off the charts POLICY INSIGHT BEYOND THE NUMBERS Home Blog In Case You Missed It... In Case You Missed It... September 25, 2020, 3:30 pm | By CBPP This week at CBPP, we focused on poverty and inequality, food assistance, health, state budgets and taxes, and the economy. On poverty and inequality, Joseph Llobrera, Alicia Mazzara, Catlin Nchako, Arloc Sherman, and Claire Zippel analyzed new data showing millions of Americans are struggling to eat and pay rent. On food assistance, Brynne Keith-Jennings urged policymakers to take action to help the millions of families not getting enough to eat. We also updated our fact sheet explaining how states are using new flexibility in SNAP to respond to COVID-19 challenges. On health, Aviva Aron-Dine testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health on how the Affordable Care Act has been a health care lifeline during the COVID-19 pandemic and recession. On state budgets and taxes, Samantha Waxman suggested that states should raise taxes on wealthy people in response to budget shortfalls caused by the pandemic. On the economy, we updated our backgrounder on how many weeks of unemployment compensation are available. Chart of the Week — High-Wage Workers Have Recovered Most Lost Jobs, But Low-Wage Job Losses Persist Share Chart on Facebook Share Chart on Twitter Chart A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of the highlights: Obamacare lawsuit heading to Supreme Court would slash taxes for top 0.1%Salon September 25, 2020 Thousands of Ohioans struggle to put food on table during pandemicColumbus Dispatch September 25, 2020 Disaster on the Horizon for the Long-Term UnemployedAmerican Prospect September 24, 2020 We can end America’s unemployment nightmareVox September 23, 2020 State and local budgets face a pandemic-related meltdown. Why won’t Republicans help?Los Angeles Times September 23, 2020 Thanks to Trump’s actions, millions lose health coverageWashington Post September 22, 2020 Don’t miss any of our posts, papers, or charts — follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. CBPP Share Facebook Twitter Print Email PreviousWithout More Action, Policymakers Will Let Food Hardship ContinueNextACA Suit Threatens Disruption, Loss of Protections for Tens of Millions of Medicaid, Medicare Beneficiaries Stay up to date Email address Submit Receive the latest news and reports from the Center