Trump’s New Budget Threatens to Kick Millions Off Food Stamps
The Root (October 09, 2017)
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| Although Donald Trump ran as a champion of the poor and working class (and many whites in those socioeconomic groups voted for him), the only thing the “president” seems |
to be draining is the federal budget for his golf outings. Adding insult to injury, a new budget resolution put forth by Trump and passed by the House of Representatives this week |
will push millions off of food stamps, leaving our most vulnerable-children and the elderly-food insecure, or even hungry. Newsweek reports that over $150
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CSOs & citizens trained in skills to improve local governance
The News (October 07, 2017)
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PESHAWAR: Members of several Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and citizens were trained in leadership and advocacy skills, citizen report card and budget tracking at a
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capacity building workshop arranged here to improve local governance. The Center for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI) arranged the workshop under a
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European Union-funded project. Titled “Democratic Local Governance for Development in Pakistan”, the project is jointly implemented by CPDI and Friedrich …
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CBO: Federal budget deficit rises to $668 billion
The Spokesman (October 06, 2017)
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WASHINGTON – The federal government ran a $668 billion budget deficit for the just-completed 2017 fiscal year, according to a new government report. That’s $82 billion
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more red ink than the government produced last year. The Congressional Budget Office based its findings on preliminary Treasury reports. The worsening deficit picture
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comes as Congress digs into its pockets for tens of billions of dollars more for hurricane relief. Lawmakers are also working toward a round of tax cuts that
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Budget plan sets the stage for Republican tax reform
The CS Monitor (October 06, 2017)
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Washington – The House has passed a $4.1 trillion budget plan that promises deep cuts to social programs while paving the way for Republicans to rewrite the tax code later
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this year. The 2018 House GOP budget reprises a controversial plan to turn Medicare into a voucher-like program for future retirees as well as the party’s efforts to repeal the
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“Obamacare” health law. Republicans controlling Congress have no plans to actually implement those cuts while they pursue their tax overhaul. That’s especially so in
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House Approves Budget Plan that Would Cut Federal Employee Benefits
Government Executive (October 05, 2017)
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House lawmakers voted 219-206 Thursday to approve a resolution outlining the body’s fiscal 2018 budget priorities, which include a number of
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controversial cuts to federal employees’ retirement and benefits programs. The House’s budget resolution (H. Con. Res. 71) asks 11
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committees to come up with a total of $1.5 trillion in spending cuts through budget reconciliation, setting the stage for Republicans’
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Morneau prepares fall update as PBO report shows improving federal finances
The Globe and Mail (October 06, 2017)
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Finance Minister Bill Morneau is preparing a fall update that is expected to show the federal fiscal landscape is improving along with the
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strengthening economy. Mr. Morneau met with private-sector economists Thursday in Toronto to hear their assessments and recommendations. While
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they did not release their numbers, the consensus forecasts for GDP growth have increased to about 3 per cent for 2017, up from the
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CPEC toll income to be thrice the budget of Pakistan: BoI
The News (October 05, 2017)
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LAHORE: Only the toll income generated by the route of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), after the completion of the project by 2030, will be
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three times of the national budget of Pakistan, an official said on Wednesday. “It is on top of the business, economic, and employment creating activities of special
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economic zones (SEZs), and other industries,” Zulfiqar Ali, director Board of Investment (BoI) said while briefing Lahore Economic Journalist
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Senate Budget Committee advances 2018 budget plan
Washington Times (October 05, 2017)
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The Senate Budget Committee advanced its 2018 fiscal blueprint on Thursday, moving forward on Republican plans to fast-
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track a tax reform package hours after the full House passed its own 2018 spending outline. The approximately $1 trillion
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spending plan for 2018 that advances to the Senate floor projects a $641 billion deficit for the current fiscal year, but
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Lawmakers Urge Cuts That Have Least Impact on Services
The US News (October 05, 2017)
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HELENA, Mont. (AP) – A legislative committee is asking Montana’s governor to make budget cuts that
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have the least impact on services to vulnerable citizens. The Legislative Finance Committee met
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this week to review $227 million in proposed cuts
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House Passes Budget Blueprint, Taking Step Toward Tax Overhaul
The New York Times (October 05, 2017)
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WASHINGTON – The House took the first major legislative step Thursday toward enacting a
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promised overhaul of the tax code, approving a budget blueprint that would allow a future tax bill
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to pass Congress without any Democratic votes.
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Karak nazmi’s claims of budget approval contested
The Dawn (October 04, 2017)
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KARAK: District nazim Dr Umer Daraz Khattak on Tuesday claimed that a provincial committee
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headed by local government minister Inaytullah Khan had accorded approval to the
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budget of Karak for 2017-18
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