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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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House Readies for Floor Debate on Health Care Bill
A health care reform bill could be debated on the floor of the House as early as November 5.
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Senate Will Vote to Break Logjam on Unemployment Insurance
When the House sent an extension of Unemployment Insurance benefits to the Senate, it was hoped that senators would take it up rapidly.
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Congress Extends Temporary Spending Measure Through December 18:
The Senate May Finish Two More Appropriations Bills This Week
Congress enacted the FY 2010 Interior-Environment appropriations bill on October 29, and attached to it a temporary extension of spending for departments covered by as yet unfinished appropriations legislation.
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Senate Climate Bill Takes Important Steps To Curb Global Warming;
Does Less than the House Bill to Protect Low-Income Consumers
On September 30 after much negotiating, Senators John Kerry (D-MA), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, introduced major environmental legislation - the Clean Jobs and American Power Act (S. 1733).
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