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CCUSA budget reconciliation priorities
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2021/08/30/26456/
News - August 30, 2021 - The Honorable Chuck Schumer Majority Leader of the Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), and its 167 member-agencies operating 3,000 sites across 50 states and territories, has a long history of serving local…
CCUSA sends letter to Senate on increased funding for USDA programs
News - July 19, 2021 - The Honorable Patrick Leahy, ChairmanCommittee on AppropriationsUnited States SenateWashington, DC 20510 The Honorable Richard Shelby, Vice ChairmanCommittee on AppropriationsUnited States SenateWashington, DC 20510 Dear Chairman Leahy and Vice Chairman Shelby: We write on behalf of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committees on Domestic Justice and Human Development and International Justice and Peace, Catholic…
CCUSA letter to Congress on increased funding for USDA programs
News - July 19, 2021 - United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Representative: We write on behalf of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committees on Domestic Justice and Human Development and International Justice and Peace, Catholic Charities USA, Catholic Relief Services, and Catholic Rural Life. Our Catholic organizations work with Congress every year on a range…
CCUSA signs joint letter to Senate on food insecurity, increased funding for USDA programs
News - July 16, 2021 - The Honorable Patrick Leahy, ChairmanThe Honorable Richard Shelby, Vice Chairman Committee on AppropriationsUnited States SenateWashington, DC 20510 Dear Chairman Leahy and Vice Chairman Shelby: We write on behalf of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committees on Domestic Justice and Human Development and International Justice and Peace, Catholic Charities USA, Catholic Relief Services, and…
Joint letter on funding for HHS programs to support families, communities
News - July 15, 2021 - The Honorable Rosa DeLauro Chair U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Kay Granger Ranking Member U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Washington DC 20515 July 14, 2021 Dear Chairwoman DeLauro and Ranking Member Granger, The Catholic Health Association of the United States is the leadership organization of more…
CCUSA letter of support for Afghan Adjustment Act
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2022/08/24/letter-of-support-for-afghan-adjustment-act/
News - August 24, 2022 - The Honorable Nancy PelosiSpeaker, U.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, D.C., 20515 The Honorable Kevin McCarthyRepublican Leader Minority Leader, U.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, D.C., 20510 The Honorable Charles SchumerMajority Leader, U.S. SenateWashington, D.C., 20510 The Honorable Mitch McConnellMinority Leader, U.S. SenateWashington, D.C., 20515 Dear Speaker Pelosi, Leader McCarthy, Leader Schumer and Leader McConnell: I write on behalf…
CCUSA, USCCB, CLINIC urge President Trump to continue DACA
News - August 30, 2017 - Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, along with Bishop Joe S. Vasquez, chairman of the USCCB Committee on Migration, and Jeanne M. Atkinson, executive director of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc. (CLINIC), sent a letter to President Trump urging him to continue the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals…
CCUSA letter on U.S. Catholic community support for robust use of TPS
News - July 19, 2022 - The Honorable Alejandro MayorkasSecretary of Homeland SecurityDepartment of Homeland SecurityWashington, D.C. 20528 The Honorable Antony BlinkenSecretary of StateDepartment of StateWashington, D.C. 20520 Dear Secretary Mayorkas and Secretary Blinken: We write on behalf of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Migration, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), Catholic Relief Services (CRS), and the Catholic Legal…
CCUSA letter on Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act
News - May 13, 2022 - U.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, D.C. 20515 Dear Representative: We are writing on behalf of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty and Catholic Charities USA regarding the Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act (H.R. 5129) (the Act). A crucial element of our nation’s fight to eradicate poverty, the Community Services Block Grant…
CCUSA, FJL disappointed by CFBP’s removal of consumer protections
News - July 10, 2020 - CCUSA joins Faith for Just Lending (FJL), a coalition of Christian organizations and denominations representing millions of Christians across the country, in issuing the following statement: “We are deeply disappointed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s action to remove crucial consumer protections from its rule on payday and car title lending. In the wake of…
CCUSA opposes interim final rule on asylum eligibility and procedures
News - August 7, 2019 - CCUSA issued comments today opposing the final interim rule on Asylum Eligibility and Procedures. It attempts to deny asylum as a form of immigration relief for migrants. The rule’s legal & policy ramifications will negatively affect due process rights, likely lead to increased human smuggling, and place a tremendous burden on regional countries with insufficient…
CCUSA letter urges robust funding in annual LHHS appropriations bill
News - November 5, 2021 - November 2, 2021 United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20015 Dear Senator, On behalf of Catholic Health Association and Catholic Charities USA, we write to urge you to provide robust funding in the annual Labor Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations Bill to support families and communities during this time of recovery…