Monthly Archives: December 2005
- CHN: Labor-HHS-Education Bill Must Clear One Last Hurdle
Funding for many health, education, and social service programs for fiscal 2006 has still not been approved by Congress, although the fiscal year started October 1. Earlier this year both the House and Senate approved their own version of the bill funding the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education. But the bill Read More »
- CHN: House and Senate to Attempt Passing a Final Bill Cutting Aid to Poor
Next week the House and Senate will attempt to pass a final version of a bill slashing funding for programs that help the most needy Americans. Before the Thanksgiving recess, both the House and Senate approved their own version of a budget reconciliation bill that cuts funding to mandatory programs (those that do not need Read More »
- CHN: More Tax Breaks for Wealthy Approved by Congress
House Increases Deficit by $90 Billion By a vote of 234 to 197, the House of Representatives approved $56.1 billion in new tax breaks on Thursday, December 8. H.R. 4297 is the House version of the tax reconciliation bill. The centerpiece of the bill is a $23 billion tax break for those who claim capital Read More »
Posted in Tax Policy Comments Off - CHN: Congress Approves, President Signs, Final Housing Appropriation Bill
On November 30, President Bush signed into law the appropriation for the Treasury and Transportation Departments and HUD (H.R. 3058). The House approved the final appropriation on November 18 by a vote of 392-31. The Senate approved it by unanimous consent the same day. The bill, which was subject to earlier disputes about Amtrak funding Read More »
Posted in Budget and Appropriations, Housing and Homelessness Comments Off
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