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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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Unemployment Benefits Restored for Millions of Workers
After various failed attempts to reinstate the federal unemployment insurance program, Congress succeeded in passing a bill, H.R. 4213, that continues the program through the end of November.
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House and Senate Set FY 2011 Spending Targets Lower Than President’s;
Spending Tight, but Some Growth in House Labor-HHS Appropriations
Both the House and Senate Appropriations Committee have approved spending caps for their dozen spending bills.
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Senate Sends War Supplemental Back to House without Domestic Provisions
With pressure coming from the Pentagon for additional funds for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq before the August recess the Senate rejected the House-passed war supplemental bill forcing the House to make the next move.
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Child Nutrition Legislation Advances in the House
Significant improvements in child nutrition programs passed the House Education and Labor Committee on July 15.
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