Health and Human Service Network of California
Dear Allies,
We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families and communities. Now that we’re back, we want to update you on last week’s Super Committee developments.
You may have already heard the news that the Congressional Super Committee charged with reducing the national debt by $1.2 trillion did not reach a compromise agreement.
While [...]
Last week brought news that the Congressional Super Committee charged with reducing the national debt by $1.2 trillion did not reach a compromise agreement.
While reducing our federal debt is an admirable goal, we were deeply concerned during this process that the Super Committee would achieve their objective by slashing social service programs. As you well know, [...]
We’re glad to share good news with you today! We learned late last week that the December 1st elimination of Adult Day Health Care will be postponed to February 29, 2012. In the meantime, a replacement program will be created to provide similar services.
As you may know, Adult Day Health Care is a program that provides [...]
HHS Network members and allies, please call Democratic Members of Congress today and ask them to oppose the “basic” Balanced Budget Requirement (BBA) – H.J. Res 2. The BBA would require the federal government to balance its budget each year, no matter the circumstances, making it a highly ill-advised way to address the nation’s long-term fiscal [...]
On Wednesday the CA Legislative Analyst’s Office released new numbers showing that California will most likely not get the $4 billion expected bump in revenue this year. Unfortunately, California looks poised to make automatic trigger cuts of between $600 million and $2.5 billion to essential health and human service programs and education.
We will hear official [...]
Dear Allies,
You work tirelessly to serve California’s seniors, families and children. You’re on the frontlines of providing health and human services at a time of economic difficulty and deep budget cuts. With that in mind, our goal is to offer you clear information on what’s happening in the State Capitol that may affect you and [...]
In an interview with the Sacramento Bee on Wednesday, California Controller John Chiang said lawmakers who fear the prospect of automatic mid-year budget cuts should find alternatives soon: ”I say if you don’t like the fact that we may have triggers, then you better offer an alternative, and you should offer that alternative pretty quickly.” Here at [...]