Posted at https://www.clasp.org/press-room/press-releases/omnibus-spending-bill-clear-progress-everyday-americans-much-left-undone Washington, D.C., March 23, 2018—Congress has passed an omnibus spending bill that will fund the federal government through the end of fiscal year 2018 (FY 2018) on September 30. The $1.3 trillion bill includes support for programs … Continued
Posted at https://medium.com/brepairers/more-poor-whites-will-be-hurt-by-white-house-budget-proposal-381442210c51 Photo by Alexandra Stevenson Less than three months after signing into law a tax bill that drastically cuts taxes for the wealthy and large corporations, President Trump proposed a budget that will cut billions from key programs that are fundamental … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Your family’s budget reflects your needs and priorities: food, housing, education, healthcare, and your retirement security. When Congress passes a budget, it should reflect these same priorities. And yet, the budget that Donald Trump … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/02/22/resources-around-coalition-trump-fy19-budget-edition/#.WpAsEoPwYdU By Lecia Imbery February 22, 2018 On Feb. 12, the Trump administration released its Fiscal Year 2019 budget request. Since then, CHN’s members have been busy analyzing the proposal and pointing out the many ways it would slash … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The Trump administration has recently put forward their ideas for the budget in 2019, which outlines their priorities – priorities that will harm domestic human needs programs, priorities that will harm millions of … Continued
From the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania (http://www.thecaap.org): At the beginning of the week, we wrote about the affects the Trump Administration’s budget proposal would have on Community Action’s core funding, the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG). To read our … Continued
Posted at https://www.cbpp.org/press/statements/greenstein-trump-budget-offers-stark-vision Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Statement: February 12, 2018 – For Immediate Release BY ROBERT GREENSTEIN A President’s budget reflects his vision for America. From that perspective, President Trump’s vision is stark, with the most affluent individuals and … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): Washington, D.C.—In a continuation of the administration’s assaults on hard-working, low-income people, President Trump today announced his fiscal year 2019 (FY19) budget proposal. As expected, Trump proposes to finance the recent massive federal tax cuts for millionaires … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Statement attributed to Jim Weill, president, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC). WASHINGTON, February 12, 2018 — The president’s fiscal year 2019 budget eviscerates one of the nation’s most successful programs, the … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/human_needs_report/chn-overnight-shutdown-ends-budget-spending-deal-reached/#.Wn4BnCXwYdV February 9, 2018 An hours-long government shutdown ended in the early morning hours on Feb. 9 after the House and Senate agreed to pass a stopgap spending bill. This time, Congress was finally able to come to … Continued