February 25, 2005
- CHN: TANF Bill Moving
In anticipation of an especially difficult budget season, Republican and Democratic staffers in the Senate have been meeting regularly to explore common ground for moving a bill that would reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program (TANF). Both sides say they do not want TANF to be reauthorized as part of a possible reconciliation Read More »
Posted in Income Support, Social Services, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Comments Off - CHN: Deep Cuts in the President’s Budget; Committees Ready to Act
The President submitted a budget on February 7 that contained deep cuts to human needs spending, more tax cuts, and proposed changes to the budget process that will make it more difficult for Congress to increase spending for services in the future. Several members of the Coalition have done wonderful analyses of the President’s budget Read More »
Posted in Budget and Appropriations, Child Nutrition, Disabilities, Education and Youth Policy, Food and Nutrition, Health, Health Care Reform, Housing and Homelessness, Immigration, Income Support, Job Training and Education, Labor and Employment, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, Social Services, Tax Policy, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Unemployment Insurance Comments Off - CHN: Privatization Message Falls Flat
Following on the President’s tour of key states to promote the partial privatization of Social Security, several of his allies in Congress spent the February recess in their districts meeting with constituents to discuss the future of the program. USAction, the Campaign for America’s Future and other organizations organized rallies and events to demonstrate nationwide Read More »
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