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This week at CBPP, we focused on state budgets and taxes, the federal budget, income security, and health.
- On state budgets and taxes, Whitney Tucker described how House Republicans’ debt-ceiling-and-cuts bill would cost states and local communities up to $1.3 trillion. Michael Mazerov highlighted legislation in Minnesota that marks a major step forward in preventing multinational corporations from shifting profits abroad.
- On the federal budget, Nick Gwyn outlined how the unemployment insurance bill the House passed this week would be more likely to hurt than help anti-fraud efforts. We also updated our roundup of analyses on House Republicans’ harmful debt-ceiling-and-cuts bill.
- On income security, Aditi Shrivastava and Urvi Patel explained how provisions on the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program in the House Republicans’ debt-ceiling-and-cuts bill could increase families’ risk of involvement in the child welfare system.
- On health, we updated our resource tracking states’ unwinding from Medicaid continuous coverage.
Chart of the Week — Taking Away Cash Assistance From Families for Not Meeting Work Requirements Increases Child Welfare Involvement
A variety of news outlets recently featured CBPP’s work and experts. Here are some of the highlights:
The Republican plan to sneakily cut Medicaid, explained
Vox
May 12, 2023
As public health emergency ends, pandemic-era support programs have already been fading away
AP
May 11, 2023
Medicare Advantage surpasses traditional Medicare—and that costs taxpayers more
MarketWatch
May 9, 2023
Your Social Security Checks Would Be in Danger if the U.S. Defaults
Barron’s
May 9, 2023
Republicans vow not to cut veterans’ benefits. But the legislation suggests otherwise.
PolitiFact
May 9, 2023
'I don't have anything in my refrigerator': GOP debt ceiling plan would cut SNAP benefits
USA Today
May 8, 2023
After 31 years, why is there momentum for Alabama Republicans to cut the grocery tax?
AL.com
May 8, 2023
Bad bill of health: How breaching the debt limit could injure America’s health system
National Journal
May 8, 2023
Cómo impacta a hispanos que republicanos en Congreso bloqueen a Biden el tope de la deuda
La Opinión
May 8, 2023
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