Last week both the House and the Senate Agriculture Committees marked up their version of the Farm Bill and voted for them. Each made devastating cuts to programs for children's nutrition, specifically to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), where 49% of participants are children.
Stop providing more funding to Defense, Homeland Security and Military Construction subcommittees at the expense of human needs.
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NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby, deplores the Supreme Court decision to uphold Section 2(B) of the Arizona immigration law (SB 1070), the harshest part of the law.
NETWORK celebrates with many immigrant youth today and applauds the White House initiative to extend justice and mercy to our brothers and sisters who have been repeatedly denied fairness.
On Wednesday, I lobbied White House officials as a member of the Interfaith Immigration Coalition. We asked the administration to utilize its considerable executive powers to facilitate some kind of categorical relief for the Dreamer.
NETWORK wholeheartedly supports today’s powerful statement from the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) about the recent and scandalous Vatican assessment.
We shortchange ourselves if we continue to perpetuate a broken immigration system.
Last Thursday (5.10.12) the House of Representatives took another whack at slashing the social safety net, ensuring that millions of members of our communities would go hungry, live on the streets, be in more crowded classrooms, be unable to work for lack of daycare, and become sicker as Medicaid funding would be more limited.
As Congress tackles urgent economic issues, a lot of jargon is being thrown around. Here is a basic guide to help explain some of the issues.
Now more than ever, we need you to tell us what is in your heart. Will you take just three minutes and tell others about your experience with NETWORK?
It is time to both "Mind" and "Mend" the wealth gap in our country!
A Look at the History of Federal Legislation and the Effect It Has Had on Poverty
NETWORK—a Catholic leader in the global movement for justice and peace—educates, organizes and lobbies for economic and social transformation.
NETWORK—un líder Católico en el movimiento global para la justicia y paz—educa, organiza, y cabildea para la transformación económica y social.
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