Human Needs Report

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 in session.

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Articles from February 3, 2006

• House Cuts $38.8 Billion from Budget; Slashes Health Care, Student Loans, Child Support and Help for People with Disabilities
  By a vote of 216 to 214, the House of Representatives passed a bill that cut $38.8 billion from the federal budget on Wednesday, February 1. The pain of the cuts will be overwhelmingly borne by moderate- and low-income students, families, the elderly, abused and neglected children, and people with disabilities.
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• Senate Passes More Tax Breaks
  An additional $70 billion in tax breaks were approved by the Senate by a margin of 66 to 31 on Thursday, February 2. The $70 billion in tax breaks are not paid for, deepen the deficit and overwhelmingly benefit higher income households.
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• State of the Union Address Foreshadows Fiscal 2007 Budget Proposals
  President Bush's annual State of the Union address on January 31 foreshadowed his plans for the Fiscal 2007 budget, which will be released February 6.
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