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This week at CBPP, we focused on health, the federal budget, housing, income security, and climate change.

On health, Allison Orris and Elizabeth Zhang warned congressional Republicans that they can’t cut Medicaid by hundreds of billions of dollars without hurting people. Laura Harker emphasized that House Republican attacks on Medicaid expansion would threaten coverage for 20 million people. Claire Heyison released an interactive map with accompanying audio from marketplace Navigators and enrollees explaining what it could mean if Congress doesn't extend enhanced premium tax credits.
On the federal budget, Brendan Duke detailed a new analysis from Yale’s Budget Lab quantifying the losses low- and moderate-income families would experience under the House budget resolution. David Super outlined how Congress might consider a rescission request under the Impoundment Control Act.
On housing, Anna Bailey cautioned that cuts to health care, food assistance, and income support to fund tax cuts for the wealthy would worsen housing instability and homelessness.
On income security, Diana Azevedo-McCaffrey and Joanna LeFebvre stressed that economic security programs should support pregnant people and their families, not promote a harmful “fetal personhood” agenda.
On climate change, Rachel Jacobson outlined five principles for advancing racial, economic, and health justice through state climate policy.
We also updated our resource tracking harmful executive actions by the Trump Administration with new entries on threats to Social Security, cuts to small agencies, and the cancellation of pilot projects in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.

Chart of the Week — House Budget Resolution Leaves Families With Low, Moderate Incomes Worse Off, Wealthy Households Get Windfall

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

Sarah Lueck posted on X and Bluesky about the Affordable Care Act’s 15th anniversary and what it means under the current administration.
Diana Azevedo-McCaffrey posted on X about lawmakers in some states introducing "fetal personhood" provisions into economic security program legislation.
Sharon Parrott posted on X and Bluesky about the Trump Administration targeting the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights for layoffs and how that could negatively affect the enforcement of anti-discrimination laws.

A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of the highlights:

How the Department of Housing Is Faring Under Trump | TIME
TIME
March 20, 2025

The Education of Elon Musk
The Atlantic
March 20, 2025

Trump administration’s Social Security changes could limit access to benefits for millions
PBS
March 19, 2025

Targeting the IRS Shows DOGE's Stated Purpose Is Just a Pretext
Bloomberg Tax
March 19, 2025

Musk uses immigration and claims of voter fraud to sell Social Security Administration cuts
NBC New
March 19, 2025

SNAP food program cuts could hurt 2.9 million Floridians, cost taxpayers $657
Orlando Sentinel
March 19, 2025

‘Quiet panic’ as national rental assistance program set to run out of cash
Cal Matters
March 18, 2025

Social Security Administration Will No Longer Allow Changes Made by Phone
The New York Times
March 18, 2025

New Social Security anti-fraud rule will force more people to visit agency offices
CNN
March 18, 2025

The most likely Medicaid cuts would hit rural areas the hardest
Stateline
March 17, 2025

Social Security Employees Warn of Damage From DOGE
The New York Times
March 17, 2025