Monthly Archives: March 2005
- CHN: House and Senate Budget Committees Pass Budget Resolution for FY 2006
The House and Senate Budget Committees approved budget resolutions this week for fiscal year 2006 that spell out deep cuts for programs and services for moderate- and low-income families. The resolutions include deep cuts to programs aimed at helping the most vulnerable Americans, children, the elderly and people with disabilities. Medicaid, Food Stamps, child care, Read More »
Posted in Budget and Appropriations, Child Nutrition, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, 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, Minimum Wage, SNAP, Social Services, Tax Policy, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Unemployment Insurance Comments Off - CHN: Bipartisan TANF Bill Passes Senate Finance Committee
All but one of the Senate Finance Committee members present* voted to approve the PRIDE bill (Personal Responsibility and Individual Development for Everyone) at the Committee’s March 9 mark-up meeting. The bill would reauthorize Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and the Child Care and Development Block Grant through fiscal year 2010. It is most Read More »
Posted in Immigration, Income Support, Social Services, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Comments Off - CHN Releases Analysis of President’s Budget
As part of a new federal budget campaign, CHN has compiled an analysis of how the President’s proposed FY 2005 budget will affect programs and services for low-income people. Called The President’s Fiscal Year 2005 Budget: Slamming the Door Shut on Opportunity for All Americans, the report includes an overview and specific analyses of over Read More »
Posted in Budget and Appropriations, Early Childhood Education, 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, Minimum Wage, Poverty and Income, SNAP, Social Security, Social Services, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Comments Off
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