CLASP

The Census reports will be much more than a look-back at the state of the country in 2025. Sadly, they will be a preview of the harm ahead for our communities.

CLASP opposes this rule and any effort to dismantle essential programs that support the well-being of children and families. 

July 4th will mark one year since Congress passed and Donald Trump signed into law the Budget Reconciliation Act of 2025, which included the largest cuts to Medicaid and SNAP in the programs’ histories and prioritized funding to separate immigrant families and give tax breaks…

At CLASP, we’ve long known that when paid leave goes away, people experiencing health crises return to work before they’re ready, delay treatment, or leave the workforce entirely.

Funding for immigration practices that separate families and harms children is not what people want or need, now or ever.

This final rule enacts policies that will further destabilize an already fragile child care system, jeopardizing both families and providers. This is not what our nation needs. Instead, we need robust federal investments in a child care system that values and pays providers well and…

Today, Virginia made history as the first Southern state to pass and codify into law comprehensive paid family and medical leave for its workers.  

This statement can be attributed to Wendy Chun-Hoon, president and executive director of the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP).  Washington, D.C., April 6, 2026–The Trump Administration’s budget proposal predictably cuts support for children, families, and workers, at a time when families are already…

The State of the Union is supposed to be a moment for the nation to take stock and see who we are as a society. But Trump’s address was a work of fiction. The real state of our union is fragile, strained, and deeply unequal,…

Members of Congress must reject any legislation that further empowers the administration to continue its attacks against families across the country.