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What Do the Across-the-Board Cuts Mean for Domestic Appropriations?
Arloc Sherman and Richard Kogan
Revised 12/19/05
HTML, PDF, 28pp.

Conference Agreement Imposes Expensive New TANF Requirements On States And Will Result In Loss Of Child Care For Working Poor
Sharon Parrott
Revised 12/19/05
HTML, PDF, 3pp.

Budget Conference Agreement Contains Substantial Cuts Aimed at Low-income Families and Individuals
Edwin Park, Sharon Parrott, and Robert Greenstein
12/18/05
HTML, PDF, 5pp.

House Budget Reconciliation Bill Would Harm People With Disabilities
Eileen Sweeney and Sharon Parrott
12/8/05
HTML, PDF, 7pp.

Key Questions for Judging the Outcome of House-Senate Reconciliation Negotiations
Isaac Shapiro, Sharon Parrott, and Robert Greenstein
12/8/05
HTML, PDF, 12pp.

CBO Information Shows Passed House Budget Bill Would Hit the Poor Hard
Robert Greenstein, Sharon Parrott, and Isaac Shapiro
Revised 12/5/05
24K-HTML, 41K-PDF, 2pp.

House Budget Reconciliation Bill Includes Highly Flawed TANF Provisions That Have Repeatedly Failed To Garner Support
Sharon Parrott
Revised 11/30/05
HTML, PDF, 14pp.

House Reconciliation Bill Targets Key Low-Income Programs In Ways And Means Committee�s Jurisdiction
Sharon Parrott
Revised 11/30/05
48K-HTML, 35K-PDF, 11pp.

A Brief Guide to TANF Reauthorization Issues in 2005
Revised 11/29/05
HTML, PDF, 4pp.

An Introduction to TANF
Martha Coven
Revised 11/22/05
HTML, PDF, 6pp.

House Budget Bill Undermines Goals of Promoting Work and Responsibility
Sharon Parrott
Revised 11/8/05
26K-HTML, 47K-PDF, 2pp.

Unshared Sacrifice: Who�s Hurt, Who�s Helped, and What�s Spared Under the Emerging House Budget Reconciliation Plan
Sharon Parrott and Isaac Shapiro
Revised 11/2/05
44K-HTML, 75K-PDF, 9pp.
Fact Sheet: 46K-HTML, 10K-PDF, 1pp.

Ways and Means Reconciliation Package Targets Key Low-Income Programs
Sharon Parrott
Revised 11/2/05
48K-HTML, 35K-PDF, 11pp.

Larger Reconciliation Cuts in the House Would Put Low-Income Programs at Greater Risk
James Horney, Robert Greenstein, and Sharon Parrott
Revised 10/24/05
45K-HTML, 63K-PDF, 8pp.

Impact Of Additional Entitlement Cuts: A State-By-State Analysis
Sharon Parrott and Arloc Sherman
10/21/05
145K-HTML, 51K-PDF, 4pp.

Meeting the Basic Needs of Hurricane Katrina Victims: Recommendations to Federal Policymakers
Robert Greenstein
Revised 10/20/05
HTML, PDF, 19pp.

Protecting Low-Income and Moderate-Income Families' Savings
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and The Retirement Security Project
6/21/05
Summary: 52K-HTML, 92K-PDF, 8pp.
Full Report: 466K-PDF, 52pp.
Press Release: 21K-HTML, 84K-PDF, 3pp.
The Effect of Asset Tests on Saving: 135K-PDF, 7pp.

House Budget Resolution Would Require Much Deeper Cuts In Key Low-Income Programs Than Senate Budget Plan
Sharon Parrott, Arloc Sherman, and Bradley Hardy
Revised 4/7/05
Full Report: 800K-HTML, 119K-PDF, 21pp.
Press Release: 19K-HTML, 56K-PDF, 3pp.
Appendix: HTML
State Data: HTML