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Letter in support of CRA challenge to OCC lenders rule

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2021/06/17/support-congressional-review-act-cra-challenge-to-office-of-the-comptroller-of-the-currencys-occ-national-banks-and-federal-savings-associations-as-lenders-rule/

News - June 17, 2021 - Dear Members of Congress: We write to express our support for the Congressional Review Act (CRA) challenge to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) “National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders” rule. The OCC rule overrides state usury laws, legalizing predatory lending even in states that have outlawed it. On March…

Diocesan program helps Hispanic women have more voice in community

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/stories/diocesan-program-helps-hispanic-women-have-more-of-a-voice-in-community/

Story - July 14, 2021 - On a clear spring afternoon, Lexington’s Cardinal Valley neighborhood is buzzing with activity. Birdsong mingles with the bass beat of a passing car stereo, while people move between homes, hair salons, taquerias and panaderías. In the midst of all this life, the bright stucco facade of Centro de San Juan Diego rises up. It is…

Leadership 18 supports Legacy IRA Act

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2019/03/08/leadership-18-supports-legacy-ira-act/

News - March 8, 2019 - Catholic Charities USA joined fellow members of Leadership 18 in supporting the Legacy IRA Act, which encourages charitable giving be enabling seniors to make tax-free contributions from their individual retirement accounts to charities through life-income plans. Read the full letter.

CCUSA, USCCB urge THUD subcommittees to provide adequate funding for poor families

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2016/03/07/ccusa-and-usccb-urge-thud-subcommittee-to-provide-adequate-funding-for-poor-households/

News - March 7, 2016 - In joint letters to the Senate and House Subcommittees on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, as they begin work on their appropriations bills, CCUSA and USCCB urge the members to provide adequate funding for programs that serve poor and vulnerable households. Read the full letters: Senate, House.

CCUSA urges House to pass emergency spending bill for Puerto Rico

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2020/02/04/ccusa-urges-house-of-representatives-to-pass-emergency-spending-bill-for-puerto-rico/

News - February 4, 2020 - Catholic Charities USA requested that the House of Representatives pass H.R. 5687, the $4.67 billion emergency supplemental spending bill for Puerto Rico. As introduced, $3.26 billion is allocated to the Community Development Block Grant Program, which would allow Puerto Rico to spend money on long-term recovery, housing and economic revitalization and mitigation. Another $1.26 billion…

D.C. Catholic food pantry sees long lines with no end in sight

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/stories/d-c-catholic-food-pantry-months-of-long-lines-with-no-end-in-sight/

Story - July 22, 2020 - When the coronavirus pandemic first hit the Washington area in mid-March, shuttering many local restaurants and businesses, the lines at a weekly food pantry sponsored by the Spanish Catholic Center immediately jumped from about 60 people to hundreds. And now, four months into this time of job loss, sickness and social distancing, this previously small…

Circle of Protection calls for budget responsive to vulnerable populations

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2019/03/08/circle-of-protection-calls-for-budget-responsive-to-low-income-and-vulnerable-populations/

News - March 8, 2019 - Catholic Charities USA, along with its fellow members of the Circle of Protection, urge the administration and Congress to pass a bipartisan budget agreement that both reverses harmful sequestation cuts and expands investments in critical programs serving people in poverty. Read the full letter here.

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 letter to House in support of Second Chance Act

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2016/01/11/ccusa-and-usccb-write-letter-to-house-in-support-of-the-second-chance-act/

News - January 11, 2016 - In a joint letter to the House Committee on the Judiciary, CCUSA and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops call on the leadership to support the passage of the Second Chance Act. The legislation is an important step forward in addressing some of the many issues facing more that 650,000 men, women and juveniles…

CCUSA comments on proposed rule for SNAP standard utility allowance

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2019/12/03/ccusa-joins-comments-on-administrations-proposed-rule-for-snap-standard-utility-allowance/

News - December 3, 2019 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), the National Council of the United States Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP USA), and the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA) appreciate the opportunity to provide comments to the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service’s above-referenced…

CCUSA opposes Graham-Cassidy health care repeal proposal

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2017/09/22/catholic-charities-usa-expresses-opposition-to-the-graham-cassidy-health-care-repeal-proposal/

News - September 22, 2017 - In a letter to the U.S. Senate, Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), expressed strong opposition to the “Graham-Cassidy” health care repeal proposal. Throughout the health care reform discussions, CCUSA has consistently called for the protection of the millions who have access to health care coverage and for…

CCUSA signs joint nonprofit letter on WORK NOW Act

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2021/04/24/nonprofit-letter-on-the-work-now-act/

News - April 24, 2021 - April 20, 2021 The Honorable Joe Biden President The White House Washington, DC 20500 RE: Economic Stimulus and the Work Opportunities and Resources to Keep Nonprofit Organizations Well (WORK NOW) Act Dear Mr. President: Thank you for your Administration’s acknowledgements of the many contributions charitable organizations have made to the relief of the American People…