July 23, 2007
- CHN: National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Bill Introduced
The creation of a National Housing Trust Fund with a dedicated funding source is an important step in addressing the housing crisis affecting the poorest in our country, denying them their human right to a decent, affordable place to call home. Nationwide there are only 6.2 million homes with rents that are affordable for the Read More »
Posted in Housing and Homelessness Comments Off - CHN: Paid Leave Proposed for American Workers
Recently proposed legislation in the Senate would provide eight weeks of paid leave for American workers. Senators Dodd (D-CT) and Stevens (R-AK) introduced the Family Leave Insurance Act of 2007, S. 1681 on June 21. The bill would allow individuals to be compensated for up to eight weeks over a 12-month period if they take Read More »
Posted in Labor and Employment Comments Off - CHN: Farm Bill: House Committee Sends Bill With Nutrition Improvements to House Floor
The House Agriculture Committee approved a farm bill (H.R. 2419) on July 19 that includes $4 billion over five years in improvements to the Food Stamp Program and funding increases for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). The $4 billion will come from funds found by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rangel (D-NY) in Read More »
Posted in Food and Nutrition, SNAP Comments Off - CHN: Senate Finance Committee Approves Renewal of Children’s Health Program
The Senate Finance Committee approved a proposal on June 19 to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) – a joint federal-state program established in 1997 to provide health insurance to children whose families have low incomes but earn too much to qualify for Medicaid. The proposal, which was approved 17-4, will provide $35 Read More »
Posted in Health Comments Off - CHN: President Nominates former House Budget Committee Chair Jim Nussle as White House Budget Director; Confirmation Hearings Scheduled in Senate
In nominating Jim Nussle to be Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), President Bush did not appear to choose someone most likely to negotiate successful budget and appropriations agreements with the Democratic Congress. Former House Budget Committee Chairman Nussle was noted for proposing cuts in domestic programs far deeper than Read More »
Posted in Budget and Appropriations, Education and Youth Policy Comments Off - CHN: Appropriations Update
Labor-HHS-Education The House approved an appropriations bill for Labor-Health and Human Services-Education programs (H.R. 3043) on July 19, with a bipartisan vote of 276 to 140. (Roll call vote: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll686.xml) Fifty-three Republicans joined 223 Democrats to support the legislation. The bill includes $151.6 billion in annual appropriations, up 5 percent ($7 billion) over this year’s funding, Read More »
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