Nov 12, 2019 | Blog Post | Kayla Tawa

Reflections on Citizenship from 1619 to 2019

Today, as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on whether to uphold an injunction blocking the Trump Administration’s termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, we reflect on what citizenship mean in absence of papers?

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Jun 12, 2018 | Blog Post | Darrel Thompson

2017 Tax Cuts: Congress' Missed Opportunity

In response to a recent hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee, CLASP submitted a letter as a member of the Tax Alliance for Economic Mobility, highlighting the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s disparate impact on the economy, job creation, and workers’ wages. 

Jun 11, 2018 | Blog Post | Elizabeth Lower-Basch

More Meetings Don’t Mean Better Services: House TANF Bill Falls Short of Claims

The House TANF bill would require all recipients of cash assistance to meet regularly with a case manager. Withought new resources, states wouldn't be able to provide meaningful individualized services.

Jun 1, 2018 | Blog Post | Suzanne Wikle

Medicaid’s Still Under Siege—Now in the States

Medicaid is under siege again after several failed attempts by Congress last year to drastically restructure it. This time, states are on the attack, with the blessing and encouragement of the federal CMS. Many states are seeking waivers to drastically change Medicaid’s eligibility criteria by disenrolling people who don’t work enough hours.

Jun 1, 2018 | Blog Post | CLASP

SNAP & Medicaid Key to Disaster Response

As people stock up on supplies to prepare for the year’s storms, we need to ensure the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid are ready, too.

May 30, 2018 | Blog Post | Elizabeth Lower-Basch

House TANF Bill Makes Small Improvements, But No New Funding to Support Them

The House Ways and Means Committee has passed a TANF reauthorization bill with no Democratic support. But members of both parties have said TANF isn't providing people what they need to find and keep good jobs.

May 24, 2018 | Blog Post | Christine Johnson-Staub

BUILDing Strong Foundations: Speak Up For Racial Equity in State Plans!

With the historic allocation of $2.4 billion in new federal Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) funds in the 2018 omnibus spending bill, we have the opportunity to improve child care and early education policies for infants and toddlers, and their parents and caregivers. It is critical that those dollars are used to advance racial equity. 

May 23, 2018 | Blog Post | Rebecca Ullrich

Members of Congress Pledge HELP for Separated Children

Today, Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) and colleagues in the Senate, along with Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA 40) and colleagues in the House, introduced the Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act to protect children separated from their parents by immigration enforcement actions.

May 21, 2018 | Blog Post | Renato Rocha

Expanding Medicaid through the Voting Booth

The benefits of expanding Medicaid are clear: Greater financial security for those gaining health coverage, fewer uninsured patients for hospitals to treat, and projected net fiscal gains for states.

May 18, 2018 | Blog Post | Rebecca Ullrich

Keeping Immigrant Families Safe in Early Childhood Programs

Many people know immigration agents aren’t supposed to arrest and apprehend people at places like schools, hospitals, and churches. It’s less widely known that early childhood programs are also protected. 

May 2, 2018 | Blog Post | CLASP

House Farm Bill: Bureaucracy, Burden for Families and States

States have reduced time-consuming administrative processes and improved state delivery systems by streamlining and simplifying public benefit programs. Unfortunately, the House farm bill would roll back these gains in SNAP, hurting hardworking families and burdening state officials.

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