Monthly Archives: June 2011
- CHN: Balanced Budget Amendment Would Threaten Critical Programs and the Economy
Under the guise of fiscal discipline, House and Senate Republicans are proposing a constitutional amendment to balance the budget. On June 15, the House Judiciary Committee passed a balanced budget amendment along party lines (H.J. Res. 1, with a vote of 20-12). In March, the Senate introduced a similar measure, S. J. Res. 10. The Read More »
Posted in Budget and Appropriations, Economy Comments Off - CHN: House Agriculture Appropriations: Some WIC Funding Restored, but Other Cuts to Nutrition and Housing Programs Stay
On June 16, the House passed its Agriculture Appropriations bill (H.R. 2112) by a vote of 217-203 with 19 Republicans joining all Democrats in opposing the bill. Generally Democrats were concerned that the bill cut programs too deeply and Republican opponents didn’t think the cuts were deep enough. As reported in the May 31 Human Needs Report, Read More »
Posted in Budget and Appropriations, Food and Nutrition, Housing and Homelessness Comments Off - CHN: Deficit Reduction Negotiations Intensify; Deal Sought by July 1
Congressional negotiators working with Vice President Biden to craft a deficit reduction plan met three times this week, and expect to meet even more intensively during the week of June 20. They hope to reach agreement on a broad plan to cut the deficit by $4 trillion over the next decade by July 1. If Read More »
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