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This week at CBPP, we focused on federal taxes, food assistance, housing, immigration, state budgets and taxes, health, and the economy.
- On federal taxes, Chuck Marr and Samantha Jacoby explained that the flawed House GOP tax package chooses wealthy shareholders over children and families and the fight against climate change. George Fenton detailed why gains from the expanded Child Tax Credit outweigh overstated employment worries.
- On food assistance, Zoë Neuberger stressed that WIC needs additional funding to avoid forcing new parents and young children onto waiting lists.
- On housing, Sonya Acosta emphasized that lawmakers should prioritize adequate funding for rental assistance for people struggling to afford housing in housing appropriations legislation.
- On immigration, Shelby Gonzales noted that efforts to repeal the Biden Administration’s public charge rule harm children and families living in the United States.
- On state budgets and taxes, Iris Hinh and Whitney Tucker pointed out that state lawmakers are draining public revenues with school vouchers.
- On health, we updated our resource tracking states’ unwinding from Medicaid continuous coverage.
- On the economy, we updated our chart book tracking the recovery from the pandemic recession and our backgrounder on how many weeks of unemployment compensation are available per state.
Chart of the Week — Standard Deduction Increase Would Do Little for Families With Low Incomes
A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of the highlights:
Opinion | A Better Way to Help Families
New York Times
June 16, 2023
Democrats Are Picking a New Fight Over the Expanded Child Tax Credit
New Republic
June 16, 2023
Shoppers on food stamps are buying less and going to food banks as benefits drop
CNN
June 15, 2023
Changes to SNAP Benefits Spark Fear of Hunger Crisis
Modern Farmer
June 16, 2023
Thousands of Mississippians at risk of losing food aid under new law
Mississippi Public Broadcasting
June 13, 2023
Many N.J. seniors, especially in cities, wouldn’t get much help from property tax cut plan, analysis shows
NJ.com
June 13, 2023
Estos son los cambios que se acercan para beneficiarios de SNAP
Telemundo San Antonio
June 12, 2023
N.J. lawmakers: Please don’t re-open the Geoffrey Giraffe tax loophole
Newark Star-Ledger
June 11, 2023
El CBPP pide la expansión del Crédito Tributario por Hijos que beneficiaría a casi 7 millones de niños latinos
El Diario NY
June 9, 2023
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