From the Every Child Matters Education Fund (http://www.everychildmatters.org/): I know we have one thing in common: we both want children to be a priority when it comes to federal, state, and local policies. Unfortunately, some recent Trump administration actions don’t … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): A powerful group of Republican and Democratic senators have come together in support of federal sentencing and prison reform. Yesterday, the group, led by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), introduced the Sentencing Reform and … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Please stand with Dreamers and uplift the urgency of passing a clean Dream Act of 2017! We are striving for 800,000 calls to Congress to honor the 800,000 immigrant youth in the DACA program. Last … Continued
From the National Partnership for New Americans (http://partnershipfornewamericans.org/): DHS cruelty is causing 50,000 DACA holders to lose their DACA, their jobs, their studies, and their protection from deportation. October 5 was the renewal deadline for 154,000 out of 800,000 DACA … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): This week, the amended version of HB 59 passed in the House by a margin of 116 to 78. This harmful bill would force Medicaid recipients to jump through hoops to get and … Continued
Please note quote by Rev. Sandy Strauss of the Council below. Vow to Remain Vigilant in Preserving PA’s Existing Protections Against Predatory Lending HARRISBURG – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued federal regulations to protect borrowers from the … Continued
From the Coalition Against Hunger (https://www.hungercoalition.org/): The U.S. House just passed its awful budget by a vote of 219-206. This is not the final say, as the Senate must pass its budget, and the chambers must then agree to a … Continued
From Peace Action (http://www.peace-action.org/): Urge Congress to speak up! Defend the Iran nuclear deal and support diplomacy with North Korea Things are getting serious. As President Trump continues insulting and threatening North Korea, undermining hopes for diplomacy and increasing the … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): After failing to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, the Trump administration now has its sights set on our Clean Power Plan. And for this one they won’t have to go through Congress. … Continued
HARRISBURG – Marc Stier, Director of the PA Budget and Policy Center, made the following statement after the release of the Governor’s plan to securitize PLCB profits. “As he recognizes, Governor Wolf’s plan to borrow $1.2 billion on the basis … Continued