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Vol. XI, No. 2, April 10, 2012
Advocates Press on in New York, Supreme Court Scenarios and Ryan's Redux
In This Issue:
It has been a very busy spring. Breaking news on our DAI case has the mental health and disability worlds buzzing with questions about next moves, literally, for thousands of people with mental disabilities in New York State. Again, the U.S. House of Representatives recently voted along party lines to pass a highly controversial budget resolution, which would only worsen the real-life struggles of many Americans. In the same week, the U.S. Supreme Court's three days of marathon oral arguments fueled much speculation about the future of the nation's two-year-old health reform law, the Affordable Care Act. As these and other stories in this issue of The Reporter illustrate, our work has only just begun.
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