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Government

Jun. 26, 2019

House passes record legal aid funding bill

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that would allocate $550 million for the Legal Services Corporation, an increase of $135 million over its current funding if it is also passed by the Senate.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that would allocate $550 million for the Legal Services Corporation, an increase of $135 million over its current funding if it is also passed by the Senate.

Over 58 million Americans qualify for aid from the independent nonprofit set up by Congress in 1974 to fund basic legal aid for low-income Americans. The corporation funds 132 legal aid programs in every state and U.S. ...

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