Today Congress approved
legislation
to continue the payroll tax cut through the end of year. The
bill includes an extension of the Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families program (TANF) which also includes funding for child care. This
is an extension of current law but not the longer-term reauthorization
which advocactes have been calling for. The extension is through the
fiscal year which ends September 30. President Obama has promised to
sign the bill as soon as it reaches his desk. Without this extension,
funding for TANF and the child care funding that is provided through
TANF would have ended February 29
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