Monthly Archives: October 2010
- CHN: Congress Enacts Measure to Avert a Government Shutdown
Just hours before the beginning of the new fiscal year on October 1, the President signed into law the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (PL 111-242) to allow annually appropriated government operations and programs to continue through December 3, 2010. This stopgap continuing resolution (CR) was necessary since Congress has been unable to pass any of Read More »
Posted in Budget and Appropriations, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Comments Off - CHN: Action on Expiring Tax Cuts Delayed
Congress recessed until after the November elections without addressing the Bush era 2001 and 2003 tax cuts and the improvements in the refundable tax credits enacted in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) in 2009, both set to expire at the end of 2010. There seems to be widespread agreement in both parties that Read More »
Posted in Tax Policy Comments Off - CHN: Congress Lets Successful Job Creation Program Expire
The national unemployment rate stands at 9.6 percent. Long-term unemployment is at historic highs. The United States has an 11 million jobs deficit and there are roughly five unemployed workers for every job opening, according to the Economic Policy Institute (click here to see report). Despite these sobering statistics and the expectation that it will Read More »
Posted in Economy, Labor and Employment, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Comments Off - CHN: Child Nutrition Renewal Pushed into Lame Duck Session; House Objects to Cutting Food Stamps to Pay for It
With fears that legislation to improve child nutrition programs might not make it to final passage, pressure mounted in the House to accept the bill approved by the Senate (S. 3307). The Senate bill, passed unanimously, provides $4.5 billion over 10 years for better child nutrition through more afterschool and summer meals, higher reimbursements to Read More »
Posted in Child Nutrition, Food and Nutrition, SNAP Comments Off - CHN: Congress Must Extend Unemployment Benefits in Lame Duck Session
On July 21, Congress passed H.R. 4213, which was signed into law the next day by President Obama, extending unemployment benefits for the long-term unemployed through the end of November 2010. This legislation finally passed seven weeks after the previous resolution had expired, a period during which millions of workers went without benefits. Now the Read More »
Posted in Economy, Labor and Employment, Unemployment Insurance Comments Off
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