From Americans United for Separation of Church and State (http://www.au.org): See Action at end. May 23, 2017 by Liz Hayes in Wall of Separation Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was expected to finally reveal details of President Donald J. Trump’s long-promised federal school voucher … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): The budget request released today by President Trump for fiscal year 2018 proposes to make cruel and devastating cuts to programs that support children, families, and individuals of modest means, slash investments in America’s future, and destabilize … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Statement by James D. Weill, president, Food Research & Action Center Widespread news reports based on administration sources indicate that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will suffer drastic cuts in the … Continued
The Huffington Post, May 17, 2017 U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue recently told the House agriculture committee during a hearing that SNAP has “been a very important, effective program,” and “[a]s far as I’m concerned we have no … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/05/23/trump-budget-harsh-attack-people/#.WSRt2esrIdV By Deborah Weinstein May 23, 2017 Editor’s note: Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director of CHN, issued the following statement Tuesday in response to President Trump’s budget proposal. A PDF version of this statement can be found here. “Members of Congress should … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): How we spend money says a lot about our nation’s priorities. Unfortunately, as you’ve probably heard, President Trump has proposed a budget that would cut human needs to the bone. Your organization has … 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 Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): President Trump’s proposed budget is even worse than I expected – and my expectations were pretty low. Our national budget should reflect our shared values. But this budget will cut vital funding for our … 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