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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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Millions Running Out of Jobless Benefits: House Takes Strong Vote to Help
With 324,000 jobs lost over the past 5 months and the unemployment rate taking the biggest one-month jump in 22 years, the House voted twice in two days on legislation to extend jobless benefits for people who have exhausted state unemployment insurance
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Budget Passes; Appropriations Process Begins
For the first time in an election year since 2000, Congress passed a budget resolution.
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Senate Rejects Bill With Child Tax Credit Improvements
On June 10, the Senate failed to muster the 60 votes needed to pass a bill that provides a more generous refundable Child Tax Credit for low-income working families.
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