November 22, 2002
- CHN: Many Programs Benefiting Poor Face Reauthorization in 2003
Welfare Reauthorization, Child Nutrition Among Programs Addressed by 108th Congress A number of federal programs important to the poor and disadvantaged are up for reauthorization next year. What follows is a list of some of these programs, with a preview of issues that will likely be addressed during their respective reauthorization debates. Personal Responsibility and Read More »
Posted in Budget and Appropriations, Child Nutrition, Early Childhood Education, Education and Youth Policy, Food and Nutrition, Housing and Homelessness, Immigration, Income Support, Job Training and Education, Labor and Employment, Poverty and Income, Social Services, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Comments Off - CHN: Congress Passes Long-Stalled Terrorism Insurance Legislation
President Strikes Deal with Senate Democrats in Spite of Republican Opposition On November 19, more than a year after the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington, the Senate gave final passage (86 to 11) to legislation (HR 3210) that would provide federal monies to the property and casualty industry to cover future terrorism-related Read More »
Posted in Housing and Homelessness Comments Off - CHN: Unemployment Benefits Extension Falters
House Failure to Act Will Lead to Expiration of Benefits for Nearly One Million Workers By Year’s End Congressional disagreements over competing versions of a measure to extend federal unemployment benefits were not resolved before Congress’s lame-duck session ended this week, leaving at least 830,000 workers without benefits by the end of the year. On Read More »
Posted in Labor and Employment, Unemployment Insurance Comments Off
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