BEYOND THE NUMBERS
In Case You Missed It . . .
Recently at CBPP, we were excited to announce that Samantha Tweedy, Chief Executive Officer of the Black Economic Alliance, has joined our board of directors. We also focused on the federal budget, federal taxes, income security, state budgets and taxes, health, and the economy.
- On the federal budget, CBPP President Sharon Parrott issued a statement noting that congressional leaders’ agreement on a topline funding level for 2024 preserves reasonable funding levels, while also cautioning that IRS funding rescissions are harmful.
- On federal taxes, Parrott issued a statement on the reported proposed expansion of the Child Tax Credit. Chuck Marr emphasized that an expansion of the Child Tax Credit should prioritize cutting child poverty, and he tweeted about how the proposed expansion would benefit roughly 8 in 10 kids who are currently left out of receiving the full credit.
- On income security, Vicki Turetsky and Diana Azevedo-McCaffrey explained Temporary Assistance for Needy Families cost recovery in the child support program. Additionally, on both income security and state budgets and taxes, Aditi Shrivastava and Samantha Waxman highlighted momentum in the states for providing unrestricted income assistance to families.
- On health, we updated our resource tracking states’ unwinding from Medicaid continuous coverage.
- On the economy, we updated our chart book on the recovery from the pandemic recession.
Chart of the Week – States Withheld $1.1 Billion in Child Support as Cost Recovery in 2022
A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of our highlights:
Chief tax writers working to broaden appeal of tentative accord
Roll Call
January 11, 2024
Opinion | Republicans resist food aid to children
Washington Post
January 11, 2024
Tax deal could get new life under top-line spending agreement
The Hill
January 11, 2024
Millions of US women, children risk hunger without more aid funding, White House says
Reuters
January 11, 2024
Congress nears deal on expanded child tax credit
Washington Post
January 10, 2024
WIC Food Assistance for Mothers and Children Faces Funding Shortfall
New York Times
January 10, 2024
Budget fight threatens poor families with cuts to housing aid, evictions
Washington Post
January 10, 2024
Will babies pay if Congress can't agree on spending plan that includes WIC?
WVXU
January 10, 2024
Pitfalls and progress in Ohio’s Medicaid program
WDTN
January 9, 2024
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