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October 1, 2025 | Blog Post | Juan Carlos Gomez

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July 25, 2025 | Blog Post | Ashley Burnside

July Marks a Call to Action for the Disability Community  

By Ashley Burnside  July is an important month for the disability community, especially this year. Commonly referred to as Disability Pride Month, July commemorates the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990, a hard-fought legislative achievement that provides the disability community with…

July 23, 2025 | Blog Post | Ashley Burnside

10 Things to Know About the Child Tax Credit Under the New Trump Reconciliation Bill 

By Ashley Burnside On July 4, President Trump signed his reconciliation law that will make changes to the Child Tax Credit (CTC). The reconciliation law provides tax breaks for the wealthiest people by slashing Medicaid and food assistance funding, and will make changes to how…

June 20, 2025 | Blog Post | Juan Carlos Gomez

The Senate’s Budget Reconciliation Bill is Bad for Children and Families

Families are already struggling with higher costs of living, and the Senate’s budget reconciliation bill will only increase the costs of health care, food, and everyday necessities. The bill's text affirms that at its core, this is legislation that will drain money from the families…

May 9, 2025 | Blog Post | Christian Collins

How the Education & Workforce Committee’s Reconciliation Bill Would Harm Students with Low Incomes

The details of this proposal make it clear that the GOP is sacrificing the future of the country for working people to fund planned tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy.

May 7, 2025 | Blog Post | Juan Carlos Gomez

House Judiciary Committee’s Reconciliation Bill Would Harm Immigrant Families and U.S. Citizen Children

This legislation would significantly increase the authority of ICE; expand detention facilities, including family detention facilities; and impose exorbitant fees for immigrants who are trying to stay in or adjust their status in the United States.

May 5, 2025 | News Clip | Rricha deCant

House Judiciary Committee wants to impose fees on immigrant children

By Jeff Brumley   (Excerpt) “Another alarming aspect of the text is its proposal to significantly increase the capacity of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to apprehend and deport immigrants, said Rricha deCant, director of legislative affairs at the Center for Law and Social Policy.” >>…

April 30, 2025 | Blog Post | Suzanne Wikle

Medicaid Cuts Come Into Focus: Millions Stand to Lose Health Care

As Congress considers slashing up to $880 billion from Medicaid, new details reveal plans to impose harmful “work requirements,” eliminate eligibility for legal immigrants, and restructure funding through risky per capita caps. These proposed changes will lead to mass disenrollment

April 11, 2025 | Press Release

CLASP Board Names Wendy Chun-Hoon as Next President

April 11, 2025 – Washington, D.C. – The Board of Trustees of the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) announced today that it has chosen Wendy Chun-Hoon as the organization’s next president and executive director. She will assume leadership of the national anti-poverty and…

April 10, 2025 | Press Release | Rricha deCant

U.S. House Passes Budget that Enriches the Wealthy by Slashing Medicaid & SNAP

With this measure, Congressional leaders are attempting to fund tax breaks for the rich and corporations and drive up the deficit through massive Medicaid cuts of $880 billion and SNAP cuts of $230 billion. The proposal would also slash other public benefit programs that people…

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