August 2, 2002
- CHN: Senate Committee Approves FY 2003 Agriculture Appropriations
Senate Appropriations Exceed House Recommendations On Thursday, July 25, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $74.6 billion agriculture spending measure (S 2801) for fiscal year 2003 by a vote of 29-0. The Senate’s version of the agriculture bill exceeds both last year’s budget of $74.5 billion and the $74.3 billion approved by the House Appropriations Read More »
Posted in Budget and Appropriations, Food and Nutrition, SNAP Comments Off - CHN: Senate Committee Approves VA-HUD Appropriations Bill
Budget Constraints May Prove Difficult for House Appropriators The Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved the fiscal year 2003 appropriations bill for the Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development (VA-HUD) Departments on July 25, clearing the way for full Senate approval after the August recess. The measure (S 2797) appropriates $32.1 billion overall for HUD, $634 Read More »
Posted in Budget and Appropriations, Housing and Homelessness Comments Off - CHN: Congress Adjourns for Recess Without Addressing TANF
Welfare Reauthorization Faces an Uncertain Future The Senate adjourned August 2 for a month-long recess, leaving the reauthorization of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) – the 1996 law that created the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program – as unfinished business. Set to expire on September 30, 2002, TANF provides Read More »
Posted in Health, Health Care Reform, Income Support, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Comments Off - CHN: Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Fails in Senate
Chamber Approves Drug Pricing and Medicaid Measures After two weeks of debate and votes on four separate bills, the Senate failed to pass legislation creating a prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients. Currently, Medicare does not cover prescription drugs that patients take outside hospitals. According to a recent survey conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation Read More »
- CHN: Congress Approves Trade Legislation
Articles from August 2, 2002 Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Fails in Senate After two weeks of debate and votes on four separate bills, the Senate failed to pass legislation creating a prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients. Currently, Medicare does not cover prescription drugs that patients take outside hospitals. According to a recent survey conducted Read More »
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