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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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Congress Poised to Pass Omnibus Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriation Bill
The House and Senate have agreed to a $915 billion bill (H.R. 2055) that funds the nine remaining appropriations bills covering a wide range of government activities including defense, foreign aid, children’s services, public health, education and training, veterans, the environment, and homeland security.
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Congress Not Anxious to Raise Working Families’ Taxes in January
Congress wants to go home. But they don’t want to leave without ensuring that workers’ payroll taxes don’t go up with the new year.
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Senate Rejects Balanced Budget Amendment
On December 14 the Senate failed to garner the two-thirds majority (67 votes) needed to pass two separate constitutional amendments to balance the federal budget (balanced budget amendments or BBAs).
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Victory for In-Home Care Workers: Obama Administration Announces New Rules to Provide Minimum Wage and Overtime Protections
Nearly 2 million home care workers serve seniors and people with disabilities. They have been exempted from minimum wage and overtime law protections – until now.
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