Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/07/28/poison-pills-transformative-funding-climate-groups-grapple-manchin-deal “Is it enough? No,” wrote one campaigner. “Does it have handouts we’ll have to fight against? Yes. But we are on far stronger footing with this bill than without it.” JAKE JOHNSON July 28, 2022 More than … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): “South Carolina, where I live, has refused to expand Medicaid coverage and I volunteer in my church’s outreach program. Our clients need medical care and can’t afford it. There is very little help for them. If … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/07/19/excluding-insulin-drug-price-reform-slap-face-advocates-say Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer should “do everything in his power” to immediately reinsert insulin price negotiation and a $35 monthly cap on out-of-pocket insulin costs into Democrats’ emerging reconciliation bill, said one expert. KENNY STANCIL July … Continued
From ReImagine Appalachia (https://reimagineappalachia.org/): We need your help! We have learned that funding for the Civilian Climate Corps is not currently included in the framework for the budget reconciliation package that could be voted on before the August Congressional Recess. … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Summer is here, and we need to put the heat on Congress to take action on child care NOW! We’ve been reaching out to you on child care because we hear from families, especially moms, every … Continued
From the National Low Income Housing Coalition (http://www.nlihc.org): As high-level negotiations continue between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) on a revised reconciliation package, there is increasing concern that the House-passed $150 billion in investments … Continued
From the National Low Income Housing Coalition (http://www.nlihc.org): During an NLIHC-led HoUSed campaign call on June 6, Maxine Waters (D-CA), chairwoman of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, reported that centrist Senator Joe Manchin opposes including housing investments in a … Continued
From Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (http://www.housingalliancepa.org/): While the slimmed-down reconciliation package is still taking shape, it is likely that much of the bill’s focus will be on addressing rising inflation. As the single largest component of the Consumer Price Index … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We’ve been reaching out on child care a lot recently – and YOU have been responding by taking the critical actions needed to truly uplift our families and save our economy by demanding comprehensive, affordable, high-quality … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): It’s been so hard to take a minute to breathe lately, the news and the state of the world seem to be so overwhelming and stressful, making our lives even more overwhelming than normal. Go to … Continued