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This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget, poverty and inequality, health, housing, Social Security, food assistance, and the economy.
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On the federal budget, CBPP President Sharon Parrott stated that evaluating Build Back Better legislation requires considering sound fiscal metrics and merits of investment.
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On poverty and inequality, Claire Zippel discussed how many more families had enough to eat after Child Tax Credit payments began.
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On health, Sarah Lueck noted that recovery legislation should include health policies to boost coverage and reduce disparities. Gideon Lukens explained how the Medicaid coverage gap affects an even larger group over time than estimates indicate.
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On housing, Ann Oliva emphasized that Congress has a rare opportunity to address the housing affordability and homelessness crisis.
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On Social Security, Paul Van de Water explained that the 2021 Social Security and Medicaid trustees’ reports show modest effects of the pandemic and recession.
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On food assistance, Zoë Neuberger highlighted how policymakers can act now to connect more low-income children with school meals.
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On the economy, we updated our chart book tracking the post-Great Recession economy.
Chart of the Week – Over 1 in 3 Households Experience Income Volatility
A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of the highlights:
Credit card debt plagues renters as eviction moratorium expires
Bankrate
September 3, 2021
Higher taxes may be on the way for wealthy Americans after House vote
Yahoo Money
September 1, 2021
The earliest child tax credit payments meant 3.3 million households with kids had enough to eat
CNBC
September 1, 2021
Biden’s child allowance helped feed 2 million kids in its first month
Insider
August 30, 2021
How Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments Are Impacting Americans’ Finances
Forbes
August 30, 2021
Is This the End of Welfare as We Know It?
The Atlantic
August 27, 2021
A Birthday that Calls for a Funeral
Newsweek
August 24, 2021
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