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Prosperity Now’s 2018 Scorecard ranks all 50 states and the District of Columbia on residents’ financial well-being. Their report, Whose Bad Choices? How Policy Precludes Prosperity and What We Can Do About It, dispels the myth that low income families are poor as a result of their own choices. The…
The House of Representatives passed on January 16 the “Family Self Sufficiency Act” (HR 4258) under a “suspension of the rules,” a designation intended to speed passage of noncontroversial bills. The bill, introduced by Representatives Sean Duffy (R-WI) and Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), permanently…
The House Financial Services Committee unanimously passed the “Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) Act” (HR 4258) on November 14. The bill, introduced by Representatives Sean Duffy (R-WI) and Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), permanently reauthorizes the FSS, combines the FSS programs for Housing Choice Voucher…
Republican leaders in the Senate canceled a vote on the Graham-Cassidy bill repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) after determining the bill did not have enough support to pass. The decision was made after Republican Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), John McCain (R-AZ), and Susan Collins (R-ME)…