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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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Most Expect Temporary Spending Bill Until the Next Administration
Although Congress is supposed to enact a dozen appropriations bills in time for the new fiscal year on October 1, most observers are predicting that temporary spending legislation will keep the government running without major changes until a new Administration is in office.
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Senate Announces a Step Towards Meeting Emergency Needs
Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Robert Byrd (D-WV) announced last week that his Committee would take up another supplemental spending bill on July 22.
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Medicare Improvements Become Law
To the surprise of many, a Medicare bill canceling a scheduled 10.6 percent pay cut to Medicare physicians and which included various improvements for low income Medicare beneficiaries became law on July 15.
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Housing Legislation Imminent As Mortgage Crisis Deepens
Affordable Housing Fund in Package
There is a sense of urgency among Congressional lawmakers and the Administration that they must enact legislation to address the looming mortgage crisis before leaving for the August recess.
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Counting the Poor:
House Subcommittee Holds Hearing About Getting a More Accurate Tally
Researchers and policy experts testified in favor of modernizing the nation’s poverty standard at a hearing held by the House Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support on Thursday, July 17.
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