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The Human Needs Report is the Coalition on Human Needs'
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Economic Recovery Bill Passes in House and is Debated on the Senate Floor
Detailed Bills Comparison Table at http://chn.org/pdf/2009/RecoveryBillschart.pdf
The House passed an economic recovery bill close to the plan proposed by President Obama on January 28.
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SCHIP Reauthorization on the Horizon
After a week of debating and considering amendments to the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) reauthorization bill, the Senate passed H.R. 2 on January 29, 2009 by a vote of 66-32.
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Pay Equity Bill is First President Obama Signs
In signing The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (S. 181) President Obama stated, “It is fitting that the very first bill that I sign, is upholding one of this nation’s founding principles that we are all created equal and each deserve a chance to pursue our own version of happiness.”
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