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The Human Needs Report is the Coalition on Human Needs'
newsletter on national policy issues affecting low-income and vulnerable
populations. It is published every other week while Congress is
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- TANF Reauthorization Remains Unfinished
With the end of the legislative session on the horizon, Senate welfare negotiations continue to be hindered by a busy floor schedule and lack of consensus on what a final Senate reauthorization bill should include. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) - the 1996 law that created the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program - expired on September 30.
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- House Approves Loan Forgiveness Bill for Teachers
On September 25, Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Hillary Clinton (D-NY) - flanked by several other Democratic Senators - held a press conference to draw attention to their proposal to extend unemployment benefits to workers affected by the economic recession. The proposal will most likely be attached to other Senate legislation as an amendment, and would extend unemployment benefits by at least 13 weeks - 20 weeks in high unemployment states. Several unemployed workers also attended the press event, held in a packed Senate conference room.
- House Appropriations Committee Reports FY03 VA-HUD Bill
In a hearing on Thursday, September 26, witnesses reported on both the challenges and opportunities facing Social Security's disability programs, focusing specifically on the implementation of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999. Testifying before the House Social Security Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, witness remarks focused on the legislation's goal of removing barriers and increasing incentives for disabled individuals who are returning to or seeking work.
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