Monthly Archives: April 2002
- CHN: Budget Deficit May Be Larger than Projected
Debate to Make Tax Cuts Permanent Continues Leading budget experts have nearly doubled the projected budget deficit for the current fiscal year; the announcement came yesterday, April 25, just one week after the House approved legislation (H.R. 586) to make permanent the tax cuts contained in last year’s $1.35 trillion tax package. Earlier Congressional Budget Read More »
Posted in Budget and Appropriations Comments Off - CHN: Conferees Reach Tentative Farm Bill Deal
More Nutrition Title Details Expected Next Week On Thursday, April 25, the House Agriculture Committee announced that the House-Senate Farm Bill Conferees have come to a tentative agreement on the framework for a final Farm Bill (HR 2646). Details of the specific policy provisions are expected to be revealed over the next few days as Read More »
Posted in Food and Nutrition, SNAP Comments Off - CHN: House Moves Forward on Welfare Reauthorization
Committees Consider GOP Proposals On Thursday, April 18, two House subcommittees approved nearly identical bills to reauthorize the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program. The Human Resources Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee passed the Personal Responsibility, Work, and Family Promotion Act of 2002 (HR 4090), introduced by Subcommittee Chair Wally Herger (R-CA). Read More »
Posted in Health, Income Support, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Comments Off - CHN: Senate to Take Up Trade Package With Health Care Provision
Articles from April 26, 2002 House Moves Forward on Welfare Reauthorization On Thursday, April 18, two House subcommittees approved nearly identical bills to reauthorize the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program. The Human Resources Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee passed the Personal Responsibility, Work, and Family Promotion Act of 2002 (HR 4090), Read More »
Posted in Health, Health Care Reform, Labor and Employment Comments Off - CHN: Ways And Means Committee Hears Testimony on TANF
Democrats and Advocates Express Concerns The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources convened a hearing on April 11 to address the upcoming reauthorization of the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant. The committee, led by Chairman Wally Herger (R-CA) and Ranking Member Benjamin Cardin (D-MD), heard testimony from a wide variety Read More »
Posted in Food and Nutrition, Income Support, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Comments Off - CHN: Thompson Defends Bush TANF Plan
Lawmakers Voice Concerns About Potential State Burdens Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy Thompson was called to testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee on April 9, as congressional activity on the reauthorization of the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program heightens. Also on April 9, Education and Workforce Committee member Representative Read More »
Posted in Food and Nutrition, Income Support, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Comments Off - CHN: Farm Bill Conference Continues at Slow Pace
Articles from April 15, 2002 Representative Herger Introduces TANF Reauthorization Bill On April 9, House Ways and Means Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Wally Herger (R-CA) introduced the Personal Responsibility, Work and Family Promotion Act of 2002 (HR 4090). Similar legislation to reauthorize the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program (HR 4092) was introduced the Read More »
Posted in Food and Nutrition, SNAP Comments Off - CHN: Representative Herger Introduces TANF Reauthorization Bill
GOP Legislation, Like Administration Proposal, Deemed Unworkable by Many On April 9, House Ways and Means Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Wally Herger (R-CA) introduced the Personal Responsibility, Work and Family Promotion Act of 2002 (HR 4090). Similar legislation to reauthorize the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program (HR 4092) was introduced the same day Read More »
Posted in Food and Nutrition, Income Support, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Comments Off
Click here to visit the HNR Archives
