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This week at CBPP, we focused on health, federal tax, food assistance, and the economy.
- On health, CBPP President Sharon Parrott released a statement on how the Dobbs decision reduces freedom and will widen inequities.
- On federal tax, Kris Cox, Samantha Jacoby, and Chuck Marr explained how stimulus payments and the Child Tax Credit expansion were critical parts of the successful COVID-19 policy response. George Fenton pointed out a new study that finds family income support in childhood increases future earnings. Jabari Cook stressed that Congress should support LGBTQ people with low incomes by expanding the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit.
- On food assistance, Zoë Neuberger, Katie Bergh, and Lauren Hall detailed how the infant formula shortage highlights WIC’s critical role in feeding babies.
- On the economy, we updated our chart book tracking the recovery from the pandemic recession. We also updated our backgrounder on how many weeks of unemployment compensation are currently available.
Chart of the Week — WIC Food Costs Have Grown More Slowly Than InflationA variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of the highlights:
The end of Roe will mean more children living in poverty
Vox
June 24, 2022CMS urges Congress to extend American Rescue Plan funds for ACA tax subsidies
Healthcare Finance
June 23, 2022Congress should give SSI asset limits a 21st century upgrade
The Hill
June 22, 2022Racial justice organizations call to reinstate the enhanced child tax credit: ‘This really helped a lot of low-income families’
CNBC
June 20, 2022Opinion: Medicaid expansion will save lives, benefit all, and the time is now
Citizen-Times
June 19, 2022COVID disproportionately hurt renters of color, study says
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Axios
June 17, 2022
