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Recently at CBPP, we focused on Social Security, health, food assistance, housing, and the economy.
- On Social Security, Kathleen Romig emphasized the key principles for strengthening Social Security in testimony before the Senate Budget Committee.
- On health, Jennifer Wagner noted what health advocates, the public, and the press need to know about Medicaid call center data., We also updated our resource tracking states’ unwinding from Medicaid continuous coverage.
- On food assistance, Ed Bolen highlighted that about 500,000 adults will soon lose SNAP due to the return of a policy that takes assistance away from people not meeting work-reporting requirements, and that another 750,000 older adults are newly at risk.
- On housing, we updated our backgrounder on project-based vouchers.
- 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 — Rising Income Inequality Means Less Earnings Are Taxed
A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of the highlights:
Senate Budget Committee Hears From Experts on Preserving Social Security
Reuters
July 13, 2023
California Finally Closes State Tax Loophole For INGs
Forbes
July 13, 2023
Higher taxes on the wealthy would bolster Social Security, U.S. Senate Dems argue
New Jersey Monitor
July 12, 2023
As food prices rise in June, analysts warn of a ‘tipping point’ for Americans
MarketWatch
July 12, 2023
Colleges Can Do a Lot For Social Mobility Right Now
New York Times
July 12, 2023
You’ll Be Very Surprised Who’s Benefiting Most From Bidenomics
The New Republic
July 12, 2023
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