From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): We did it! Landmark legislation—the Build Back Better investment agenda—passed the House of Representatives earlier today! Getting this legislation passed through the House was far from guaranteed. This would not have been possible … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We hope you’ve seen the news because right now congress is on its way to making HISTORIC investments in child care and other critical programs for families and we need YOUR voice to get this WIN … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Momentum is building for the Build Back Better Act and with it will come some BIG improvements to health care! The time is now! We need YOUR voice, YOUR persistence, and YOUR push to get it … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): This week is a YES WE CAN moment! We will win free Pre-K for 3 and 4 year olds, policies that cut child care costs in half, paid family/medical leave, home- and community-based services, historic investments … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): This past weekend, the House passed a massive bipartisan infrastructure bill, the Infrastructure Investment, and Jobs Act, and took a big step towards passing the Build Back Better Act with a promise to vote … Continued
From the People’s Emergency Center (http://www.pec-cares.org): This is part one in the seven-series “Children Cannot Wait” Campaign to increase awareness of young children experiencing homelessness. PEC summarizes data from the US Department of Education (USDOE) Early Childhood Homelessness State Profiles project … Continued
From Keystone Research Center/Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (https://krc-pbpc.org/): Take Action Build Back Better (BBB) legislation is moving to a vote in the U.S. House, so your representative needs to hear from you NOW! The bill presents a historic opportunity … Continued
Posted at https://krc-pbpc.org/research_publication/the-build-back-better-framework-a-transformative-plan-for-21st-century-america/ NOTE: This is the deal that has been reported. It is still unknown whether or not it will pass in both houses of Congress. Statement from PA Budget and Policy Center, Keystone Research Center, and 99% PA … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Congress is on the verge of reaching a deal on the comprehensive Build Back Better investment agenda that, when passed, will invest in our families, communities and future on a scale not seen … Continued
From Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (http://www.housingalliancepa.org/): We have heard from our partners in Washington, DC that President Biden and congressional leadership are negotiating deep cuts to the bill, and are considering gutting housing from $327 billion to $100 billion or less. We … Continued