Urge your Representative to sign Rep. Fudge’s ‘Dear Colleague’ letter in support of HOME funding in FY 2018. Only four Pennsylvania representatives have signed: Robert Brady, Matt Cartwright, Mike Doyle, and Chaka Fattah. Signatures are due March 31. Please let … Continued
Posted at http://www.clasp.org/news-room/news-releases/president-trumps-budget-poses-grave-danger-to-wellbeing-of-hard-working-poor-and-low-income-peopleand-the-nations-economy March 17, 2017 Washington, D.C., March 17, 2017—The budget proposed by President Trump signals a disturbing and perilous vision for America that abandons the millions of low- and moderate-income people who are working hard to strengthen their … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/03/22/15378/#.WNLWGG8rIdU By Leo Nguyen March 22, 2017 Editor’s note: This post was written by Leo Nguyen, CHN’s Spring semester student intern. On July 11th, 2015, at a rally in Phoenix, Candidate Trump proclaimed, “The American Dream is dead, but … Continued
Posted at http://thirdandstate.org/2017/march/trump-budget-slashes-state-and-local-grants-tough-time-states Mar 20, 2017 01:59 pm This post, written by Iris J. Lav, originally appeared on the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities blog on March 17, 2017. You can view the original post here. President Trump’s new … Continued
From the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (http://www.usglc.org/): Just last week the Administration proposed a budget that would slash America’s diplomacy and global development programs by 31% – draconian cuts that would bring our civilian forces to levels not seen since … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): How we spend money says a lot about our nation’s priorities and it is vital to securing our future and our children’s future. We need a budget that not just keeps us safe … Continued
From Public Citizens for Children and Youth (http://www.pccy.org): The budget released by President Trump yesterday will hit children like a freight train. Take action below. Some Really Bad Math For every $1 dollar cut from agencies serving children, the military … Continued
Posted at http://www.clasp.org/news-room/news-releases/president-trumps-budget-poses-grave-danger-to-wellbeing-of-hard-working-poor-and-low-income-peopleand-the-nations-economy March 17, 2017 Washington, D.C., March 17, 2017—The budget proposed by President Trump signals a disturbing and perilous vision for America that abandons the millions of low- and moderate-income people who are working hard to strengthen their … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/03/17/poor-excuse-trump-budget-slashes-programs-work-just-fine/#.WMwbu28rIdU By Deborah Weinstein March 17, 2017 So the first part of the Trump budget is out, and it is one of the clearest examples of upside-down priorities you’re likely to see. It cuts funds from programs serving our … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/03/16/fairness-progress-greatness-trumped-partial-budget-investments-people-sacrificed/#.WMq3_m8rIdU By Deborah Weinstein March 16, 2017 The dark and dangerous priorities of the Trump Administration are laid bare in its first budget submission. The winners are military contractors and tough guy ideologues. The losers are the American people. … Continued