November 17, 2017

I hope you will speak up loudly and do whatever else is necessary to stop Congress’ hugely unjust Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that rewards billionaires at the expense of poor babies and corporations at the expense of vulnerable children. Millions of America’s children today are suffering from hunger,...

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Marian Wright Edelman

Families & The Federal Budget Food! Health Care MomsRising

November 16, 2017

By passing a harmful, heinous tax bill, House Republicans today threw working families under the bus in order to kowtow to big corporations and the wealthiest 1 percent of people in our country. This bill will give tax breaks to those who need it least while doing real damage to our economy and...

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Families & The Federal Budget Health Care MomsRising

November 15, 2017

Yesterday, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that the Senate tax bill would include a provision to do away with the Affordable Care Act’s mandate that all Americans have health insurance. The repeal of the individual mandate would remove the incentive for younger, healthier Americans...

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Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Maternal Justice

November 13, 2017

The #ScaryBudget just passed the House and will have a devastating impact on programs such Medicaid, Medicare, food stamps, Head Start, WIC, public housing and childcare assistance that pregnant women and their families rely on to live healthy lives. Check out our Storify as we talked about the #...

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Tasmiha Khan

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration Politics & Policy

November 13, 2017

The Coalition on Human Needs just released the latest edition of the Human Needs Report, a regular newsletter on national policy affecting low-income and vulnerable populations. Read on for articles on the House and Senate tax cut bills, year-end spending deals, disaster aid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, policies hurting immigrant communities, and more.

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Lecia Imbery