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This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget and taxes, family income support, state budgets and taxes, food assistance, health, poverty and inequality, and the economy.

On the federal budget and taxes, Chuck Marr detailed how the Biden-Harris Child Tax Credit expansion would lift 10 million children above or closer to the poverty line. Richard Kogan and David Reich updated their introduction to budget reconciliation.
On family income support, Ali Safawi explained how the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families provisions of the Biden-Harris emergency relief plan would help families with lowest incomes.
On state budgets and taxes, Michael Leachman stated that states, localities, tribal nations, and territories need more federal aid.
On food assistance, Dottie Rosenbaum explained that President Biden’s executive action on food assistance strengthens the federal response to hunger.
On health, we updated our Sabotage Watch tracker of efforts to undermine the Affordable Care Act.
On poverty and inequality, we updated our fact sheet tracking the COVID-19 recession’s effects on food, housing, and employment hardships.
On the economy, Chad Stone and Katie Windham updated our paper explaining why the needs of younger generations argue for further fiscal relief and stimulus. We updated our backgrounder on how many weeks of unemployment compensation are available.

Chart of the Week — For Nearly 1 in 5 Adults With Children, Household Lacked Sufficient Food in Last 7 Days

For Nearly 1 in 6 Adults With Children, Household Lacked Sufficient Food in Last 7 Days

A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of the highlights:

The Trump economy left Black Americans behind. Here’s how they want Biden to narrow the gaps.
Washington Post
January 22, 2021

States, local governments face $225 billion budget shortfall: study
The Hill
January 22, 2021

Biden signs executive orders on stimulus checks, food stamps and minimum wage
CBS News
January 22, 2021

What Biden’s COVID-19 relief proposal means for paid leave
Yahoo Finance
January 20, 2021

Biden seeks to extend bans on evictions and foreclosures
CNN
January 20, 2021

Rental assistance is on the way, but will it come in time?
Marketplace
January 18, 2021

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