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The $1.5 trillion federal budget for fiscal year 2022 passed by Congress and signed into law March 15 by President Joe Biden includes increased funding for key programs that Catholic advocates say will benefit low-income families. From providing rental assistance to an additional 25,000 households to a boost in support for maternal health care, the budget contains a year to year spending increase of about 6.7% in domestic programs at a time when inflation is hitting poor and working-class families the hardest.
Eli McCarthy, Ph.D., teaches at Georgetown University, in Washington, in Justice and Peace Studies. From 2012 to 2020, he served as the director of justice and peace for the Conference of Major Superiors of Men, the leadership conference of all U.S. Catholic men’s religious orders. He also coordinates the D.C. Peace Team, which offers training in nonviolent communication, restorative justice and bystander intervention.