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POLICY INSIGHT
BEYOND THE NUMBERS
BEYOND THE NUMBERS
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Recently at CBPP, we focused on federal taxes, the federal budget, housing, and the economy.
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On federal taxes, Chuck Marr, Samantha Jacoby, and Jabari Cook highlighted how the success of the IRS rebuilding and...
Congress Should Finish 2023 Appropriations Now, Rather Than Punting Until the Next Session
Before ending its session, Congress should finish appropriations for fiscal year 2023, which began on October 1, by enacting a comprehensive bill (known as an omnibus), rather than enacting a full-year continuing resolution (CR) that...
Final 2023 Funding Bill Should Support, Expand Housing Vouchers
As Congress finalizes fiscal year 2023 appropriations bills that among other things will fund critical Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs and services, it should prioritize Housing Choice Vouchers and homelessness assistance programs to ensure...
Child Tax Credit Expansion Is Especially Important to Rural Families
Under current law, an estimated 3 million children living in rural areas are left out of the full $2,000 Child Tax Credit because their families’ incomes are too low. Rural communities would benefit disproportionately from...
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This week at CBPP, we focused on federal taxes, the federal budget, food assistance, and the economy.
- On federal taxes, Chuck Marr, Kris Cox, Sarah Calame, Stephanie Hingtgen, George Fenton, and Arloc Sherman emphasized that...
After Years of Budget Cuts, Increased Funding Would Help Social Security Administration Restore Staff and Improve Customer Service
As Congress works to fund the government for fiscal year 2023, policymakers should significantly increase funding for the Social Security Administration (SSA). In the continuing resolution (CR) that runs until December 16, Congress boosted SSA’s...
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This week at CBPP, we focused on federal taxes and the economy.
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On federal taxes, we released a Spanish-language version of our backgrounder on where our federal tax dollars go.
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On the economy...
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This week at CBPP, we focused on housing and income security, food assistance, and the economy.
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On housing and income security, Peggy Bailey and LaDonna Pavetti announced the merger of the Housing and Family Income...
CBPP’s Housing and Family Income Support Staff Join Forces
On November 1, CBPP’s Housing and Family Income Support policy teams joined forces, becoming the Housing and Income Security Team — focused on how to improve federal, state, and local housing, cash assistance, and child...
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CBPP
In Case You Missed It…
This week at CBPP, we focused on housing, state budgets and taxes, Social Security, health, the federal budget, federal taxes, and the economy.
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On housing, Peggy Bailey explained that addressing the affordable housing crisis...