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Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Faith-Based Hearing Today in RHOB
HOUSE GOVERNMENT REFORM COMMITTEE Faith-Based and Community Initiative Authorization Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources Subcommittee hearing on "Authorizing the President's Vision: Making Permanent The Faith-Based and Community Initiative - H.R.1054, the 'Tools for Community Initiatives Act.'"

Witnesses: TBA
Location: 2154 Rayburn House Office
Building. 2 p.m.
Contact: 202-225-5074
http://www.house.gov/reform

Posted by Jennifer Lowe, 10:11:05 AM

Monday, June 20, 2005

Cuts Will Hurt Faith-Based and Community Groups
The annual budget process is well underway, with appropriations committees in the House and Senate making conflicting decisions about funding social service programs. While the Senate Appropriations Committee voted to shift $7 billion from the defense budget to pay for domestic programs, the House is taking the opposite approach. The House subcommtitee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies approved buts in 49 programs to save $2.3 billion.

Committee Chair Ralph Regula (R-OH) said the cuts are needed to offset the costs of Pell grants and the new Medicare perscription drug program. But Rep. David Obey (D-WI) said the cuts are the result of "super-sized, six-digit tax cuts to the most fortunate people in our society."

See the full details on the Religion and Social Welfare Policy's Roundtable News.

Faith-Based and Community Groups Target of Scams
The Roundtable on Religion and Social Welfare Policy reports that scam artists are defrauding small religious and community groups that want help applying for federal grants.

See the full story in the Roundtable News

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