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October 28, 2022 | Testimony/Comments | Elizabeth Lower-Basch

Testimony for Mississippi State Legislative Hearing on TANF

On October 18, 2022, Deputy Executive Director of Policy Elizabeth Lower-Basch provided testimony to Mississippi’s State Legislature on potential reforms to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.

October 3, 2022 | Testimony/Comments

CLASP’s Request for Information on Equitable Data

CLASP highlights the importance of widening the scope of approaches and tools used to collect data about issues.

October 21, 2021 | Testimony/Comments | Renato Rocha

DHS Docket No. USCIS-2021-0013; Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility

By Renato Rocha and Elizabeth Lower-Basch

July 7, 2021 | Testimony/Comments

CLASP Responds to Methods and Leading Practices for Advancing Equity and Support for Underserved Communities through Government, OMB Doc. No. 2021-09109

By CLASP, the Community Partnership Group (CPG), and New Deal for Youth (ND4Y) Changemakers 

December 18, 2020 | Testimony/Comments | Isha Weerasinghe

CLASP’s Letter on Improving Mental Health Outcomes Among Minority and Health Disparity Populations

CLASP wrote a letter in response to the National Institute of Mental Health's Request for Information to inform their research priorities to improve mental health outcomes among populations experiencing health inequities in the United States.

March 13, 2020 | Testimony/Comments | Darrel Thompson

CLASP Comments on HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Proposed Rule

CLASP wrote comments on HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing proposed rule.

December 3, 2019 | Testimony/Comments | Katherine Gallagher Robbins

Comments on Access to High Quality Child Care

On December 2, 2019 CLASP submitted these comments to the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) in response to a request for information about increasing access to affordable, high-quality child care. 

November 18, 2019 | Testimony/Comments

Comments on Proposed Revision of the Department of Education’s Civil Rights Data Collection

On November 18, CLASP submitted the following comments to the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights in response ot the Department's proposed revisions to the Civil Rights Data Collection. We are opposed to the proposed changes to Office of Civil Rights data. 

October 18, 2019 | Testimony/Comments | Shiva Sethi

Comments on the Implementation of the Fair Housing Act’s Disparate Impact Standard

On October 18, 2019 CLASP submitted these comments to the Federal Register in opposition to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's proposed rule on the implementation of the Fair Housing Act’s disparate impact standard.

July 16, 2019 | Testimony/Comments

Black Maternal Health Caucus Summit Statement for the Record

On Thursday July 11, 2019 Ruth Cosse attended the Congressional Black Maternal Health Caucus' Summit alongside numerous advocates and legislators committed to addressing the black maternal health crisis across the country. The caucus is led by Representatives Alma Adams (NC-12), and Lauren Underwood (IL-14). Ruth…

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