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Recently at CBPP, we focused on governance, food assistance, and health.

On governance, Kiran Rachamallu and Devin O'Connor underscored how the Trump Administration's radical cuts to the federal workforce are affecting veterans, causing a loss of experience and expertise that will have lasting consequences for the Department of Veteran Affairs.
On food assistance, Vice President for Food Assistance Ty Jones Cox released a statement on the House Agriculture Committee Chair’s proposed farm bill and its failure to address the unfolding food insecurity crisis created by historic SNAP cuts in the recently enacted harmful Republican megabill.
On health, we documented another attempt by the Trump Administration to weaponize federal funding as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been ordered to withhold more than $600 million in public health grants to four Democratic-led states.

Every State Has Lost Veterans Affairs Staff

Source: CBPP analysis of OPM EHRI status data

The Center was active on social media recently. Here are some of our posts:

Will Fischer posted a thread to X on the proposed HUD rule targeting households with mixed immigration statuses and forcing 20,000 families to choose between losing the assistance that helps them pay the rent or separating their family.
Shelby Gonzales posted a thread to X and Bluesky responding to the Department of Homeland Security’s false and sensationalized claims about immigrants and Medicaid.
Katie Bergh posted a thread to X and Bluesky on how the House Agriculture Committee’s proposed farm bill fails to address SNAP cuts in the harmful Republican megabill and other examples of how it falls short in making meaningful improvements.
Samantha Waxman posted a thread to X and Bluesky explaining next steps for Washington, D.C. after Senate Republicans voted to block the city from spending its own local tax dollars.
Gbenga Ajilore posted a video on YouTube, X, and Bluesky providing analysis on the latest GDP estimates.

A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts recently. Here are some highlights:

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