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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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Senate Attempt at Full-Year Appropriations Collapses
Child Care, Head Start, Disabilities, and Housing Programs Likely to Suffer
There was an outside chance that Congress would be able to agree on a full-year appropriations bill during the waning days of its session.
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The Wealthiest Hold 98% of Americans Hostage to Gain Billions in the Tax Deal.
Unemployment Insurance is Extended, but the Cost is High
Feeling pressure to stave off an increase in taxes for all taxpayers starting on January 1st, the Administration brokered a deal with recalcitrant Republicans to give them their top priority – tax breaks for the wealthiest.
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Child Nutrition Programs Reauthorized
The long-stalled Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, S. 3307, which reauthorizes child nutrition programs, was enacted on December 13.
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DREAM Denied for Immigrant Youth
On a rare Saturday Senate session on December 18, supporters of the DREAM Act filled the Senate gallery to see if the Senate would make it possible for young immigrants who have grown up in this country to secure legal status if they attend college or serve in the military.
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