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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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Estate Tax Repeal on the Senate Agenda
In the face of newly released data from the Federal Reserve Board that shows growing inequality in the U.S., the Senate is poised to vote on repealing the estate tax, perhaps in early June.
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More Promises Than Funding: The House Adopts An Irresponsible 2007 Budget
After months of failed attempts, the House of Representatives approved a FY 2007 budget resolution in the small hours of the morning on May 18. The vote was 218 to 210.
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Tax Cut Reconciliation Bill Passes - More Tax Cuts To Come
Last week the five-year $70 billion tax cut reconciliation bill sailed to passage in the House and Senate, despite the unrefuted analysis that the bill overwhelmingly benefits the very wealthiest.
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Senate Rejects Enzi’s Attempt to Gut State Health Insurance Protections
Health care advocates are cheering after the defeat of a bill on the Senate floor that would have stripped away protections for people buying insurance individually or through their employers.
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House Agriculture Appropriations Bill Approved in Full Committee
The full House Appropriations Committee approved the annual appropriations bill for U.S. Department of Agriculture programs on May 9.
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