April 16, 2013
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Read articles from the April 16th edition, including pieces on the President’s FY2014 budget, immigration reform and gun control laws.
- CHN: The President’s FY 2014 Budget: Important Initiatives Face Uphill Battle
President Obama released his FY 2014 budget on April 10 in a Rose Garden speech whose audience included many who strongly support one of the budget’s key initiatives: Preschool for All four-year olds and other investments in the development of the youngest children. The historic preschool initiative would be paid for by an increase in the tobacco tax. But the chasm of difference between the extreme cuts in the House budget and the Senate’s and President’s combination of revenues and cuts underscore the difficulty of agreeing upon worthy new initiatives. Read More »
- CHN: Immigration Bill Imminent in the Senate
The work of drafting a comprehensive immigration reform bill is completed in the Senate. The key drafters, the so-called “Gang of Eight” (Republicans Marco Rubio (FL), John McCain, Jeff Flake (AZ), and Lindsey Graham (SC) and Democrats Charles Schumer (NY), Robert Menendez (NJ), Michael Bennet (CO), and Richard Durbin (IL)) are poised to introduce legislation. Read More »
Posted in Immigration, Poverty and Income Comments Off - CHN: Expanded Mental Health Services May be Included in Gun Legislation
When President Obama spoke about the grieving families seeking legislation to curb gun violence in his State of the Union address, his message was: “they deserve a simple vote.” On April 11, the Senate took the first step with a bipartisan 68-31 vote to cut off debate after up to 30 hours. Read More »
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