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What Do the Across-the-Board Cuts Mean for Domestic Appropriations?
Arloc Sherman and Richard Kogan
Revised 12/19/05
HTML, PDF, 28pp.

New Bush Administration Decision Makes States Base Food Stamp Benefit Levels For This Winter On Last Year’s Heating Costs: Increased Hardship Likely To Result
Dottie Rosenbaum and Stacy Dean
12/14/05
Full Report: HTML, PDF, 5pp.
Press Release: HTML, PDF, 2pp.

House Budget Reconciliation Bill Would Harm People With Disabilities
Eileen Sweeney and Sharon Parrott
12/8/05
HTML, PDF, 7pp.

Key Questions for Judging the Outcome of House-Senate Reconciliation Negotiations
Isaac Shapiro, Sharon Parrott, and Robert Greenstein
12/8/05
HTML, PDF, 12pp.

House Reconciliation Bill Targets Food Stamp Program For Cuts
Dorothy Rosenbaum, Stacy Dean, and Zoë Neuberger
Revised 12/6/05
HTML, PDF, 12pp.

Cuts In House Budget Bill Aimed At Low-Income Families Reduced By Only 2%; Other 98% Of Cuts Remain Changes Made Before the Vote Were Very Small
Robert Greenstein and Sharon Parrott
Revised 12/5/05
HTML, PDF, 3pp.

CBO Information Shows Passed House Budget Bill Would Hit the Poor Hard
Robert Greenstein, Sharon Parrott, and Isaac Shapiro
Revised 12/5/05
24K-HTML, 41K-PDF, 2pp.

Hardship Indicators Point to a Difficult Holiday Season: National Policy Response is Off Kilter
Arloc Sherman and Isaac Shapiro
11/21/05
322K-HTML, 99K-PDF, 10pp.

President Bush Embraces House Budget: Official "Statement Of Administration Policy" Raises No Concerns About Cuts In Programs For Low-Income Families
11/18/05
HTML, PDF, 2pp.

Supposed Easing Of House Food Stamp Immigrant Cut Turns Out To Be Largely Cosmetic: Change Retains Full Cut, Merely Phases It In Over Several Years
11/10/05
14K-HTML, 43K-PDF, 2pp.

House Agriculture Committee Reconciliation Package Targets Food Stamp Program for Cuts
Stacy Dean and Dorothy Rosenbaum
Revised 11/8/05
35K-HTML, 44K-PDF, 7pp.

House Budget Bill Undermines Goals of Promoting Work and Responsibility
Sharon Parrott
11/7/05
26K-HTML, 47K-PDF, 2pp.

Unshared Sacrifice: Who’s Hurt, Who’s Helped, and What’s Spared Under the Emerging House Budget Reconciliation Plan
Sharon Parrott and Isaac Shapiro
Revised 11/2/05
44K-HTML, 75K-PDF, 9pp.
Fact Sheet: 46K-HTML, 10K-PDF, 1pp.

Larger Reconciliation Cuts in the House Would Put Low-Income Programs at Greater Risk
James Horney, Robert Greenstein, and Sharon Parrott
Revised 10/24/05
45K-HTML, 63K-PDF, 8pp.

Impact Of Additional Entitlement Cuts: A State-By-State Analysis
Sharon Parrott and Arloc Sherman
10/21/05
145K-HTML, 51K-PDF, 4pp.

Meeting the Basic Needs of Hurricane Katrina Victims: Recommendations to Federal Policymakers
Robert Greenstein
Revised 10/20/05
HTML, PDF, 19pp.

Public Benefits: Easing Poverty and Ensuring Medical Coverage
Arloc Sherman
Revised 8/17/05
68K-HTML, 96K-PDF, 9pp.

Food And Nutrition Programs: Reducing Hunger, Bolstering Nutrition
Dorothy Rosenbaum and Zoё Neuberger
Revised 8/17/05
325K-HTML, 364K-PDF, 11pp.

The Superwaiver Would Cause Serious Damage To The Food Stamp Program And Place Benefits For Low-Income Families At Risk
Stacy Dean
Revised 8/10/05
53K-HTML, 86K-PDF, 10pp.

Five-State Food Stamp Block Grant Proposal In House Welfare Bill Would Risk Serious Harm To Low-Income Families
Stacy Dean, Dottie Rosenbaum, and Robert Greenstein
Revised 8/10/05
37K-HTML, 90K-PDF, 11pp.

Online Information About Key Low-Income Benefit Programs
Sharon Parrott
Updated 8/10/05
219K-HTML, 274K-PDF, 48pp.

Press Release: What Does the Safety Net Accomplish? New Series of Reports Examines Research Findings
7/19/05
32K-HTML, 88K-PDF, 4pp.

Food Stamps and The Cuts That The Agriculture Committees Must Make: What Is A Fair Share Of The Cuts For The Food Stamp Program To Bear?
Dorothy Rosenbaum
7/5/05
30K-HTML, 90K-PDF, 6pp.

Food Stamp Overpayment Error Rate Hits Record Low In 2004
6/29/05
36K-HTML, 99K-PDF, 7pp.

The Food Stamp Program; Working Smarter for Working Families
Dorothy Rosenbaum and David Super
Revised 6/29/05
60K-HTML, 39K-PDF, 6pp.

The Food Stamp Program Is Effective and Efficient
Dorothy Rosenbaum
Revised 6/29/05
51K-HTML, 29K-PDF, 4pp.

Protecting Low-Income and Moderate-Income Families' Savings
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and The Retirement Security Project
6/21/05
Summary: 52K-HTML, 92K-PDF, 8pp.
Full Report: 466K-PDF, 52pp.
Press Release: 21K-HTML, 84K-PDF, 3pp.
The Effect of Asset Tests on Saving: 135K-PDF, 7pp.

House Budget Resolution Would Require Much Deeper Cuts In Key Low-Income Programs Than Senate Budget Plan
Sharon Parrott, Arloc Sherman, and Bradley Hardy
3/30/05
Full Report: 800K-HTML, 119K-PDF, 21pp.
Press Release: 19K-HTML, 56K-PDF, 3pp.
Appendix: HTML
State Data: HTML

WIC Budget Proposal Would Discourage Cost Containment and Represent Unsound Policy
Zoë Neuberger and Robert Greenstein
3/28/05
32K-HTML, 36K-PDF, 6pp.

Administration’s Budget Proposes To Cut the Food Stamp Program
Stacy Dean
3/4/05
30K-HTML, 25K-PDF, 4pp.