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News outlets report on the personalities and records of the people who have been named to the deficit panel, being referred to as the "Super Committee", and attempt ...
In this Kaiser Health News round-up, the week's news looks at the formation of the debt "super" committee, and new news on medical devices.
The deal President Barack Obama and Congress struck this week to raise the nation's debt ceiling has prompted many questions about how a special "super committee" ...
A statement by Alan W. Houseman, executive director of CLASP, the Center for Law and Social Policy, regarding the compromise agreement to raise the nation's debt ...
While most Americans—and many citizens around the world—are breathing a sigh of relief that the debt-ceiling ‘crisis’ is over, the damage it ...
NASFAA President commends Congress for reaching a deal that does not further cut Pell Grant funding.
August 2, 2011 The Budget Control Act
The Coalition on Human Needs released the following statement yesterday, iterating that new legislation will lead to a dangerous result if we do not work together to ...
Kentucky Youth Advocates take on Washington to have discussions about a prosperous future for Kentucky's children.
A budget agreement update: Late yesterday evening the White House announced that the President and Congressional leaders had signed off on an agreement to resolve ...
This infographic from the White House breaks down the deficit-- and how $12.7 trillion were added to to the debt.
Washington is obsessed with the debt ceiling. Barack Obama and John Boehner are dueling debt solutions over prime time networks. Barack Obama is making one last vain ...
The movement for all kids to do the work that it takes to graduate from high school ready for college and career is gathering momentum. Slashing Pell now would be a ...
The plan would repeal the health law's long-term care provision and make deep reductions in Medicare and Medicaid that would impact hospital payments. But ...
A Kaiser Health News Round-up  analyzing the 'Gang of Six' budget deficit plan making it's way through Congress.
America is gaining weight and the most vulnerable populations are those with low levels of education and income, as well as those with black or Hispanic heritage. ...
The debate over closing tax loopholes and ending tax breaks for wealthy families and corporations has become a hot issue this summer, but it’s one with a long ...
The Children's Leadership Council, a collaboration of over 50 organizations advocating for children, released this statement in July about the deficit negotiations.
Though some Democrats view the Obama's strategy to reach a budget deal as a positive development, others are making pleas to take Medicare and Social Security cuts ...
At stake are trillions of dollars in government spending and taxes. One of the proposals in play is an increase in payments by upper-income seniors for ...
Young Invinvibles
As pressure mounts to cut spending from programs for low-income Americans, Young Invincibles' Meghan Cheney argues that Federal Pell Grants are not a hand out, but an ...