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July 1, 2025 | Press Release | Isha Weerasinghe

Senate Budget Reconciliation Bill Sacrifices the Well-Being of Working Families to Give Tax Breaks to Billionaires

CLASP urges House lawmakers to reject this damaging bill and focus on policies that put workers, children, and families ahead of billionaires.

June 27, 2025 | Press Release | Wendy Cervantes

Supreme Court Decision on Birthright Citizenship Case Will Create Chaos and Harm Our Nations’ Babies, Families, and Communities

This fight is far from over, and CLASP stands ready to work with partners to ensure that impacted families and service providers are informed about their rights.

June 26, 2025 | Blog Post | Suzanne Wikle

Senate Doubles Down on House Plan to Take Health Care Away from Millions

The Senate bill cuts nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid and Marketplace health care, ultimately leaving at least 16 million uninsured and millions more with higher costs to keep their health insurance.

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 27, 2025 | News Clip | Wendy Cervantes

Republican Crackdown on Aid to Immigrants Would Hit U.S. Citizens

By New York Times (EXCERPT) “So they’re going to need to look to other programs, or just cut the funding for undocumented immigrants, which is going to have an impact on everyone in that family, including citizen family members,” said Wendy Cervantes, the director of immigration…

May 22, 2025 | Press Release | Wendy Chun-Hoon

House Reconciliation Bill Slashes Child and Family Supports to Fund Mass Deportation and Further Enrich the Wealthy

This bill guts health care, restricts access to food, sacrifices our higher education system, and punishes immigrant families, all to provide more tax breaks for wealthy people and corporations.

May 16, 2025 | Blog Post | Ashley Burnside

House Ways & Means Reconciliation Proposal Forsakes Everyday People to Benefit the Wealthy

These proposals will deepen income inequality, make it harder for people to access benefits they contribute to, and reward wealthy Americans and corporations at a time when everyday Americans are struggling.

May 12, 2025 | Blog Post | Wendy Cervantes

SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments on Trump’s Birthright Citizenship EO: What’s at Stake for Children?

The Trump birthright citizenship executive order could strip millions of U.S.-born children of citizenship. Learn about the legal, social, and economic implications.

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 04, 2025 | event | Suma Setty

Suma Setty speaks at the National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference

May 4 | Suma Setty will be speaking at the National Anti-Hunger Policy conference, sponsored by the Food Research & Action Center, on immigration and WIC.

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