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TANF at 23: Cash Income Matters to Children’s Lives

August 15, 2019

TANF cash assistance can help to both meet short-term needs and provide children with lasting positive impacts, but it reaches very few families in poverty.

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Misguided Trump Administration Rule Would Take Basic Food Assistance From Working Families, Seniors, and People With Disabilities

July 23, 2019

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Trump Administration Rule Will Harm Immigrant Families and Ill-Serve America

August 12, 2019

Robert Greenstein

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TANF at 23: Cash Income Matters to Children’s Lives

Misguided Trump Administration Rule Would Take Basic Food Assistance From Working Families, Seniors, and People With Disabilities

Trump Administration Rule Will Harm Immigrant Families and Ill-Serve America

Inclusive Approach to Immigrants Who Are Undocumented Can Help Families and States Prosper

Immigrants Contribute Greatly to U.S. Economy, Despite Administration’s “Public Charge” Rule Rationale

More Adequate SNAP Benefits Would Help Millions of Participants Better Afford Food

SNAP’s “Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility” Supports Working Families and Those Saving for the Future

How the Federal Tax Code Can Better Advance Racial Equity

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