Lost in much of the media’s coverage of Congress’s bipartisan budget bill is the fact that while the federal government will be free from worries about an impending shutdown for the next two years, the bill fails to protect the most vulnerable subset of Americans: the impoverished and unemployed. The most controversial -- and neglected -- facets
Federal Budget Continues Trend Of Offering Little For Unemployed, Poor
The proposed budget fails to extend unemployment benefits for 1.3 million jobless Americans and fails to restore food stamps to the poor.