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Archived Federal PolicyCenter on Budget & Policy Priorities The Missouri Budget Project works closely with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington, D.C. The Center publishes regular reports and updates on the impact of Federal tax and budget policies on the states. For more information visit www.cbpp.org. Federal Tax and Budget Issues2009Reauthorization of SCHIP advances in Congress. Click here to read about the status of the reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance program in Congress. Click here to read the latest federal updates and action alerts on issues including cuts to Medicaid, the CMS Directive, the Farm Bill and the Economic Stimulus package. 2008Click here for more information about the many Missourians who are now facing extended unemployment and who will be helped by the 13 week extension of benefits recently passed by Congress. Congress has passed an extension of the moratorium on the Administration's Medicaid regulations that would have significantly reduced health care services provided through the Medicaid program. Click here to learn more about the proposed regulations. President's Budget Slashes Programs for Low-Income Missourians Already Hit Hard 2007Summary of Farm Bill Reauthorization Provisions July 20, 2007 Summary of SCHIP Reauthorization Provisions July 20, 2007 Speak Up for Children Today: Call Senators Bond & McCaskill U.S. Farm Bill Reauthorization: How Missouri Will Benefit from Improved Food Stamp Program Summary of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Missouri Would Lose Hundreds of Millions Under Proposed Federal Budget 2006TANF Implementation Choices for Missouri: Proposed Gregg Bill Harmful to Missouri: The Budget Committee of the U.S. Congress recently passed the "Gregg Bill" which is likely to be considered by the full Senate this summer. Citizens for Tax Justice Report: 99 Percent of Missourians Lose Under Bush Tax Policy Missouri Loses Revenue Due to Estate Tax Repeal Faulty Equation: Repeal of Estate Tax Would Escalate Nation's Debt President Bush's Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Harms Children, the Elderly and Low Income Families 2004 |
