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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 24m
2025 Census data tell us the worst is yet to come. The Trump admin's policies gutted our safety net, devastated immigrant communities & pushed 7.7M people into poverty thru soaring health costs. Full take by CLASP’s Wendy Chun-Hoon via Washington Monthly: ow.ly/nWZW50ZT5s3
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 25/09/2026
How is the early childhood community likely to be affected by DHS’s new “public charge” rule? In our latest fact sheet, we answer common questions, provide additional resources, and prepare workers, families & educators for what to expect: ow.ly/rKta50ZRzPW
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 23/09/2026
All workers in the US should be able to build futures. Yet the Trump admin spent BILLIONS targeting immigrants & limiting their jobs. CLASP & the International Rescue Committee analyze new data & find that workers sacrifice job quality for low barriers to entry in app-based jobs: ow.ly/quki50ZQBgl
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 22/09/2026
Black women face unique risks when reporting workplace health/safety issues. CLASP's Lulit Shewan says women who come forward often must defend their complaint—along with their credibility, temperament, and right to stay employed. Read more: ow.ly/sk2O50ZQcNP
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CLASP Child Care & Early Education @claspchildcare.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Through harmful regs, illegal funding freezes, and unfounded fraud allegations, the Trump Administration has harmed an early education sector that was already struggling. @clasp.org's new blog outlines how the admin continues to undermine #CCEE this year: www.clasp.org/blog/how-the...
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The Trump Administration Continues to Undermine Early Childhood Education in 2026 | CLASP
The Trump Administration continues to harm a child care and early education sector in desperate need of support. Through harmful regulatory action, illegal funding freezes, and unfounded fraud allegat...
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MomsRising @momsrising.org · 18/09/2026
We headed over to Capitol Hill with @demwomencaucus.bsky.social, @nwlc.org, @zerotothree.bsky.social, @clasp.org, @cdf1973.bsky.social, NAEYC, and Together for Head Start to fight back against RFK Jr's proposed changes that would put Head Start at risk and to say "have a heart, #ProtectHeadStart!"
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 18/09/2026
While 2025 Census data may look stable, clouds are on the horizon. Median income did NOT rise enough to cover inflation--worsening affordability. Thank you, CNN, for a revealing analysis of poverty, income & insurance rates: ow.ly/2owr50ZPclu
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 17/09/2026
We applaud @pressley.house.gov for introducing the Federal Jobs Guarantee resolution with its proactive policies to address systemic & discriminatory barriers limiting many workers’ access to quality jobs and careers as well as robust worker protections for all. pressley.house.gov/2026/09/17/n...
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NEWS: With Unemployment Rising Under Trump, Pressley Renews Call for Federal Job Guarantee - Ayanna Pressley
Historic Resolution Follows in Footsteps of Civil Rights Leaders Coretta Scott King, Economist Sadie Alexander, and Others Job Guarantee Would...
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 16/09/2026
The 2025 Census poverty data may look stable, but it's not a success story. ❌ Income isn’t keeping up w/ inflation ❌ 4.5M lost SNAP (1.5M kids) ❌ 8M pushed into poverty by health care costs We don't have to accept policies that don't support us. More: ow.ly/zrR150ZOvZm
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 15/09/2026
While Census poverty data appear stable, the lowest-income Americans are bearing the brunt of inflation—and will face even greater hardship as deeper safety net cuts take effect. Thank you, Margot Sanger-Katz & The New York Times for digging deeper w/ us: ow.ly/aOoX50ZO5tJ
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 15/09/2026
The impacts of reckless policymaking by the Trump Administration and Congress are taking effect—on affordability, child poverty, income inequality, and more. Follow along today as CLASP experts analyze the 2025 Census data, break down insights, and offer proven solutions.
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 11/09/2026
On 9/15, the US Census Bureau will release reports on Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance for 2025—foreshadowing rising poverty & further harm to come. CLASP President Wendy Chun-Hoon details 2025’s systemic failures & what we can expect to see: ow.ly/ATAa50ZHW4k
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 10/09/2026
At TANF's 30th anniversary, fewer families are receiving benefits, and those benefits are shrinking. All families deserve support to succeed—no matter where they live. Read Elizabeth Lower-Basch's full report: ow.ly/SHFq50ZLuNG
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 10/09/2026
Ohio is just one state suffering years of underfunding and poor management in higher ed. As the fall semester begins, CLASP examines how states can protect their colleges and universities from harmful actions of the Trump Admin: ow.ly/fWTK50ZHVmk
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 04/09/2026
We mourn the death of Ohio student Pierre Damas Bel, 20, an aspiring doctor. Pierre was one of +350k Haitian nationals whose legal status was revoked by the Trump admin, leaving them vulnerable to detention, deportation & dehumanization. Our statement: ow.ly/tUqm50ZISGY
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 02/09/2026
On 9/15, the US Census Bureau will release reports on Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance for 2025—foreshadowing rising poverty & further harm to come. CLASP President Wendy Chun-Hoon details 2025’s systemic failures & what we can expect to see: ow.ly/qx9q50ZHW4j
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Christian Collins @ccollins330.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
#Ohio is at a crossroads due to Trump's all-out war on education, along with it's own failures from state policymakers and institutional leaders. This piece showcases how Ohio and similar states can chart a new path forward for #highered. #edusky #policysky www.clasp.org/publications...
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Ohio Higher Education at a Crossroads: Federal Cuts, State Disinvestment, and the Path Forward | CLASP
Ohio higher education faces federal cuts, state disinvestment, and restrictive policies. The author argues for full repeal of Ohio Senate Bill 1.
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 15/07/2026
CLASP's Teon Hayes says SNAP's enrollment decline is "not because people no longer need assistance or because food insecurity has disappeared. Rather, it reflects the growing barriers families are facing in accessing a program designed to support them.” buckscountybeacon.com/2026/07/penn...
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Pennsylvania Taxpayers Could Be on the Hook for Hundreds of Millions of Dollars to Fund SNAP Benefits to Help Pay for Trump’s Tax Cuts for the Wealthy - Bucks County Beacon
According to rule changes from President Trump and Republicans' “big beautiful bill”, each state’s SNAP “error rate” will bring severe financial consequences.
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 21/08/2026
In a recent blog, Diana Rocha explores the history of Indigenous food insecurity and offers suggestions on how the Farm Bill and other policies could advance Tribal food sovereignty. www.clasp.org/blog/tribal-...
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 18/08/2026
CCDF helps low-income families afford child care, but the Trump Admin keeps undermining it. @clasp.org's new fact sheet breaks down who it serves and why it matters: www.clasp.org/publications...
CLASP's new report examines the Child Care and Development Fund’s history, funding structure, eligibility requirements, and participation trends, while highlighting persistent gaps in access for eligible families and declines in provider participation. The brief also explains how federal and state policies shape families’ ability to access affordable child care.
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CLASP Child Care & Early Education @claspchildcare.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Centuries of colonial policy have disrupted Indigenous food systems and Tribal self-determination. @clasp.org Zero Hunger Intern Diana Rocha's new blog explains how federal nutrition policy must better support Tribal Nations, via the 2026 Farm Bill and beyond. www.clasp.org/blog/tribal-...
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Tribal Food Sovereignty Is Child Policy | CLASP
A truly equitable food system cannot be built without recognizing Tribal Nations as leaders in shaping their own food futures.
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 14/08/2026
WIC participation is down 250,000–a huge warning sign. Every drop in participation is another family going without. Access to essential services is narrowing, w/ communities of color facing high barriers. @clasp.org's Teon Hayes via @theprogressivemag.bsky.social: progressive.org/op-eds/wic-u...
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Children Thrive Action Network @letkidsthrive.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
[1] The government has a duty to keep children safe, but a new proposed rule would allow unvetted contractors to examine children’s bodies and make family reunification harder. @clasp.org @theyoungcenter.bsky.social
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CLASP Child Care & Early Education @claspchildcare.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The Trump Administration continues to undermine the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), the nation's primary federal child care assistance program. @clasp.org's new fact sheet explains how CCDF works, who it serves, and why the program is so critical. www.clasp.org/publications...
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Child Care Assistance: How Existing Federal Policy Helps Families Afford Child Care | CLASP
By Alyssa Fortner and Shira Small
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 13/08/2026
📣 CALL TO ACTION 📣 Devastating changes are being proposed to Head Start. Call your Member of Congress to demand that HHS rescind RFK Jr’s disastrous rule changes and #ProtectHeadStart! Click here to contact Congress: actionnetwork.org/call_campaig... (or text HEADSTART to 855-714-1332)
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Tell Congress to Stop RFK’s Attack on Head Start!
U.S. Department Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F Kennedy Jr. is attacking Head Start, proposing to eliminate most of the program's standards and rolling back regulatory rules. If enacte...
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 12/08/2026
Southern workers are often forced to choose between their health, families & income. ➡️Most were pushed out or forced to work through illness/caregiving ➡️Many faced retaliation for needing #PFML ➡️Lack of access deepened hardship www.clasp.org/publications...
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Inaccessible and Costly: Southern Workers’ Experiences with Paid Leave | CLASP
Lack of padi leave deepens poverty and inequity, especially for women of color. CLASP calls for worker-centered paid leave policies with job protection.
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 06/08/2026
Our statement on the Head Start Notice of Proposed Rulemaking out today. CLASP opposes this rule and any effort to dismantle essential programs that support the well-being of children and families. www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
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Head Start Proposed Rule Would Weaken the Program’s Core Foundation Under the Guise of “Modernization” | CLASP
CLASP opposes this rule and any effort to dismantle essential programs that support the well-being of children and families.
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Jessica Washington @jesswash.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
“We are seeing a trend around the administration scapegoating immigrants and not pointing to the actual bad actors: corporations,” said Isha Weerasinghe at @clasp.org theintercept.com/2026/07/31/i...
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Corporations, Not Immigrants, Are Responsible for Vast Majority of Healthcare Fraud, OIG Report Shows
Trump officials are focused on immigrants, but the Department of Health and Human Services report on healthcare fraud doesn’t even mention them.
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A Better Balance @abetterbalance.org · 04/08/2026
A lack of access to paid leave costs workers physically, mentally, and financially. A new @clasp.org report illustrates why Southern families need these critical policies – and how recent wins in Virginia and Tennessee are paving the way for progress: www.clasp.org/publications...
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Inaccessible and Costly: Southern Workers’ Experiences with Paid Leave | CLASP
Lack of padi leave deepens poverty and inequity, especially for women of color. CLASP calls for worker-centered paid leave policies with job protection.
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CLASP Child Care & Early Education @claspchildcare.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Under-compensation and a lack of benefits leave more than 1 in 4 child care workers relying on Medicaid for health coverage, but H.R. 1's Medicaid cuts mean their access is at risk. New report: @georgetownccf.bsky.social, @clasp.org, @NAEYC, @NAFFC. ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/04/21/m...
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Medicaid is a Critical Support for the Early Childhood Education Workforce
[Editor’s Note: Last Updated July 22, 2026] In Partnership with: Medicaid is an important source of health coverage for the early childhood education professionals who support child development and ca...
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 23/07/2026
So glad that @sumasetty.bsky.social was able to join this briefing on such an important issue.
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Children Thrive Action Network @letkidsthrive.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
[1] Congress needs to act immediately to protect TPS holders & their families from the devastating consequences of detention, deportation, and family separation. The impacts are likely to affect an est. 400,000 children of TPS-eligible parents–with over a 1/4 of children under 5.
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Children Thrive Action Network @letkidsthrive.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
[1] The Trump Administration has created a nationwide crisis for children by un-documenting, arresting, detaining, and deporting their parents, and ongoing attacks on TPS and DACA have created instability for families. A discharge petition can change that. This discharge petition can change that.
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Foundation for Child Development @fcd-us.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
In our SPARK blog series, Kaelin Rapport and Suma Setty, MPH of the @clasp.org, share what their new report revealed about the emotional and economic toll of immigration actions on families with young children, and what one Texas community-based organization did about it.
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Olivia Golden @ogolden-policy.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Honored to talk to Jonathan Cohn about another planned Trump admin attack on children, immigrant families, children with disabilities, & others. The work ahead: defeat the attacks so all kids can thrive. @citizencohn.bsky.social @clasp.org @fcd-us.bsky.social . open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Exclusive: Trump Preparing a New Attack on Head Start
The administration is considering a proposal to gut the program’s instructional standards while adding new restrictions tied to immigration.
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 17/07/2026
We commend Rep. Pramila Jayapal for introducing Orlin's Law yesterday. The critical bill is named for Orlin Hernandez Reyes, a 3-year-old who tragically died after his mother was wrongfully deported without him despite her wishes to bring him with her. jayapal.house.gov/2026/07/16/j...
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Jayapal Introduces Orlin’s Law Calling for the Protection of Children of Immigrants - Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, is introducing Orlin’s Law, legislation named f...
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 16/07/2026
@wendydcervantes.bsky.social: When parents fear that seeking health care, nutrition assistance, or other supports could jeopardize their family’s future, many will simply go without. The result is that children don't get what they need to grow, learn, and thrive. www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
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New DHS Public Charge Policy Will Increase Fear and Harm Children’s Health and Well-being | CLASP
By removing those protections, the final rule creates confusion and uncertainty that will most likely discourage many immigrant families from seeking health care, nutrition assistance, housing support...
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 15/07/2026
CLASP's Teon Hayes says SNAP's enrollment decline is "not because people no longer need assistance or because food insecurity has disappeared. Rather, it reflects the growing barriers families are facing in accessing a program designed to support them.” buckscountybeacon.com/2026/07/penn...
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Pennsylvania Taxpayers Could Be on the Hook for Hundreds of Millions of Dollars to Fund SNAP Benefits to Help Pay for Trump’s Tax Cuts for the Wealthy - Bucks County Beacon
According to rule changes from President Trump and Republicans' “big beautiful bill”, each state’s SNAP “error rate” will bring severe financial consequences.
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Children Thrive Action Network @letkidsthrive.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Immigration policies that kill parents & breadwinners are failed policies. Congress must defund ICE and get their agents out of our communities. Read our full statement at tinyurl.com/ctan-failed-policies. #AllChildrenBelong #ICEOut
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 02/07/2026
The far-reaching consequences of H.R. 1, the 2025 budget reconciliation bill, are already being felt by millions. Here's our statement explaining the harms we've seen so far in the first year since the bill's enactment. www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
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One Year into H.R. 1: Funding for Health Care and Nutrition Programs Slashed While Immigration Enforcement Balloons, Harming Millions | CLASP
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’ historie...
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CLASP Child Care & Early Education @claspchildcare.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Early childhood programs should be accessible to all who need them. @clasp.org's updated resource about current immigrant eligibility for Head Start and child care assistance helps explain eligibility rules, as attacks on immigrant communities rise. www.clasp.org/blog/underst...
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Understanding Immigrant Eligibility for Child Care and Early Education Programs | CLASP
This updated resource is more essential than ever, as children disappear from classrooms and early education programs and all families, especially immigrant families, too often encounter mountains of ...
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 01/07/2026
@wendydcervantes.bsky.social in @the74.bsky.social: "If the administration had been allowed to restrict birthright citizenship, it would have been yet another way to expand their deportation machine, adding newborns to the list of deportation targets." www.the74million.org/article/supr...
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Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Attempt to End Birthright Citizenship
The ruling reaffirms that babies born on U.S. soil are citizens regardless of their parents’ status, follows other wins for Trump on immigration.
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 30/06/2026
@wendydcervantes.bsky.social on today's SCOTUS decision, "Birthright citizenship has helped ensure that children begin life on equal footing, regardless of their parents’ immigration status." www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
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Supreme Court Affirms a Fundamental Constitutional Protection for Our Nation’s Children | CLASP
By striking down Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship, the Court has protected the longstanding principle that children born in this country are entitled to the rights and protections of ...
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CLASP Child Care & Early Education @claspchildcare.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Last week, @clasp.org's @shiraws.bsky.social and @scschmit.bsky.social joined @childcareforeveryfamily.org’s child care advocates on the Hill to push for stronger federal ECE investment and policy. Doubling the current investment could result in 870,000+ additional children gaining access to #CCDBG.
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 26/06/2026
The current Congress and administration are dismantling health care instead of solving our nation's health care crisis. CLASP will continue to work with partners to elevate the need for true solutions that live up to our belief that health care is a basic human right. www.clasp.org/blog/health-...
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Health Care Has Been Under a Wholesale Attack During the Trump Administration | CLASP
Republicans’ assault on health care goes far beyond the $1 trillion they cut from Medicaid and ACA last year as part of H.R.1.
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pifcoalition.bsky.social @pifcoalition.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The new LIFT the BAR Act would to lower barriers to health and economic security for millions of lawfully present immigrants and U.S. citizens in immigrant families. Learn more about this urgent and important legislation and take action: pifcoalition.org/resources/pr....
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 24/06/2026
Paid leave has reached a national tipping point: advocates have secured meaningful victories at the local, state, and federal levels across 42 states and the District of Columbia, even without a permanent national paid leave program. www.clasp.org/publications...
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Onward and Upward: Paid Leave Victories from 2020 to Today | CLASP
Onward and Upward documents the growth of paid family and medical leave advocacy and policy wins since the Build Back Better negotiations in 2020. The report argues that paid leave has reached a natio...
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 23/06/2026
Webinar happening this Thursday on 6/25 at 1PM Et! See you there. RSVP and learn more: clasp.org/events/equit...
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ACLU @aclu.org · 23/06/2026
We’ll be in court today to block the Trump administration's attempts to seize the medical records of trans youth who've accessed gender-affirming care in New York City. Trans youth and their families have a right to privacy — we're demanding they be left alone.
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Children Thrive Action Network @letkidsthrive.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
[1] Representing the #AllChildrenBelong campaign, @clasp.org, @theyoungcenter.bsky.social, & @letkidsthrive.bsky.social were honored to be a part of the Congressional Dads Caucus' week of action to elevate the urgency of supporting kids in immigrant families.
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