(Politico) – The House Budget Committee on Thursday morning passed the GOP’s 2016 spending proposal on a straight party line vote, but only after Republican...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist “The budget is not fair, Mr. Chair, if 69 percent of the cuts come from programs for low-income children...
by James Wright Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer The leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus criticized Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), chairman of the...
KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Tens of thousands more American babies, toddlers and preschoolers would be eligible for early childhood programs under a...