We were not prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic to hit and shut down most of the country in March 2020. It was a once-in-a-lifetime event that we are still trying to make our way through. We didn’t have the...
After the House and Senate voted last night to pass the GOP tax bill, Rich Huddleston, Executive Director of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, released the following statement: The GOP tax plan passed last night by Congress is nothing more than...
Although the general legislative session recently ended, the debate on health care in Arkansas is far from over. Lawmakers are expected to come back together for a special session on health in early May to make some key decisions...
Even though the American Health Care Act (AHCA) did not pass last month, we’re not out of the woods yet. With rumors of Congress returning soon with an updated version of the AHCA featuring even more worrisome changes, it’s...
The following is a statement from Rich Huddleston, executive director of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families: This week the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to consider the American Health Care Act (AHCA), a bill that would repeal...
Congressional leaders are indicating that they’ll vote before Thanksgiving on a Constitutional amendment to require a balanced federal budget. Such an amendment would limit the amount of money the federal government can spend each year regardless of circumstance. The...
The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction-the bipartisan Congressional “super” committee tasked with finding at least $1.2 trillion in budget savings-has begun its meetings in Washington. It must present a proposal to the full Congress by November 23 of...
We heard from the President and the Speaker of the House last night, both making their cases for a way out of the debt crisis. President Obama called on Congress to adopt a balanced approach, asking all Americans to...
It was a busy week in Washington, highlighted of course by the President’s annual State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress. President Obama took this opportunity to speak broadly about the challenges facing America and...
It has been an eventful few weeks at the United States Capitol. Congress has finally agreed on some of the most important issues facing the nation, and it has been a mixed bag for low-income families. Unemployment insurance was extended along...