From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The next few days in Congress may be the most consequential of Joe Biden’s presidency. It is not an overstatement to say that our entire human needs investment agenda is on the line. There … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/25/majority-us-including-90-democrats-back-spending-trillions-infrastructure “Poll after poll shows that the overwhelmingly majority of voters support bold action.” JULIA CONLEY August 25, 2021 As Democrats in the U.S. House and Senate prepare to write an infrastructure package following Tuesday’s passage of a $3.5 trillion blueprint, … Continued
Posted at https://www.rollcall.com/2021/08/24/house-budget-resolution-vote/ Committees can now get to work on fiscal package worth up to $3.5 trillion that Senate won’t be able to filibuster By Lindsey McPherson Posted August 24, 2021 at 4:11pm, Updated at 7:30pm House Democrats on Tuesday adopted … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Families in every state of our country are forced to wait year after year for housing vouchers because essential federal programs remain underfunded. This situation has gotten worse during the pandemic, which is … Continued
From Keystone Research Center/Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (https://krc-pbpc.org/): The US Senate has taken decisive action to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill (now known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) and to adopt a $3.5 trillion budget resolution that … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): On Thursday, October 26, the House voted to pass the Senate version of the FY2018 budget, 216-212. This sets up a fast-track process (“reconciliation”) for the House and Senate to take up … Continued
From the Coalition Against Hunger (https://www.hungercoalition.org/): The President’s proposed budget plan for SNAP would abandon the American commitment to ensure no child goes hungry in this country and would leave the unemployed, the elderly, and low-income working families more likely … Continued