October 10, 2011
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Read the articles from the October 10th edition, including a short term spending bill, the Jobs Act, child welfare funding, TANF extension, and Senator Rand Paul.
- CHN: Congress Passes Short-Term FY2012 Spending Bill
The House and Senate deadlock over Fiscal Year 2012 spending was broken when the Senate relented by dropping its demand for higher funding for disaster relief. The Senate dropped $1 billion in disaster aid for FY 2011 when Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials said it had sufficient funds for FY 2011, averting a standoff Read More »
- CHN: Senator Rand Paul Blocks Aid to Poor Elderly and Disabled Refugees
One person can make a difference. In the U.S. Senate, Senator Paul (R-KY) used that power to block the extension of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to refugees who have not been able to pass a citizenship test within 7 years, as required by law. The deadline has been extended twice because the impoverished 5,600 refugees Read More »
Posted in Income Support Comments Off - CHN: First Vote on American Jobs Act Scheduled in Senate for Tuesday, October 11
The unemployment rate in September remained stuck at 9.1 percent. Nearly 26 million people are either out of work or working fewer hours than they need. Those out of work six months or more make up close to half the ranks of the unemployed (44.6 percent). For some, levels of joblessness are far worse: nearly Read More »
Posted in Labor and Employment, Unemployment Insurance Comments Off - CHN: Congress Continues Funding for Child Welfare Services
In a now rare demonstration of bipartisanship, Congress enacted the Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act (S.1542/H.R. 2883) in time to continue funding uninterrupted for various child welfare services. The final vote in the House was 395-25, on September 21. President Obama signed the bill into law (PL 112-34) on September 30, the Read More »
Posted in Social Services Comments Off - CHN: TANF Extended for 3 Months; Supplemental Grants Not Reinstated
H.R. 2943, the Short-Term TANF Extension Act passed the House on September 21, 2011. Introduced by Rep. Geoff Davis (R – KY), Chair of the Human Resources Subcommittee of House Ways and Means, it extended funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant through December 31, 2011. Notably, the act did not reinstate Read More »
Posted in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Comments Off
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