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New SNAP Rule Would Cost Many of Nation’s Poorest Their Food Aid

December 4, 2019

Today, the Trump Administration issued a draconian rule in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or food stamps) that will cut off basic food assistance for nearly 700,000 of the nation’s poorest and most destitute people.

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House Medicare Bills Would Better Protect Low-Income Beneficiaries

December 5, 2019

Paul N. Van de Water

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Research Shows Rental Assistance Reduces Hardship and Provides Platform to Expand Opportunity for Low-Income Families

December 5, 2019

Will Fischer

Douglas Rice

Alicia Mazzara

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New SNAP Rule Would Cost Many of Nation’s Poorest Their Food Aid

House Medicare Bills Would Better Protect Low-Income Beneficiaries

Research Shows Rental Assistance Reduces Hardship and Provides Platform to Expand Opportunity for Low-Income Families

Trapped by the Firewall: Policy Changes Are Needed to Improve Health Coverage for Low-Income Workers

Economic Security Programs Cut Poverty Nearly in Half Over Last 50 Years

Medicaid Improper Payment Rates Don’t Measure Ineligible Enrollees, Fraud, or Abuse

Georgia Waivers: At Least as Costly to Cover Far Fewer People Than Medicaid Expansion

Why the Federal Government Should Support Puerto Rico’s New EITC

Substantial Income of Wealthy Households Escapes Annual Taxation Or Enjoys Special Tax Breaks

Federal, State Laws Helping Corporations Avoid State Income Taxes

Working Families Tax Relief Act Would Boost Incomes, Improve Children’s Prospects, Reduce Poverty

Automatic Reconciliation an Undesirable Part of Enzi-Whitehouse Budget Process Bill

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