Economy - Human Needs Report Archives
2011
The President's Job Creation Package (9/16/11) Congress Expected to Act Soon on Short-Term Spending Bill for FY 2012 (9/16/11) Balanced Budget Amendment Would Threaten Critical Programs and the Economy (6/17/11) Deficit Reduction and Raising the Debt Ceiling (5/13/11) Congress Likely to Approve Another Three Weeks of Federal Spending; House Approves Another $6 Billion in Cuts Below FY 2010 Levels; Senate Expected to Follow Suit (3/17/11) Twenty-three Senators Threaten the President With Vote Against Debt Ceiling Increase (3/17/11)
2010
Will Congress Continue Jobless Benefits to Help the Unemployed, Their Families and the Economy? (11/29/10) Congress Must Extend Unemployment Benefits in Lame Duck Session (10/5/10) Congress Lets Successful Job Creation Program Expire (10/5/10) Congress Enacts Medicaid and Education Aid Urgently Needed by States (8/11/10) Unemployment Benefits Restored for Millions of Workers (7/26/10) 37 Senators and 153 Reps. Vote to Deny UI to 2 Million; And Those Who Vote No Endanger State Aid, Youth Jobs, and TANF Emergency Funds (7/2/10) War Supplemental Bill Seen as Vehicle for Domestic Priorities (7/2/10) Efforts to Provide Needed Relief to Unemployed and States Falling Short in the Senate (6/18/10) Congress Lets Unemployment Insurance Expire - Again And Blue Dogs Abandon Recession-Torn States (6/2/10) Clock is Running Down on Extending Unemployment Benefits (5/11/10) Jobless Benefits Restored; Action on Long-Term Jobs Measures Pending (4/26/10) Unemployment Insurance Back on Track; Jobs Bills Move in Senate and House (3/12/10) The State of the Union: Jobs, Health Care, and the Deficit (1/29/10) 2009
Pressure Intensifies on Washington to Create More Jobs (11/13/09) President Signs Legislation Placing Restrictions on the Credit Card Industry (5/29/09) Historic Vote for Economic Recovery; President Signs American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (2/18/09) Economic Recovery Bill Passes in House and is Debated on the Senate Floor (2/3/09) Obama Economic Recovery Plan Starts to Take Shape in House (1/16/09) Congress Votes to Release Second Half of $700 Billion Bailout Bill (1/16/09)
2008
Congress Enacts Legislation Aimed at Easing Financial Crisis, But Fails to Address Worsening Recession (10/9/08) Action to Spur the Economy Awaits Congress’ Return in September - Not to Mention Funding for Everything Else (8/5/08) Senate Announces a Step Towards Meeting Emergency Needs (7/21/08) Victory: 13 More Weeks of Unemployment Benefits; Congress Enacts and President Signs Bill Adding Domestic Items to War Funding (7/1/08) Domestic Priorities Make it into Supplemental Bill (5/23/08) Unemployment Insurance, Medicaid, and Veterans’ Benefits Tangled in Funding Disputes (5/12/08) House May Include Anti-Recession Measures in Supplemental Appropriations Bill (4/29/08) The Need Grows for More Federal Help to Curb the Recession (4/14/08) Congress Finalizes Economic Stimulus Package (2/15/08) Action on the Stimulus Package Delayed in the Senate (2/1/08)