Anti-hunger advocate. Love tax and budget policy. Ultramarathoner. Work for a DC nonprofit but my tweets are my own.
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Inspiring visit to Mission Action. They’re doing extraordinary work with their food, housing, and justice ministries. Impressed by the care in which they create a welcoming and inclusive space for all. @NETWORKLobby @FCNL @MissionActionSF #nunsonthebusandfriends
An inspiring visit to the St. Francis Center. A model of working to ensure everyone thrives with no exceptions, investing in kids and their parents, focusing on building real community and belonging. @NETWORKLobby @FCNL #nunsonthebusandfriends
Wonderful visit to the National Chavez Center. Inspired by the legacy and ongoing good work. Grateful to our hosts for all they’re doing. @NETWORKLobby @FCNL
Day 3 on Nuns on the Bus. Great visit to Three Square and the amazing work they’re doing to address hunger and food insecurity in Nevada. Really inspiring. @NETWORKLobby @FCNL #nunsonthebus #nunsonthebusandfriends
Grateful to our friends at Kino Border Initiative for their amazing work and for hosting Nuns on the Bus for a powerful visit at the border. #nunsonthebusandfriends
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🚍 And we’re off with Leg 3-West! Catch us in Tucson and Phoenix today ☀️
Join us ⬇️
nunsonthebus.org/our-stops/
Heading out to our first stop on Nuns on the Bus with Sister Richelle and friends. @FCNL @NETWORKLobby
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Jasmin Paris. Finisher number 20 at the Barkley Marathons. She’s broken the cycle.
#bm100 #barkleymarathons #barkley #legend
📸 instagram.com/davidmiller.ph… – at Tennessee, USA
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Jasmin Paris @JasminKParis finished loop five of the #BM100 in 59:58:21.
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As President Biden highlighted the 2021 expansion of the Child Tax Credit was a tremendous success -- it led to a historic reduction in child poverty -- we need to reinstate that expansion and make it permanent:
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Tax Proposals President Biden is Expected to Discuss in the State of the Union itep.org/biden-tax-proposals… via @iteptweets. Always appreciate @SteveWamhoff's wisdom! @Voice4HumanNeed
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🚨Great news! The Senate just overwhelmingly passed the #RECA extension bill to protect and expand compensation to victims of nuclear weapons testing.
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A single parent with two children who earns $22,000 as a childcare worker would gain $675 in the first year of the #ChildTaxCredit expansion. cbpp.org/research/federal-ta…
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As Congress heads home on recesses this month, reminder that expanding the #ChildTaxCredit is very popular-->
📊 BREAKING: As the House moves to vote on the bipartisan Child Tax Credit bill, majorities across party lines support the proposed legislation. This includes...
🇺🇸 69% of Americans
🔵 80% of Democrats
🟢 64% of independents
🔴 59% of Republicans
ALT Bar graph of polling data from Navigator Research. Title: Two in Three Americans Support Expanding and Improving the Child Tax Credit, Including Parents and Non-Parents Alike
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🧵 FCNL welcomes the re-reintroduction of the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding Schools Policies in the U.S. Act to investigate atrocities committed at Indian boarding schools in the U.S. in the 19th & 20th centuries. #truthjusticehealing 1/4 fcnl.org/updates/2024-02/qua…
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The House overwhelmingly (w/169 Rs!) passed the Child Tax Credit/corporate tax bill. Instead of fast-tracking it, some in the Senate are trying to extract a pound of flesh– eliminating the “lookback” provision
Bipartisan proponents of the bill should welcome this debate
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In response to the House passing the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act (H.R. 7024) by a vote of 357-70, FCNL Associate General Secretary of Policy and Advocacy Amelia Kegan made the following statement… 1/ fcnl.org/updates/2024-01/hou…