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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
in session.
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Clock is Running Down on Extending Unemployment Benefits
Congress has three weeks to enact a package that includes an extension of the federal unemployment insurance program and COBRA health insurance benefits to avoid letting them expire for the third time in as many months.
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Framework for Immigration Bill Released
On April 29 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), and Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Diane Feinstein (D-CA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and Charles Schumer (D-NY) held a press conference during which they released a conceptual outline for a comprehensive immigration bill.
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Deficit Reduction Commission Holds First Meeting
Seeking bipartisan support for a plan to eliminate that deficit, the President created the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform on February 18.
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