November 7, 2003
- CHN: Pressure Continues to Increase Section 8 Funding
As the Congressional calendar draws to a close, a bipartisan group of Representatives and Senators are continuing to push for increased funding for the Section 8 Housing Voucher program in the fiscal year 2004 VA-HUD appropriations bill. President Bush drastically under-funded the Section 8 program in his budget this year. The shortfall threatened to cut Read More »
Posted in Early Childhood Education, Education and Youth Policy Comments Off - CHN: Appropriations Update: Prospect of Omnibus Appropriations Bill Looms
With several major spending bills for fiscal year 2004 still unfinished, Republican leadership is asking House and Senate appropriators to prepare for an omnibus appropriations package that would be finished by November 18. Congress must approve 13 spending bills each year to keep the government running. Although the new fiscal year started October 1, only Read More »
Posted in Budget and Appropriations Comments Off - CHN: Congressional Democrats Push For Votes To Extend Unemployment Benefits
Over the past two weeks, Democrats in the House and Senate have begun a major push to force both chambers to vote on the federal extension of unemployment benefits. Thus far, the Republican leaders of the House and the Senate have failed to schedule a vote on any of the bill to reauthorize or expand Read More »
Posted in Child Nutrition, Food and Nutrition Comments Off
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