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Public Citizens for Children and Youth
Bush Budget Shortchanges Pennsylvania's Children, Communities and Families
March 8th, 2008
Responding to data released from the independent Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), advocates urged Pennsylvania's Congressional delegation to fundamentally reconfigure President Bush's 2009 budget proposal. Specifically, the delegation was asked to advance appropriations bills that are fiscally responsible, narrow income inequality, and adequately invest in important American priorities. According to the CBPP, in 2009, Pennsylvania would lose an estimated $806 million in grants in aid to states and local communities (i.e. education, child care, LIHEAP, Community Development Block Grant, Head Start, Justice Assistance Grants, Public Housing Capital Fund,...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-03-08)
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