by People's Action | Dec 13, 2018 | Breakfast
House Passes $867b Farm Bill House passes $867 billion farm bill, sending it to Trump. The Hill: "The House on Wednesday passed an $867 billion farm bill to help those in the agricultural industry, sending the legislation to President Trump for a signature. The...
by People's Action | Dec 12, 2018 | Breakfast
EPA To Gut Water Protections Trump EPA proposes major rollback of Federal water protections. NPR: "Vast amounts of wetlands and thousands of miles of U.S. waterways would no longer be federally protected by the Clean Water Act under a new proposal by the Trump...
by People's Action | Dec 11, 2018 | Breakfast
Faith Leaders Confront Soldiers At Border th leaders to U.S. authorities: Migrants have international right to U.S. asylum. NBC: "Over 200 religious leaders and advocates gathered at the U.S.-Mexico border on Human Rights Day to send a message to the Trump...
by People's Action | Dec 10, 2018 | Breakfast
'Public Charge' Change Will Increase Poverty Proposed public charge rules could increase poverty by 5% in New York City. NY Daily News:"Up to 115,000 New Yorkers could be pushed into poverty if the federal government approves proposed changes to the public charge...
by People's Action | Dec 7, 2018 | Breakfast
Trump's Undocumented Workers Making President Trump’s bed: A housekeeper without papers. NYT: "During more than five years as a housekeeper at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., Victorina Morales has made Donald J. Trump’s bed, cleaned his toilet and...