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In Focus: CARES Act Kept an Estimated 12 to 16 Million People out of Poverty

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Failed Reopenings Highlight Urgent Need to Build on Federal Fiscal Support for Households and States

July 9, 2020

Chye-Ching Huang

Chuck Marr

Policymakers should provide robust assistance to individuals and state and local governments and continue it as long as it is needed.

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COVID-19: Responding to the Health and Economic Crisis

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Boosting SNAP: 5 Reasons Why Households Need More

July 13, 2020

Brynne Keith-Jennings

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