July 2, 2010
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Read articles from the July 2nd edition, including the War Supplement bill, appropriations bills, and extending Unemployment Insurance.
- CHN: War Supplemental Bill Seen as Vehicle for Domestic Priorities
On July 1, the House passed the rule for consideration of the FY 2010 war supplemental spending bill (H.R. 4899) that included the ‘budget enforcement’ resolution (see article elsewhere in this Human Needs Report) and paved the way for the addition of domestic funding. The $58.8 billion Senate-passed version of the H.R. 4899 largely funds the wars Read More »
Posted in Budget and Appropriations, Economy Comments Off - CHN: House Agrees to Funding Limit; Begins Work on Appropriations Bills
After months of deadlock, the House has agreed to trim $7 billion from the President’s FY 2011 budget request for overall discretionary spending of annually appropriated programs. The Administration’s budget proposes an aggregate freeze in domestic non-military and non-security spending for three years. This is not an across-the-board freeze, so while some programs are cut Read More »
Posted in Budget and Appropriations Comments Off - CHN: 37 Senators and 153 Reps. Vote to Deny UI to 2 Million; And Those Who Vote No Endanger State Aid, Youth Jobs, and TANF Emergency Funds
Nearly 30 million people were unemployed or underemployed in June, with more than 45 percent of the unemployed out of work more than six months. Never has Congress cut off federal unemployment benefits with jobless rates over 9 percent. Until now. By July 10, just before Congress returns from its Independence Day recess, more than 2 Read More »
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