Monthly Archives: December 2010
- CHN: House Passes a Jobs Bill; But Final Enactment Awaits the New Year
With 10 percent unemployment, there were hopes Congress could take quick action to invest in job creation before the end of 2009. Contentiousness in the Senate over health care and pretty much everything else made it impossible for the Senate to take up jobs legislation so quickly, but the House enacted the Jobs for Main Read More »
Posted in Economy Comments Off - CHN: Senate Attempt at Full-Year Appropriations Collapses
Child Care, Head Start, Disabilities, and Housing Programs Likely to Suffer There was an outside chance that Congress would be able to agree on a full-year appropriations bill during the waning days of its session. For parents needing help with child care or placing their children in Head Start, the outcome was very important. These Read More »
Posted in Budget and Appropriations, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Education and Youth Policy, Health, Housing and Homelessness, Social Security, Social Services Comments Off - CHN: DREAM Denied for Immigrant Youth
On a rare Saturday Senate session on December 18, supporters of the DREAM Act filled the Senate gallery to see if the Senate would make it possible for young immigrants who have grown up in this country to secure legal status if they attend college or serve in the military. Ten days prior, the House Read More »
Posted in Education and Youth Policy, Immigration Comments Off - CHN: The Wealthiest Hold 98% of Americans Hostage to Gain Billions in the Tax Deal
Unemployment Insurance is Extended, but the Cost is High Feeling pressure to stave off an increase in taxes for all taxpayers starting on January 1st, the Administration brokered a deal with recalcitrant Republicans to give them their top priority – tax breaks for the wealthiest. Entering the negotiations, there was broad agreement among Democrats, Republicans Read More »
Posted in Labor and Employment, Tax Policy, Unemployment Insurance Comments Off - CHN: Child Nutrition Programs Reauthorized
The long-stalled Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, S. 3307, which reauthorizes child nutrition programs, was enacted on December 13. It provides $4.5 billion over 10 years for better child nutrition through more afterschool and summer meals, higher reimbursements to school lunch providers, improved administration of WIC and meals programs, including easier enrollment of children, and more Read More »
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