September 13, 2002
- CHN: House Considers Education Tax-Break Measure
Controversy Over Bill Continues The House Ways and Means Committee approved a bill (HR 5193) on September 5 that would give tax deductions to low-income families to cover education expenses such as tuition, transportation, books, and computers. The measure would apply to public, private, religious, and home schooling, for both elementary and secondary education. The Read More »
Posted in Education and Youth Policy, Social Services, Tax Policy Comments Off - CHN: VA-HUD Appropriations Still Held Up
Articles from September 13, 2002 Senators Urge Daschle to Bring Welfare to Senate Floor A busy Senate floor schedule and lack of consensus continue to delay movement on 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. Set Read More »
Posted in Budget and Appropriations, Housing and Homelessness Comments Off - CHN: Labor HHS Bill in Limbo
Chairman Bypasses Committee to Comply with Speaker’s Demand of Lower Spending In an unusual move that underscores the tension between House appropriators and the Republican leadership, on September 4, Appropriations Committee Chairman C.W. Bill Young (R-FL) bypassed committee consideration to introduce the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education appropriations bill for direct consideration by the House. The Read More »
Posted in Budget and Appropriations, Job Training and Education, Labor and Employment Comments Off - CHN: Senate Adds $6 Billion in Drought Assistance to Interior Bill
Drought Aid Would Not Affect Food and Nutrition Spending in Farm Bill On Tuesday, September 10, the Senate voted 79-16 to attach a $6 billion emergency drought package to the $19.3 billion fiscal year 2003 Interior bill (HR 5093). Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) sponsored the measure, which was supported by forty-eight Democrats and Read More »
Posted in Budget and Appropriations, Food and Nutrition, SNAP Comments Off - CHN: Senate Committee Approves Child Care Bill
CCDBG Gets a $1 Billion Increase On Wednesday, September 4, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee approved legislation by voice vote to increase discretionary child care subsidies by $1 billion for fiscal year 2003. The bill (S 2758) would boost discretionary funding for the Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG) to a Read More »
Posted in Budget and Appropriations, Social Services Comments Off - CHN: CBO Forecast Revises Deficit Up and Surplus Down
Articles from September 13, 2002 Senators Urge Daschle to Bring Welfare to Senate Floor A busy Senate floor schedule and lack of consensus continue to delay movement on 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. Set Read More »
Posted in Budget and Appropriations, Tax Policy Comments Off - CHN: Senators Urge Daschle to Bring Welfare to Senate Floor
TANF Reauthorization Still Stalled A busy Senate floor schedule and lack of consensus continue to delay movement on 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. Set to expire on September 30, 2002, TANF provides critical assistance Read More »
Posted in Income Support, Labor and Employment, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Comments Off - CHN: Democrats Considering Attaching Minimum Wage Increase to Pensions Bill
Articles from September 13, 2002 Senators Urge Daschle to Bring Welfare to Senate Floor A busy Senate floor schedule and lack of consensus continue to delay movement on 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. Set Read More »
Posted in Labor and Employment, Minimum Wage Comments Off
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