Even before the across-the-board sequestration took effect in FY 2013, human needs programs funded by annual appropriations were on a downward trend. From FY 2010 through FY 2014, out of a group of 131 programs of special importance to low-income and vulnerable people, 119 saw decreases after adjusting for inflation. Only 12 programs increased during that period. Read More »
On July 11, the House passed (258-160) a bill to make permanent the bonus depreciation tax break for businesses (H.R. 4718). The bill will cost $287 billion over 10 years and was passed without offsetting cuts or revenue increases to pay for the lost revenue the legislation will cause. A motion to limit the tax break to two years and deny the break to corporations that change their residency to overseas to avoid paying U.S. taxes (known as corporate “inversion”) was defeated (191-229). Read More »
Senate work on a “minibus” package of three appropriations bills – Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-Science, and Transportation-HUD – stalled shortly after it began. While senators voted overwhelmingly in favor (95-3) of beginning consideration of the package (H.R. 4660) on Tuesday, June 17, Majority Leader Reid (D-NV) effectively pulled the legislation from the floor on Thursday, June 19 when Republicans and Democrats failed to come to an agreement on the process for allowing and voting on amendments. Read More »
Imagine if the U.S. women’s suffragette movement had been led entirely by men, and its rank-and-file had been mostly male. The movement would surely have been far less galvanizing and assertive. American women might still be denied the vote. Read More »
The House on Tuesday passed (367-55) a bill to fund road, bridge, and public transportation projects through May 2015, but they paid for the package with the same revenue sources the Senate had set aside to pay for its Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) bill. Read More »
On July 11, the House passed (258-160) a bill to make permanent the bonus depreciation tax break for businesses (H.R. 4718). The bill will cost $287 billion over 10 years and was passed without offsetting cuts or revenue increases to pay for the lost revenue the legislation will cause. A motion to limit the tax break to two years and deny the break to corporations that change their residency to overseas to avoid paying U.S. taxes (known as corporate “inversion”) was defeated (191-229). Read More »
President Barack Obama’s nomination of Sylvia Mathews Burwell as the next secretary of health and human services presents an opportunity to look afresh at the decision-making processes for implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Read More »
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Latest Edition: July 22, 2014
Read articles from the July 22nd edition, including pieces on the current child migrant humanitarian crisis, unemployment insurance, tax extenders, job training, and social services. Read More »
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