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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/increase-in-medicares-income-related-premiums-raises-concerns</loc>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-tax-bills-changes-to-state-and-local-tax-deductions-would-hurt-states</loc>
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  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:00-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Form 1040 And Refund Check</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/doubling-exemption-on-estate-tax-then-repealing-it-would-give-millions-to-wealthiest-heirs</loc>
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  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:02-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Doubling Estate Tax Exemption Would Give Wealthiest Estates Each a Tax Cut Worth More than Pell Grants for 1,100 Students</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tabor-holding-colorado-back-25-years-later</loc>
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  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:02-05:00</lastmod>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-378</loc>
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  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:02-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Lower Pass-Through Rate Would Not Benefit Low- and Middle-Income Americans</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-gops-child-tax-credit-expansion-excludes-millions-of-children-in-lower-income-working</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-gops-child-tax-credit-expansion-excludes-millions-of-children-in-lower-income-working"/>
  <lastmod>2017-11-04T11:39:00-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/gop_plan_ctc-rc-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Millions of Working Families Are Excluded From GOP Plan's Child Tax Credit Expansion</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-bills-child-tax-credit-change-would-hurt-3-million-children</loc>
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  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:02-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Tax</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/maine-should-now-move-quickly-to-implement-medicaid-expansion</loc>
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  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:02-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Medicaid Expansion Crop - Small</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-tax-plans-end-to-salt-deduction-a-poor-trade-for-tax-cuts-for-wealthy</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-tax-plans-end-to-salt-deduction-a-poor-trade-for-tax-cuts-for-wealthy"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:04-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>quarter on graph</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/federal-rental-assistance-is-critical-to-all-types-of-communities</loc>
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  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:04-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/11-9-17housing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Federal Rental Assistance Is Proportionally Distributed Based on Need and Location</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/doubling-estate-tax-exemption-would-give-windfall-to-heirs-of-wealthiest-estates</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/doubling-estate-tax-exemption-would-give-windfall-to-heirs-of-wealthiest-estates"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:06-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Number of Estates Facing Estate Tax Has Plummeted</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/ending-medicaids-retroactive-coverage-harms-iowas-medicaid-beneficiaries-and-providers</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/ending-medicaids-retroactive-coverage-harms-iowas-medicaid-beneficiaries-and-providers"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:06-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:caption>doctor and ipad</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/study-coupling-vouchers-with-supportive-services-helps-veterans-find-housing</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/study-coupling-vouchers-with-supportive-services-helps-veterans-find-housing"/>
  <lastmod>2017-11-10T10:36:04-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000001113565_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Rowhouses</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-tax-bill-limits-child-tax-credit-expansion-for-low-income-children-extends-credit-to</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-tax-bill-limits-child-tax-credit-expansion-for-low-income-children-extends-credit-to"/>
  <lastmod>2017-11-10T14:40:58-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/ctc_landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Low-Income Working Families Get Little From Senate Tax Bill's Child Tax Credit Increase</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-379</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-379"/>
  <lastmod>2017-11-10T17:27:30-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/11-10-17tax-f2.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Low-Income Working Families Get Little From Senate Tax Bill's Child Tax Credit Increase</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-criteria-changes-dont-ensure-waivers-will-further-program-objectives</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-criteria-changes-dont-ensure-waivers-will-further-program-objectives"/>
  <lastmod>2017-11-13T09:53:50-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-494474990.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Stethoscope on clipboard</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/federal-government-should-fully-fund-grants-that-help-states-improve-corrections</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/federal-government-should-fully-fund-grants-that-help-states-improve-corrections"/>
  <lastmod>2017-11-13T09:54:10-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-620402950_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Capitol Dome</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/jct-senate-tax-bill-benefits-well-off-the-most-and-millions-of-low-and-middle-income-people</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/jct-senate-tax-bill-benefits-well-off-the-most-and-millions-of-low-and-middle-income-people"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:06-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:caption>Budget and Tax Reform - magnifying glass</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/gop-making-highly-unrealistic-claims-for-wage-gains-from-tax-cuts</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/gop-making-highly-unrealistic-claims-for-wage-gains-from-tax-cuts"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:06-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000001934992_large_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Dollar bill puzzle pieces</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senates-pass-through-tax-cut-favors-biggest-businesses-and-wealthiest-owners</loc>
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  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:08-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:caption>istock_000012693556_large.jpg</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/aca-marketplace-sign-ups-outpacing-last-year-despite-sabotage</loc>
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  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:08-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/puerto-rico-needs-more-food-assistance-during-recovery</loc>
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  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:08-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/study-medicaid-expansion-improves-low-income-peoples-financial-health-too</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/study-medicaid-expansion-improves-low-income-peoples-financial-health-too"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:08-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000004552974_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Health Care Bills</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/for-utah-medicaid-expansion-is-better-choice-than-flawed-limited-waiver</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/for-utah-medicaid-expansion-is-better-choice-than-flawed-limited-waiver"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:08-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Taking Blood Pressure</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/cms-will-let-states-cut-medicaid-for-people-who-cant-work</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/cms-will-let-states-cut-medicaid-for-people-who-cant-work"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:10-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/health03_1.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Healthcare provider checking patient's blood pressure</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-tax-bill-would-add-13-million-to-uninsured-to-pay-for-tax-cuts-of-nearly-100000-per</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-tax-bill-would-add-13-million-to-uninsured-to-pay-for-tax-cuts-of-nearly-100000-per"/>
  <lastmod>2017-11-15T11:32:30-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-620402950_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Capitol Dome</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-senate-child-credit-proposal-still-doesnt-prioritize-families-that-most-need-it</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-senate-child-credit-proposal-still-doesnt-prioritize-families-that-most-need-it"/>
  <lastmod>2017-11-15T15:52:28-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/11-14-17tax.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>New Senate Child Credit Proposal Still Doesn't Prioritize Families That Most Need It</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/failure-to-raise-spending-caps-threatens-mental-health-resources</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/failure-to-raise-spending-caps-threatens-mental-health-resources"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:10-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000022028377_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>istock_000022028377_large.jpg</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/repealing-individual-mandate-would-hurt-not-help-low-and-moderate-income-people</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/repealing-individual-mandate-would-hurt-not-help-low-and-moderate-income-people"/>
  <lastmod>2017-11-16T16:13:24-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/yes-the-massive-coverage-losses-from-repealing-the-individual-mandate-would-be-harmful</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/yes-the-massive-coverage-losses-from-repealing-the-individual-mandate-would-be-harmful"/>
  <lastmod>2017-11-16T16:06:18-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000019024391_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Stethoscope on Blue Background</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-tax-bill-could-prove-costlier-than-official-estimate</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-tax-bill-could-prove-costlier-than-official-estimate"/>
  <lastmod>2017-11-16T17:26:56-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/hatch-landin_landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Revised Hatch Bill's Sunsets and Delayed Tax Hikes Limit Its Cost Late in Decade</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/roundup-cbpps-analyses-of-the-senate-tax-plan</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/roundup-cbpps-analyses-of-the-senate-tax-plan"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:10-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_77916971_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>U.S. Capitol</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-380</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-380"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:10-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/11-16-17tax.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Revised Hatch Bill's Sunsets and Delayed Tax Hikes Limit Its Cost Late in Decade</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/cbo-and-jct-estimates-show-senate-bill-skewed-to-top-harmful-to-low-and-middle-income</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/cbo-and-jct-estimates-show-senate-bill-skewed-to-top-harmful-to-low-and-middle-income"/>
  <lastmod>2017-11-18T14:46:33-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-504240346.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Bills Bar Chart</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-and-senate-tax-plans-cut-affordable-housing-set-stage-for-deeper-cuts-later</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-and-senate-tax-plans-cut-affordable-housing-set-stage-for-deeper-cuts-later"/>
  <lastmod>2017-11-20T13:49:07-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000018282885_medium_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Housing Divide</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-disaster-relief-request-doesnt-address-any-of-puerto-ricos-medicaid-needs</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-disaster-relief-request-doesnt-address-any-of-puerto-ricos-medicaid-needs"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:10-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000001989453_large_1.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Health - Money and Stethoscope</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-gop-tax-plan-raises-taxes-on-middle-and-lower-income-adds-millions-to-uninsured-to-pay</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-gop-tax-plan-raises-taxes-on-middle-and-lower-income-adds-millions-to-uninsured-to-pay"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:12-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/istock_000001934992_large_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Dollar Bill Puzzle Pieces</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/study-medicaid-for-parents-boosts-preventive-care-for-children</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/study-medicaid-for-parents-boosts-preventive-care-for-children"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:12-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000035706226_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>istock_000035706226_large.jpg</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/obscure-provision-tilts-senate-tax-bill-even-more-to-corporations</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/obscure-provision-tilts-senate-tax-bill-even-more-to-corporations"/>
  <lastmod>2017-11-22T13:24:35-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/senate_bills_trigger-rc_450.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>senate_bills_trigger-rc_450.png</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/roundup-cbpps-analyses-of-the-senate-tax-plan-0</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/roundup-cbpps-analyses-of-the-senate-tax-plan-0"/>
  <lastmod>2017-11-28T11:45:52-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/jct_cbo_landing_landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>JCT and CBO: Senate Tax Bill Cuts Spending, Raises Taxes for Lower-Income Households to Help Pay for Tax Cuts</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-381</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-381"/>
  <lastmod>2017-11-22T14:34:42-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/many-veterans-wouldnt-fully-benefit-from-senate-tax-bills-child-tax-credit-increase</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/many-veterans-wouldnt-fully-benefit-from-senate-tax-bills-child-tax-credit-increase"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:12-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000019607285_xxxlarge.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Solider and Daughter</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/reinsurance-proposal-cant-fix-damage-from-individual-mandate-repeal</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/reinsurance-proposal-cant-fix-damage-from-individual-mandate-repeal"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:12-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-651143122.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Stethoscope and money - High res</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-finance-committee-tax-bill-even-more-skewed-to-top-than-bush-tax-cuts</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-finance-committee-tax-bill-even-more-skewed-to-top-than-bush-tax-cuts"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:14-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/11-28-17tax.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Senate Tax Bill More Skewed to Top Than Bush Tax Cuts -- Even Without Counting Its Health Coverage Effects</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/how-senate-tax-bill-supporters-are-hiding-the-bills-true-impact</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/how-senate-tax-bill-supporters-are-hiding-the-bills-true-impact"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:14-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/11-29-17tax.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>JCT and CBO: Senate Tax Bill Cuts Spending, Raises Taxes for Lower-Income Households to Help Pay for Tax Cuts</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/k-12-funding-in-some-states-still-far-below-pre-recession-levels</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/k-12-funding-in-some-states-still-far-below-pre-recession-levels"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:16-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/11-29-17education.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Total State K-12 Funding Below 2008 Levels in Most States</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tracking-the-congressional-tax-debate</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tracking-the-congressional-tax-debate"/>
  <lastmod>2017-12-01T15:42:07-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_77916971_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>U.S. Capitol</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-favors-larger-corporate-tax-cuts-over-more-help-for-children-in-low-income-working</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-favors-larger-corporate-tax-cuts-over-more-help-for-children-in-low-income-working"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:16-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/ex1_mom_daughter_grandma.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>ex1_mom_daughter_grandma.jpg</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/jct-millions-of-households-face-tax-increase-or-no-tax-benefit-under-senate-gop-bill</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/jct-millions-of-households-face-tax-increase-or-no-tax-benefit-under-senate-gop-bill"/>
  <lastmod>2017-12-08T15:07:58-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000008432629_large_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>E Pluribis Unum Budget - high res</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-382</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-382"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:16-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/11-29-17education.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Total State K-12 Funding Below 2008 Levels in Most States</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/weakening-the-estate-tax-is-a-bad-idea-so-is-repealing-it</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/weakening-the-estate-tax-is-a-bad-idea-so-is-repealing-it"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:18-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000053118290_medium.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>quarter on graph</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/last-minute-changes-worsened-already-bad-senate-tax-bill</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/last-minute-changes-worsened-already-bad-senate-tax-bill"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:18-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000006581839_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Capitol - wide view</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/will-house-senate-conference-tilt-tax-bill-even-more-against-working-families</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/will-house-senate-conference-tilt-tax-bill-even-more-against-working-families"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:18-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/jct_cbo_landing_landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>JCT and CBO: Senate Tax Bill Cuts Spending, Raises Taxes for Lower-Income Households to Help Pay for Tax Cuts</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/gop-budgets-statements-make-plans-clear-costly-tax-cuts-for-wealthy-now-program-cuts-later</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/gop-budgets-statements-make-plans-clear-costly-tax-cuts-for-wealthy-now-program-cuts-later"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:18-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000048404032_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Dollar and Columns</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-district-map-partial-salt-repeal-kills-most-valuable-part-of-deduction</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-district-map-partial-salt-repeal-kills-most-valuable-part-of-deduction"/>
  <lastmod>2021-11-08T18:01:08-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/istock_000001934992_large_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Dollar Bill Puzzle Pieces</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/taxing-college-endowment-income-no-way-to-pay-for-regressive-tax-cuts</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/taxing-college-endowment-income-no-way-to-pay-for-regressive-tax-cuts"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:20-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_49779160_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>College graduates</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rubio-lee-child-credit-proposal-should-be-in-final-tax-bill</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rubio-lee-child-credit-proposal-should-be-in-final-tax-bill"/>
  <lastmod>2017-12-06T12:03:14-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000010726130large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Mother and Child Outside</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/delaying-health-insurance-tax-would-give-windfall-to-insurers-do-little-to-reduce-premiums</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/delaying-health-insurance-tax-would-give-windfall-to-insurers-do-little-to-reduce-premiums"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:20-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000016383988_large_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>istock_000016383988_large.jpg</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/gops-tax-conference-priority-tax-free-inheritances-or-less-harm-to-working-families</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/gops-tax-conference-priority-tax-free-inheritances-or-less-harm-to-working-families"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:20-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-624709906_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Tax forms</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/sequestration-deal-should-avoid-harmful-offsets-divide-funds-equitably</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/sequestration-deal-should-avoid-harmful-offsets-divide-funds-equitably"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:20-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000011406938_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>istock_000011406938_large.jpg</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/republican-leaders-broken-promises-on-taxes-the-budget-and-health</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/republican-leaders-broken-promises-on-taxes-the-budget-and-health"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:22-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/12-8-17tax_f1.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Under Senate Tax Bill, Millions of Households Making Less Than $200,000 Would Be Taxed More or Left Out</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/vast-majority-of-americans-would-likely-lose-from-gops-tax-bills-if-gop-use-spending-cuts-to</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/vast-majority-of-americans-would-likely-lose-from-gops-tax-bills-if-gop-use-spending-cuts-to"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:23-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/12-8-17budget.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Bottom Three-Fifths of Households Would Lose Under Senate Tax Bill, Once Fully Financed</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-383</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-383"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:23-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/12-5-17tax.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>JCT and CBO: Senate Tax Bill Cuts Spending, Raises Taxes for Lower-Income Households to Help Pay for Tax Cuts</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/california-house-members-may-settle-for-bad-salt-compromise</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/california-house-members-may-settle-for-bad-salt-compromise"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:23-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000034007422_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>money on scales</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-homelessness-count-shows-theres-still-work-to-do</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-homelessness-count-shows-theres-still-work-to-do"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:23-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000041858164_full.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Man With His Hands Together</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/treasury-analysis-of-tax-bill-assumes-what-it-claims-to-prove</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/treasury-analysis-of-tax-bill-assumes-what-it-claims-to-prove"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:25-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-629827156_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Stack of Bills</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/the-truth-about-welfare-reform-tanf-is-disappearing</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/the-truth-about-welfare-reform-tanf-is-disappearing"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:25-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/12-12-17tanf_f1.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In 1996, 68 out of every 100 families in poverty received AFDC benefits.</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/time-running-out-to-get-coverage-on-healthcaregov</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/time-running-out-to-get-coverage-on-healthcaregov"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:25-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-822044500.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>December 15</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-gop-spending-bill-falls-short-on-chip-community-health-centers-puerto-rico</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-gop-spending-bill-falls-short-on-chip-community-health-centers-puerto-rico"/>
  <lastmod>2017-12-14T14:44:06-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
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   <image:caption>Stethoscope and American Flag</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/republican-leaders-expanding-repatriation-gimmick-in-tax-bill</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/republican-leaders-expanding-repatriation-gimmick-in-tax-bill"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:27-05:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
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   <image:caption>Money Flying Away</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/update-california-house-members-appear-to-be-settling-for-bad-salt-compromise</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/update-california-house-members-appear-to-be-settling-for-bad-salt-compromise"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:27-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Rumored &quot;SALT&quot; Compromise Would Have Little Impact on Number of Californians Facing Tax Increases</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/yes-medicaid-improves-access-to-health-coverage-and-care</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/yes-medicaid-improves-access-to-health-coverage-and-care"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:35:27-05:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/medicaid-works-landing_beneficiaries.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Medicaid Beneficiaries Have a Regular Health Provider at Rates Comparable to People with Private Coverage</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/alexander-murray-wouldnt-reverse-cost-increases-from-individual-mandate-repeal</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/alexander-murray-wouldnt-reverse-cost-increases-from-individual-mandate-repeal"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:11:36-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/capture.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>How Did States Handle Premium Increases Related to Non-Payment of CSRs for 2018?</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/gop-tax-bill-threatens-housing-assistance-just-as-many-workers-struggle-to-pay-rent</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/gop-tax-bill-threatens-housing-assistance-just-as-many-workers-struggle-to-pay-rent"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:11:36-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/12-15-17housing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Renters' Incomes Haven't Kept Pace With Housing Costs</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-384</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-384"/>
  <lastmod>2017-12-18T10:44:20-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/12-15-17icymi.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In 2016, only 23 out of every 100 families received TANF benefits</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/final-ctc-changes-dont-alter-tax-bill-basics-10-million-working-family-children-get-little-or</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/final-ctc-changes-dont-alter-tax-bill-basics-10-million-working-family-children-get-little-or"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:11:38-05:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/12-18-17ctc.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Increase in the Child Tax Credit in the Final GOP Tax Bill - Landing Version</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-bill-effectively-eliminates-defense-cap-puts-off-non-defense-funding</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-bill-effectively-eliminates-defense-cap-puts-off-non-defense-funding"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:11:38-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/12-18-17ndd.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>House GOP Would Abandon Years of Bipartisan, Equal Relief From Sequestration by Boosting Defense, Ignoring Non-Defense</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-bill-ends-child-tax-credit-for-about-1-million-children</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-bill-ends-child-tax-credit-for-about-1-million-children"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:11:40-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000008266776_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Family of four</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-bills-cost-could-hit-22-trillion-over-next-decade</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-bills-cost-could-hit-22-trillion-over-next-decade"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:11:40-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/2.2-trillion_landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>2.2-trillion_landing-01.png</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/republicans-chose-corporate-shareholders-over-working-families</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/republicans-chose-corporate-shareholders-over-working-families"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:11:43-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/12-19-17tax.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Final GOP Tax Bill Pays for Permanent Corporate Tax Cuts With Individual Tax Increases</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/previewing-the-number-of-sign-ups-on-healthcaregov</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/previewing-the-number-of-sign-ups-on-healthcaregov"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:11:43-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_80113861.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Health Insurance Application</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/jct-millions-of-households-face-tax-increase-or-no-tax-benefit-under-republican-tax-bill</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/jct-millions-of-households-face-tax-increase-or-no-tax-benefit-under-republican-tax-bill"/>
  <lastmod>2017-12-19T17:38:25-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000008432629_large_3.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Closeup of E Pluribus Unum seal on dollar bill</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/republican-leaders-broken-promises-on-taxes-the-budget-and-health-0</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/republican-leaders-broken-promises-on-taxes-the-budget-and-health-0"/>
  <lastmod>2017-12-21T10:18:33-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/taxedless_taxedmore.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Under Final GOP Tax Bill, Millions of Households Making Less Than $200,000 Would be Taxed More or Left Out</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/instead-of-boosting-working-family-tax-credit-gop-tax-bill-erodes-it-over-time</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/instead-of-boosting-working-family-tax-credit-gop-tax-bill-erodes-it-over-time"/>
  <lastmod>2018-05-04T11:33:36-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/eitc-landing_landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>GOP Tax Bill Erodes Earned Income Tax Credit Over Time by Slowing its Growth With Inflation</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/funding-for-state-reinsurance-programs-cant-replace-individual-mandate</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/funding-for-state-reinsurance-programs-cant-replace-individual-mandate"/>
  <lastmod>2017-12-21T13:17:23-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-480197681_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Open pill bottle on pile of bills</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-385</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-385"/>
  <lastmod>2017-12-22T11:19:34-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/5-4-18.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>chainedcpi-chart_1024.png</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-rule-on-association-health-plans-could-devastate-small-group-markets</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-rule-on-association-health-plans-could-devastate-small-group-markets"/>
  <lastmod>2018-01-05T14:24:26-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_80113861.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Health Insurance Application</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-386</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-386"/>
  <lastmod>2018-01-05T16:25:11-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/more-evidence-medicaid-expansion-boosts-health-well-being</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/more-evidence-medicaid-expansion-boosts-health-well-being"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:11:43-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000017129026_xxxlarge_1.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Stethoscope on Paper</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/work-requirements-dont-work</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/work-requirements-dont-work"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:11:43-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000053056402_full.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Women filing application</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-work-requirement-would-harm-unemployed-not-promote-work</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-work-requirement-would-harm-unemployed-not-promote-work"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:11:44-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/medicaid-worki-landing_landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Most Adults With Medicaid Work - And Those Who Don't Mainly Are Ill or Disabled, Caring for Family, or Going to School</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/washington-waiver-shows-how-medicaid-can-support-work</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/washington-waiver-shows-how-medicaid-can-support-work"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:11:44-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-513732582.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Healthcare provider and patient</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/snap-helped-millions-after-hurricanes-highlighting-how-many-are-barely-getting-by</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/snap-helped-millions-after-hurricanes-highlighting-how-many-are-barely-getting-by"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:11:44-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000018720613_large_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>istock_000018720613_large.jpg</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-387</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-387"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:11:44-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/1-11-18medicaid.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Most Adults With Medicaid Work - And Those Who Don't Mainly Are Ill or Disabled, Caring for Family, or Going to School</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/assessing-kentuckys-pre-waiver-medicaid-expansion-success</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/assessing-kentuckys-pre-waiver-medicaid-expansion-success"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:11:44-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/1-16-18health-f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Affordable Care Act's Medicaid Expansion Helping Low-Income People in Kentucky</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/snap-associated-with-better-health-reduced-health-care-costs</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/snap-associated-with-better-health-reduced-health-care-costs"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:11:47-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/1-17-18fa-infographic.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>SNAP Linked to Better Health, Lower Care Costs</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-shouldnt-suspend-health-related-taxes</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-shouldnt-suspend-health-related-taxes"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:11:47-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000043836450_xxxlarge_resized.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Medical Device</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/strengthening-federal-rental-aid-should-be-2018-budget-priority</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/strengthening-federal-rental-aid-should-be-2018-budget-priority"/>
  <lastmod>2018-01-17T16:16:58-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-147062618_0_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Money House #2</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/daca-relief-cant-wait-until-march-5</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/daca-relief-cant-wait-until-march-5"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:11:47-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000006581839_large_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>istock_000006581839_large.jpg</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-388</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-388"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:11:47-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/1-16-18health-f2.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Kentucky Projects Large and Growing Health Coverage Losses From Waiver</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-reversal-of-medicaid-family-planning-guidance-doesnt-change-federal-law</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-reversal-of-medicaid-family-planning-guidance-doesnt-change-federal-law"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:11:47-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_69894611_xxlarge.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Doctor holding hands with patient</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/food-insecure-households-likelier-to-have-chronic-diseases-higher-health-costs</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/food-insecure-households-likelier-to-have-chronic-diseases-higher-health-costs"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:11:52-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/1-22-18snap.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Adults in Households with Less Food Security Are Likelier to Have a Chronic Illness</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/claims-of-state-windfalls-from-federal-tax-changes-are-overstated</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/claims-of-state-windfalls-from-federal-tax-changes-are-overstated"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:11:53-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/1-23-1sfp.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>New</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-respond-cautiously-to-uncertain-revenue-impacts-from-federal-tax-changes</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-respond-cautiously-to-uncertain-revenue-impacts-from-federal-tax-changes"/>
  <lastmod>2018-01-23T17:17:39-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/policymakers-must-act-quickly-to-meet-puerto-rico-virgin-islands-medicaid-needs</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/policymakers-must-act-quickly-to-meet-puerto-rico-virgin-islands-medicaid-needs"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:11:57-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/most-kansas-families-after-tanf-unsteady-work-extremely-low-earnings</loc>
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   <image:caption>Most Kansas Parents Worked Both Before and After Leaving TANF</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>Piggy Bank</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>Private-Sector Job Growth: Kansas Lagged Most Neighbors and U.S. After Cutting Taxes</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>Parents Exiting TANF Due to Work Sanctions Experienced Only Small Employment Gains</image:caption>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/time-for-states-to-invest-in-schools"/>
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   <image:caption>Capital Spending for K-12 Schools Well Below 2008 Levels</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/snap-linked-to-better-health-throughout-life-benefits-for-all-age-groups</loc>
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   <image:caption>SNAP Participants Report Better Health Than Eligible Non-Participants</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-works-for-vulnerable-communities</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-works-for-vulnerable-communities"/>
  <lastmod>2018-02-02T11:22:56-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Stethoscope and American Flag</image:caption>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/hhs-extends-indianas-medicaid-waiver-though-its-hurting-many-hoosiers"/>
  <lastmod>2018-02-02T16:09:06-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Medicaid and CHIP - Indiana Map</image:caption>
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 <url>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-390"/>
  <lastmod>2018-02-02T16:06:44-05:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/1-29-18ssi-f3.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Supplemental Security Income Serves 1.2 Million Low-Income Children With Disabilities</image:caption>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/skimpy-health-plans-put-consumers-insurance-markets-at-risk"/>
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   <image:caption>istock_40268402_xxlarge.jpg</image:caption>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/state-eitcs-continue-to-gain-momentum"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:12:06-05:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
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   <image:caption>Twenty-nine States and D.C. Have Enacted EITCs, 2017</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-plan-to-condition-rental-assistance-on-work-will-hurt-families-not-support-work</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-plan-to-condition-rental-assistance-on-work-will-hurt-families-not-support-work"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:12:06-05:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/2-7-18housing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Most Working-Age, Non-Disabled Households Receiving HUD Rental Assistance Either Work or Likely Face Work Requirements</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/non-defense-discretionary-funding-increases-under-bipartisan-deal-yet-remains-below-earlier</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/non-defense-discretionary-funding-increases-under-bipartisan-deal-yet-remains-below-earlier"/>
  <lastmod>2018-02-07T21:06:56-05:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000021017552_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Budget Bar Chart Magnifying Glass</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/policymakers-should-craft-reinsurance-proposals-to-lower-premiums-help-more-people</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/policymakers-should-craft-reinsurance-proposals-to-lower-premiums-help-more-people"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:12:06-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_40268402_xxlarge_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>istock_40268402_xxlarge.jpg</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-rent-plan-would-squeeze-low-wage-workers-others-struggling-to-afford-housing</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-rent-plan-would-squeeze-low-wage-workers-others-struggling-to-afford-housing"/>
  <lastmod>2018-02-13T13:10:14-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000001675811_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Houses</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/some-consumers-still-have-time-to-select-a-2018-health-insurance-plan</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/some-consumers-still-have-time-to-select-a-2018-health-insurance-plan"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:12:06-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-821551442_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Open Enrollment</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/five-things-to-look-for-in-president-trumps-2019-hud-budget</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/five-things-to-look-for-in-president-trumps-2019-hud-budget"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:12:08-05:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000008722409_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>istock_000008722409_large.jpg</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/economic-security-health-programs-reduce-poverty-and-hardship-with-long-term-benefits</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/economic-security-health-programs-reduce-poverty-and-hardship-with-long-term-benefits"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:12:08-05:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
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   <image:caption>Economic Security Programs Cut Poverty Rate Nearly in Half in 2016</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-391</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-391"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:12:10-05:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/2-8-18health-f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Medicaid Work Requirements Will Mostly Affect People Who Are Working, Ill or Disabled, Caregivers, or Students</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-2019-budget-slashes-aid-for-families-struggling-to-pay-rent</loc>
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  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:12:10-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Renters' Credit - appt</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/presidents-budget-would-cut-and-radically-restructure-snap-food-benefits</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/presidents-budget-would-cut-and-radically-restructure-snap-food-benefits"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:12:10-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>istock_000018720613_large.jpg</image:caption>
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 </url>
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   <image:caption>Transportation dock</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/kentuckys-waiver-will-increase-uncompensated-care-for-hospitals-safety-net-providers"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:12:10-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>istock_000011406938_large.jpg</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/budget-agreement-funding-could-reduce-social-security-disability-backlog</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/budget-agreement-funding-could-reduce-social-security-disability-backlog"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:12:13-05:00</lastmod>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/budget-deal-gives-policymakers-another-chance-to-fund-social-security-technology-improvements</loc>
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  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:12:13-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Social Security Administration Faces Increased Workload with Fewer Resources</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-plan-to-cut-federal-infrastructure-funding-puts-needed-improvements-at-risk</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-plan-to-cut-federal-infrastructure-funding-puts-needed-improvements-at-risk"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:12:15-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Transportation dock</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/irs-must-now-be-a-top-funding-priority"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:12:15-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>IRS Funding Has Fallen Sharply</image:caption>
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 <url>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/welfare-to-work-project-in-trump-budget-would-unravel-major-federal-programs"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:12:17-05:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2018-02-16T14:34:31-05:00</lastmod>
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 </url>
 <url>
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  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:12:19-05:00</lastmod>
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 </url>
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  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:12:19-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>quarter on graph</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
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  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:12:19-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Baby at Doctor's Appointment</image:caption>
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 <url>
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  <lastmod>2018-03-02T12:49:53-05:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2018-03-02T15:30:33-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>quarter on graph</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>Coverage Gains Under the ACA Have Been Widely Shared</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/supermajority-requirement-stymied-sensible-tax-reforms-in-oklahoma</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/supermajority-requirement-stymied-sensible-tax-reforms-in-oklahoma"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:09-05:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/3-26-18oklahoma.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Oklahoma Tax Revenues Have Dropped by 17 Percent Since 1990 as Share of Personal Income</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/most-snap-participants-move-in-and-out-of-work-an-animated-look</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/most-snap-participants-move-in-and-out-of-work-an-animated-look"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:09-05:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/istock_000021201004_small.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Worker at a Machine</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/citizenship-question-jeopardizes-census-accuracy-undermines-funding-progress</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/citizenship-question-jeopardizes-census-accuracy-undermines-funding-progress"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-15T09:38:19-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000025027343_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Magnifying Glass on Chart</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/chairman-conaway-can-settle-the-question-of-whether-his-proposal-would-push-people-off-snap-by</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/chairman-conaway-can-settle-the-question-of-whether-his-proposal-would-push-people-off-snap-by"/>
  <lastmod>2018-03-29T17:18:24-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000020987470_xxxlarge.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Shopping List</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-398</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-398"/>
  <lastmod>2018-03-30T12:48:23-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/3-26-18sfp.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>AZ and OK: General Fund Resources Have Fallen by Roughly One-Third as Share of Personal Income</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-continues-to-help-schools-help-children</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-continues-to-help-schools-help-children"/>
  <lastmod>2026-01-15T16:09:35-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/4-3-18health.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Medicaid Has Long-Term Benefits for Kids</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rescissions-would-renege-on-budget-deal</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rescissions-would-renege-on-budget-deal"/>
  <lastmod>2018-04-04T10:57:41-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/4-4-18bud.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Non-Defense Discretionary Funding Increases Under Bipartisan Deal Yet Remains Below 2010 Level</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/report-strengthening-child-tax-credit-would-reduce-poverty-improve-opportunity</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/report-strengthening-child-tax-credit-would-reduce-poverty-improve-opportunity"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:11-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/4-5-18ctc.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Child Tax Credit at Various Income Levels, 2018</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-399</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-399"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:11-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/4-4-18health-f1_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Historic Gains in Children's and Parents' Health Coverage Occurred in Tandem</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/why-a-balanced-budget-amendment-would-harm-social-security-and-federal-deposit-insurance</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/why-a-balanced-budget-amendment-would-harm-social-security-and-federal-deposit-insurance"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:13-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/img_0438-small.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Trump Budget FY 2019</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/analysis-of-work-in-an-average-month-understates-work-among-snap-participants</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/analysis-of-work-in-an-average-month-understates-work-among-snap-participants"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:13-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/4-9-18snap.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>How You Look at Work Among SNAP Participants Changes the Story</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-cbo-budget-projections-are-cause-for-concern-not-alarm</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-cbo-budget-projections-are-cause-for-concern-not-alarm"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:13-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000001714021_small.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Budget Plans - Chartbook</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-tax-law-disproportionately-helps-wealthiest-in-every-state</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-tax-law-disproportionately-helps-wealthiest-in-every-state"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:15-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/4-9-18sfp.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Top 1 Percent Will Receive More Dollars From New Federal Tax Cuts Than Bottom 60 Percent of Households in Almost Every State</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/on-equal-pay-day-a-look-at-how-eitcs-help-women-in-every-state</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/on-equal-pay-day-a-look-at-how-eitcs-help-women-in-every-state"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:15-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_92607415_xxxlarge.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Factory worker</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/as-tax-day-approaches-these-charts-show-why-the-new-tax-law-is-fundamentally-flawed</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/as-tax-day-approaches-these-charts-show-why-the-new-tax-law-is-fundamentally-flawed"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:19-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/4-10-18tax_f2.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>New Tax Law Delivers Large Tax Cuts to Most Well-Off</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/5-reasons-why-the-house-balanced-budget-amendment-is-a-bad-idea</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/5-reasons-why-the-house-balanced-budget-amendment-is-a-bad-idea"/>
  <lastmod>2018-04-11T10:52:42-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/budget-infocus.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>FY17 Budget</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-day-2018-top-state-tax-charts</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-day-2018-top-state-tax-charts"/>
  <lastmod>2018-04-11T11:13:28-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/4-11-18sfp-f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>More Than Half of State Tax Revenues Fund Education and Health Care</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/mandatory-work-programs-are-costly-have-limited-long-term-impact</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/mandatory-work-programs-are-costly-have-limited-long-term-impact"/>
  <lastmod>2018-04-12T13:53:15-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/taduuda-76960.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Saw and Hearing Protection</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/alaskas-high-unemployment-would-compound-harm-from-a-medicaid-work-requirement</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/alaskas-high-unemployment-would-compound-harm-from-a-medicaid-work-requirement"/>
  <lastmod>2018-04-13T13:58:48-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/4-13-18health.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Alaska Natives Have Much Higher Unemployment Rate Than Other Alaskans</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-400</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-400"/>
  <lastmod>2018-04-13T15:50:40-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/5-9-18health-brief-workers-f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Even Many Workers Who Work Substantial Hours Could Lose Coverage Under Medicaid Work Requirements</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-season-roundup</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-season-roundup"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:19-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000005855720_small.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Personal Taxes - 1040</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/farm-bill-funding-for-work-programs-wont-buy-much</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/farm-bill-funding-for-work-programs-wont-buy-much"/>
  <lastmod>2018-04-16T17:37:14-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000053056402_full.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Women filing application</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/4-ways-free-tax-preparation-volunteers-make-a-difference</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/4-ways-free-tax-preparation-volunteers-make-a-difference"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:19-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000053056402_full.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Women filing application</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/school-infrastructure-needs-a-funding-infusion</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/school-infrastructure-needs-a-funding-infusion"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:21-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/4-17-18schools.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Capital Spending for K-12 Schools Well Below 2008 Levels</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/conaways-snap-work-proposal-would-harm-many-workers</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/conaways-snap-work-proposal-would-harm-many-workers"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:21-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/4-17-18snap.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Conaway Farm Bill Could Cause Many Who Work Substantial Hours to Lose SNAP Benefits</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/underfunded-irs-continues-to-audit-less</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/underfunded-irs-continues-to-audit-less"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:21-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/4-18-18tax.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Audit Rates for High-Income Individuals and Large Corporations Continue to Decline Sharply</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/housing-policies-to-expand-access-to-high-opportunity-communities</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/housing-policies-to-expand-access-to-high-opportunity-communities"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:22-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-176823773.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Neighborhood</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-401</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-401"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:22-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/4-17-18snap.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Conaway Farm Bill Could Cause Many Who Work Substantial Hours to Lose SNAP Benefits</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-administrations-tax-enforcement-funding-mechanism-deserves-support</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-administrations-tax-enforcement-funding-mechanism-deserves-support"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:22-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/4-28-18irs.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Three-Fourths of IRS Staff Losses Due to Funding Cuts Have Been in Tax Enforcement</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/jct-highlights-pass-through-deductions-tilt-toward-the-top</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/jct-highlights-pass-through-deductions-tilt-toward-the-top"/>
  <lastmod>2023-06-08T15:54:42-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/4-24-18tax.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>2017 Tax Law's Pass-Through Deduction Heavily Tilted Toward Wealthy</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/maryland-likely-to-expand-eitc-to-young-workers-without-kids</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/maryland-likely-to-expand-eitc-to-young-workers-without-kids"/>
  <lastmod>2018-04-24T13:31:33-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/4-24-18sfp.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>States Expanding EITCs for Workers Not Raising Children in the Home</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-cuts-must-be-judged-by-their-effect-on-typical-households</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-cuts-must-be-judged-by-their-effect-on-typical-households"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:24-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-852521492_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Filing Taxes</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-hearing-testimony-highlights-2017-tax-laws-fundamental-flaws</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-hearing-testimony-highlights-2017-tax-laws-fundamental-flaws"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:24-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000053118290_medium.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>quarter on graph</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trumps-expected-rescissions-would-cut-funds-that-agencies-still-need</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trumps-expected-rescissions-would-cut-funds-that-agencies-still-need"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:24-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000008432629_large_3.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Closeup of E Pluribus Unum seal on dollar bill</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/many-states-facing-suits-over-k-12-funding</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/many-states-facing-suits-over-k-12-funding"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:26-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/4-26-18sfp.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>School Funding Increases Lead to Big Gains for Poor Kids</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/procedural-advantages-for-rescissions-dont-apply-to-mandatory-programs</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/procedural-advantages-for-rescissions-dont-apply-to-mandatory-programs"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:26-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-629827156_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Stack of Bills</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/additional-housing-funding-needed-to-better-help-people-with-substance-use-disorders</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/additional-housing-funding-needed-to-better-help-people-with-substance-use-disorders"/>
  <lastmod>2018-05-22T13:18:11-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000003818223_small.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Renters' Credit - appt</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/research-supports-importance-of-snap-doesnt-support-house-farm-bill</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/research-supports-importance-of-snap-doesnt-support-house-farm-bill"/>
  <lastmod>2018-05-22T11:07:15-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/5-22-18faf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>SNAP Linked to Better Health, Lower Care Costs</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-census-data-show-persistent-state-school-funding-cuts</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-census-data-show-persistent-state-school-funding-cuts"/>
  <lastmod>2018-07-26T11:09:20-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/5-22-18budf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>K-12 Funding Fell Sharply After Recession Hit</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-policies-threaten-housing-health-integration-for-people-with-mental-health-conditions</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-policies-threaten-housing-health-integration-for-people-with-mental-health-conditions"/>
  <lastmod>2018-05-22T15:23:42-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_65141565_xlarge_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Doctor and Patient</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/proposed-medicaid-eligibility-restrictions-have-costly-unintended-consequences</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/proposed-medicaid-eligibility-restrictions-have-costly-unintended-consequences"/>
  <lastmod>2018-05-23T14:15:39-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000073547815_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>happy doctor</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-waiver-proposals-creating-new-barriers-to-coverage-will-cost-states-millions</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-waiver-proposals-creating-new-barriers-to-coverage-will-cost-states-millions"/>
  <lastmod>2018-05-23T10:11:50-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2022-03/iStock_000001989453_Large_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Money and Stethoscope</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-bill-leaves-irs-enforcement-depleted</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-bill-leaves-irs-enforcement-depleted"/>
  <lastmod>2021-05-13T17:23:22-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/5-24-18tax.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>House Bill Would Leave IRS Enforcement Division Funding 25 Percent Below 2010 Level</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/canadian-style-child-benefit-would-cut-us-child-poverty-by-more-than-half</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/canadian-style-child-benefit-would-cut-us-child-poverty-by-more-than-half"/>
  <lastmod>2018-05-29T16:12:29-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/ccb_ctc_-_no_area_-rc_450.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Canadian-Style Child Benefit Would Be a Major Improvement for Low- and Middle-Income Families</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/cbo-forecast-of-weak-revenues-under-trump-policies-shows-impact-of-2017-tax-law</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/cbo-forecast-of-weak-revenues-under-trump-policies-shows-impact-of-2017-tax-law"/>
  <lastmod>2018-05-24T16:40:38-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/5-24-18taxf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Under Trump Policies, Revenues Will Fall Well Below Historical Average Despite Strong Economy</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-406</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-406"/>
  <lastmod>2018-05-25T11:43:11-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/5-23-18health-f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Uncompensated Care Costs Decline with Decline in Uninsured Rate</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/cbpp-didnt-propose-job-guarantee-program</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/cbpp-didnt-propose-job-guarantee-program"/>
  <lastmod>2018-05-29T13:52:18-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000048404032_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Dollar and Columns</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/complex-medicaid-changes-likely-to-cost-many-people-coverage</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/complex-medicaid-changes-likely-to-cost-many-people-coverage"/>
  <lastmod>2018-05-30T09:44:47-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_40268402_xxlarge.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Health Insurance Forms</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/excluding-qualified-family-planning-providers-from-offering-care-to-low-income-women-will</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/excluding-qualified-family-planning-providers-from-offering-care-to-low-income-women-will"/>
  <lastmod>2019-02-22T17:02:13-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000007024161_large_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>istock_000007024161_large.jpg</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/arizona-proposal-would-finance-school-funding-boost-make-tax-code-less-regressive</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/arizona-proposal-would-finance-school-funding-boost-make-tax-code-less-regressive"/>
  <lastmod>2018-05-30T11:08:39-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/arizona-state-formula-funding-fy-2008-2018-rc_450.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Arizona's Cuts in Per-Student Funding Among the Nation's Biggest</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/geographic-concentration-of-poor-health-explains-most-of-disability-belt</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/geographic-concentration-of-poor-health-explains-most-of-disability-belt"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:42-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/4-3-17ss-f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Social Security Disability Insurance Beneficiaries Most Likely to Live in the South, Appalachia, or the Great Lakes</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/snap-works-lets-keep-it-that-way</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/snap-works-lets-keep-it-that-way"/>
  <lastmod>2018-05-31T15:33:35-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-500876662.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Grocery Shopping</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/hundreds-of-thousands-of-virginians-will-gain-coverage-from-medicaid-expansion-but-eligibility</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/hundreds-of-thousands-of-virginians-will-gain-coverage-from-medicaid-expansion-but-eligibility"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:42-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/5-30-18medicaid.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Status of State Medicaid Expansion in 2018</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-planner-drive-wealthy-clients-through-gaping-hole-in-tax-code</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-planner-drive-wealthy-clients-through-gaping-hole-in-tax-code"/>
  <lastmod>2022-07-14T11:49:41-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000036619262_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Calculator - Tax Rates</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-committee-must-make-renewing-rental-aid-a-priority</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-committee-must-make-renewing-rental-aid-a-priority"/>
  <lastmod>2018-05-31T16:04:08-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/5-31-18hous.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Housing Choice Vouchers Sharply Reduced Homelessness and Housing Instability Among Families with Children</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-jersey-takes-big-step-to-shore-up-insurance-market</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-jersey-takes-big-step-to-shore-up-insurance-market"/>
  <lastmod>2018-05-31T16:40:31-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-651143122.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Stethoscope and money - High res</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-407</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-407"/>
  <lastmod>2018-06-01T16:26:50-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/6-1-18tax-f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Under 2017 Tax Law, Number of Estates Facing Estate Tax Will Continue to Plummet</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/previewing-the-2018-social-security-and-medicare-trustees-reports</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/previewing-the-2018-social-security-and-medicare-trustees-reports"/>
  <lastmod>2018-06-04T11:03:05-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000059456676_double.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Social Security Cards</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/for-us-citizen-children-big-health-coverage-losses-under-potential-trump-immigration-policy</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/for-us-citizen-children-big-health-coverage-losses-under-potential-trump-immigration-policy"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-15T09:33:26-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/6-4-18health.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Many Citizen Children Could Lose Health Coverage Under Potential Immigration Policy Change</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/revised-michigan-medicaid-proposal-would-still-reduce-coverage-and-access-to-care</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/revised-michigan-medicaid-proposal-would-still-reduce-coverage-and-access-to-care"/>
  <lastmod>2018-06-07T10:36:36-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000001989453_large_1.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Health - Money and Stethoscope</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-ross-rent-plans-would-harm-low-income-people-in-every-state</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-ross-rent-plans-would-harm-low-income-people-in-every-state"/>
  <lastmod>2018-06-07T12:03:18-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000003818223_small.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Renters' Credit - appt</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/healthy-michigan-bill-puts-health-coverage-for-670000-people-at-risk</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/healthy-michigan-bill-puts-health-coverage-for-670000-people-at-risk"/>
  <lastmod>2018-06-08T11:46:49-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-651143122.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Stethoscope and money - High res</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-408</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-408"/>
  <lastmod>2018-06-08T16:12:45-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/6-4-18health.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Many Citizen Children Could Lose Health Coverage Under Potential Immigration Policy Change</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/cash-strapped-social-security-needs-more-funds-to-improve-customer-service</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/cash-strapped-social-security-needs-more-funds-to-improve-customer-service"/>
  <lastmod>2018-06-12T11:33:41-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/6-12-18socsecf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Social Security Administration Faces Increased Workload with Fewer Resources</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/census-chief-scientist-citizenship-question-reduces-accuracy-raises-costs</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/census-chief-scientist-citizenship-question-reduces-accuracy-raises-costs"/>
  <lastmod>2018-06-12T15:07:55-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-524908206.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Columns on Building</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/arkansas-medicaid-waiver-will-mean-more-enrollees-lose-coverage</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/arkansas-medicaid-waiver-will-mean-more-enrollees-lose-coverage"/>
  <lastmod>2018-06-14T16:03:26-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/6-13-18health.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Most Arkansas Medicaid Enrollees Will Struggle to Comply With Work Requirements Using Mandatory Online Portal</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/meeting-housing-needs-of-those-with-substance-use-disorders-requires-more-money</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/meeting-housing-needs-of-those-with-substance-use-disorders-requires-more-money"/>
  <lastmod>2018-06-13T11:59:54-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000005763113_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Housing - Rowhouses</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-committee-approved-2019-hud-funding-bill-improves-on-house-bill</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-committee-approved-2019-hud-funding-bill-improves-on-house-bill"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:44-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000001786132_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>istock_000001786132_large.jpg</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-409</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-409"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:44-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/6-12-18healthf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Many Non-Expansion States, Both Meeting and Not Meeting Medicaid Work Requirements Would Likely Mean Losing Coverage</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/research-changes-in-safety-net-in-recent-decades-heavily-favored-working-families-weakened</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/research-changes-in-safety-net-in-recent-decades-heavily-favored-working-families-weakened"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:44-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/6-18-18pov.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Most Safety Net Spending Goes to Families With Earnings</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/texas-suit-is-only-latest-attempt-to-end-or-weaken-protections-for-people-with-pre-existing</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/texas-suit-is-only-latest-attempt-to-end-or-weaken-protections-for-people-with-pre-existing"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:46-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-469910566.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Pregnant patient being examined with stethoscope</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-plan-to-corporatize-snap-would-likely-disrupt-food-assistance-for-poor</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-plan-to-corporatize-snap-would-likely-disrupt-food-assistance-for-poor"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:46-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000018720613_large_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>istock_000018720613_large.jpg</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-bill-partially-repealing-imd-exclusion-would-do-more-harm-than-good</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-bill-partially-repealing-imd-exclusion-would-do-more-harm-than-good"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:46-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/health02.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Taking Blood Pressure</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/floridas-supermajority-proposal-would-deepen-k-12-funding-crisis</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/floridas-supermajority-proposal-would-deepen-k-12-funding-crisis"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:46-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/6-20-18sfp.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Florida Cuts to Per-Pupil Spending Second-Highest Since Great Recession</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tpc-2017-tax-law-could-leave-most-low-and-middle-income-families-worse-off</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tpc-2017-tax-law-could-leave-most-low-and-middle-income-families-worse-off"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:48-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/6-20-18tax.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Bottom Three-Fifths of Households Could Lose Under 2017 Tax Law, Once Fully Financed</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-may-reconsider-farm-bill-that-would-cut-food-assistance-for-over-2-million-people</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-may-reconsider-farm-bill-that-would-cut-food-assistance-for-over-2-million-people"/>
  <lastmod>2018-06-21T10:04:21-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-838771296.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Family Grocery Shopping</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/severely-flawed-pass-through-deduction-is-among-costliest-tax-breaks</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/severely-flawed-pass-through-deduction-is-among-costliest-tax-breaks"/>
  <lastmod>2018-06-21T11:43:38-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/6-21-18taxf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Pass-Through Deduction Projected to Cost Twice as Much as Pell Grants</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/social-security-disability-insurance-shrinking-even-faster-than-expected</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/social-security-disability-insurance-shrinking-even-faster-than-expected"/>
  <lastmod>2018-06-21T15:01:50-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/6-21-18socsecf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Disability Insurance Applications and Awards Have Fallen Significantly Since 2010</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-is-key-to-implementing-olmsteads-community-integration-requirements-for-people-with</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-is-key-to-implementing-olmsteads-community-integration-requirements-for-people-with"/>
  <lastmod>2018-06-22T11:07:16-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/6-22-18healthf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>States Have Shifted Spending to Home- and Community-Based Services, and Away from Institution-Based Services</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-410</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-410"/>
  <lastmod>2018-06-22T15:55:57-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/6-18-18pov.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Most Safety Net Spending Goes to Families With Earnings</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/more-evidence-that-complex-medicaid-waivers-will-likely-cause-harm</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/more-evidence-that-complex-medicaid-waivers-will-likely-cause-harm"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:48-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000006765559_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Indiana State Map</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/k-12-funding-cuts-include-capital-spending-to-build-and-renovate-schools</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/k-12-funding-cuts-include-capital-spending-to-build-and-renovate-schools"/>
  <lastmod>2018-06-25T14:47:18-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/6-25-18sfp.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Capital Spending for K-12 Schools Well Below 2008 Levels</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/arguments-for-draconian-program-cuts-dont-survive-scrutiny</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/arguments-for-draconian-program-cuts-dont-survive-scrutiny"/>
  <lastmod>2023-08-22T15:25:26-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/6-26-18fis.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Low-Income Expenditures Outside Health Care Set to Fall Below Average of Last 40 Years</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/letting-snap-participants-buy-dietary-supplements-with-their-benefits-could-leave-them-hungry</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/letting-snap-participants-buy-dietary-supplements-with-their-benefits-could-leave-them-hungry"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:50-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-173927705.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Fresh groceries</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/more-affordable-housing-fairer-practices-needed-to-meet-olmsteads-promise</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/more-affordable-housing-fairer-practices-needed-to-meet-olmsteads-promise"/>
  <lastmod>2018-06-28T11:36:36-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/brandon-jacoby-306845_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Rowhouses from the air</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-bill-would-shortchange-irs-again</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-bill-would-shortchange-irs-again"/>
  <lastmod>2021-05-13T17:23:01-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/6-29-18budf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>IRS Funding Has Fallen Sharply, Is Targeted For Deeper Cuts In Senate Committee Bill</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/imf-report-describes-flaws-in-2017-tax-law</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/imf-report-describes-flaws-in-2017-tax-law"/>
  <lastmod>2018-06-29T10:46:18-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000003655048_large_2.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Form 1040 And Refund Check</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-411</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-411"/>
  <lastmod>2018-06-29T13:11:59-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/6-28-18bud-f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>House Budget Committee Budget Calls for Deep Cuts in Non-Defense Discretionary Spending</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-shouldnt-repeal-or-further-delay-cadillac-tax</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-shouldnt-repeal-or-further-delay-cadillac-tax"/>
  <lastmod>2018-07-11T08:51:32-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-144229773.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Form 1040 and Refund Check</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/ways-and-means-bills-would-expand-hsa-tax-breaks-weaken-insurance-marketplaces</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/ways-and-means-bills-would-expand-hsa-tax-breaks-weaken-insurance-marketplaces"/>
  <lastmod>2018-07-11T14:30:23-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/7-11-18healthf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Health Saving Accounts (HSAs) Mostly Benefit High-Income Taxpayers</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/cms-opens-door-to-state-restrictions-on-medicaid-beneficiaries-access-to-medications</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/cms-opens-door-to-state-restrictions-on-medicaid-beneficiaries-access-to-medications"/>
  <lastmod>2018-07-11T15:51:00-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-517366019.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Pills In Bill</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-approval-of-housing-voucher-mobility-demonstration-is-encouraging</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-approval-of-housing-voucher-mobility-demonstration-is-encouraging"/>
  <lastmod>2018-07-17T09:54:54-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000018386691_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Taping Up Moving Box</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-boosting-opportunity-for-young-immigrants-by-expanding-college-access</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-boosting-opportunity-for-young-immigrants-by-expanding-college-access"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-15T12:07:20-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/7-13-18sfpf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>States With Inclusive Higher Education Policies for Immigrants</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-latest-aca-sabotage-administration-nearly-eliminates-marketplace-enrollment-assistance</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-latest-aca-sabotage-administration-nearly-eliminates-marketplace-enrollment-assistance"/>
  <lastmod>2018-09-07T16:41:40-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-821551442_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Open Enrollment</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-412</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-412"/>
  <lastmod>2018-07-13T15:04:48-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/7-11-18healthf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Health Saving Accounts (HSAs) Mostly Benefit High-Income Taxpayers</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/mississippis-revised-medicaid-waiver-has-same-flaws-as-original-version</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/mississippis-revised-medicaid-waiver-has-same-flaws-as-original-version"/>
  <lastmod>2018-07-17T15:33:00-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/7-17-18health.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Mississippi’s Revised Medicaid Waiver Has Same Flaws as Original Version</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-413</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-413"/>
  <lastmod>2018-07-20T14:37:04-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/7-17-18health.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Mississippi’s Revised Medicaid Waiver Has Same Flaws as Original Version</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/options-to-boost-work-opportunities-for-workers-who-struggle</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/options-to-boost-work-opportunities-for-workers-who-struggle"/>
  <lastmod>2018-07-23T14:37:34-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000018987045_large_1.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Waiting in Line</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/research-snap-medicaid-participants-face-barriers-to-good-wages-job-stability</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/research-snap-medicaid-participants-face-barriers-to-good-wages-job-stability"/>
  <lastmod>2018-07-24T05:00:01-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/figure_3-rc_450.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Real Wages Have Been Stagnant for Workers With Low Levels of Education</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-hud-funding-bill-deserves-support</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-hud-funding-bill-deserves-support"/>
  <lastmod>2018-07-24T09:51:12-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-147062618_0_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Money House #2</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-health-bills-would-cut-taxes-for-wealthy-and-corporations-do-little-for-consumers</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-health-bills-would-cut-taxes-for-wealthy-and-corporations-do-little-for-consumers"/>
  <lastmod>2018-07-24T10:28:53-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000035706484_large_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Baby at Doctor's Appointment</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-republicans-new-tax-plan-doubles-down-on-2017-tax-laws-flaws</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-republicans-new-tax-plan-doubles-down-on-2017-tax-laws-flaws"/>
  <lastmod>2019-05-24T14:04:48-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/5-2-18tax.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Making New Tax Law's Temporary Individual Provisions Permanent Delivers Largest Tax Cuts to Most Well-Off</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/epi-work-requirement-proposals-ignore-labor-market-realities-wouldnt-likely-succeed</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/epi-work-requirement-proposals-ignore-labor-market-realities-wouldnt-likely-succeed"/>
  <lastmod>2018-07-26T10:22:42-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000008266776_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Family of four</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/53-years-later-medicaid-still-providing-comprehensive-high-quality-care</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/53-years-later-medicaid-still-providing-comprehensive-high-quality-care"/>
  <lastmod>2018-07-30T09:03:41-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/7-30-18health-f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Medicaid Beneficiaries Most Likely to Rate Quality of Health Care Highly</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/state-eitc-expansions-will-help-millions-of-workers-and-their-families</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/state-eitc-expansions-will-help-millions-of-workers-and-their-families"/>
  <lastmod>2018-07-31T17:07:54-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/7-27-18sfpf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Twenty-Nine States and D.C. Have Enacted Earned Income Tax Credits (EITCs), 2018</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/3-factors-that-will-determine-the-damage-from-association-health-plans</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/3-factors-that-will-determine-the-damage-from-association-health-plans"/>
  <lastmod>2018-07-27T15:25:55-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-660133122.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Medical Supplies</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-414</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-414"/>
  <lastmod>2018-07-27T16:50:29-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/figure_3-rc_450.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Real Wages Have Been Stagnant for Workers With Low Levels of Education</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/evidence-counters-cea-claims-on-work-requirements</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/evidence-counters-cea-claims-on-work-requirements"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:50-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000033895776_large_1.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Man Working at Machine</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/indexing-capital-gains-would-be-yet-another-tax-cut-for-top-1-percent</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/indexing-capital-gains-would-be-yet-another-tax-cut-for-top-1-percent"/>
  <lastmod>2018-08-01T12:39:11-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/cap-gains-landing_landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Landing - Benefits of Indexing Capital Gains for Inflation Would Flow Almost Exclusively to the Top</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/with-federal-rules-weakened-states-should-act-to-protect-against-short-term-health-plans</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/with-federal-rules-weakened-states-should-act-to-protect-against-short-term-health-plans"/>
  <lastmod>2018-08-01T12:09:20-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/short-term-plans-landing_landing-01_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Landing - State Limitations on the Duration of Short-term Health Insurance Plans, 2018</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/happy-birthday-social-security-disability-insurance-0</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/happy-birthday-social-security-disability-insurance-0"/>
  <lastmod>2018-08-01T12:29:40-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/8-1-18-ssf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Disability Insurance Applications and Awards Have Fallen Significantly Since 2010</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-415</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-415"/>
  <lastmod>2018-08-03T15:29:58-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/denied-disability-applicants-fare-badly-in-the-labor-market</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/denied-disability-applicants-fare-badly-in-the-labor-market"/>
  <lastmod>2018-08-09T15:59:46-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/8-9-18dif1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Few Denied Social Security Disability Insurance Applicants Go Back to Work</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-416</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-416"/>
  <lastmod>2018-08-10T15:03:57-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/state-and-local-rental-assistance-supports-key-health-and-homelessness-work</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/state-and-local-rental-assistance-supports-key-health-and-homelessness-work"/>
  <lastmod>2018-08-13T12:45:48-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000001113565_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Rowhouses</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/social-security-lifts-17-million-children-out-of-poverty</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/social-security-lifts-17-million-children-out-of-poverty"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-14T13:21:27-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/8-13-18f4_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Social Security Lifts 1.7 Million Children Out of Poverty</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/huds-unwarranted-rollback-on-fair-housing-misreads-landmark-study</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/huds-unwarranted-rollback-on-fair-housing-misreads-landmark-study"/>
  <lastmod>2018-08-16T14:10:34-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000001675811_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Houses</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-417</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-417"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-14T13:23:43-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/8-13-18f4_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Social Security Lifts 1.7 Million Children Out of Poverty</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tanf-at-22-cash-income-is-vital-to-families-living-on-the-edge</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tanf-at-22-cash-income-is-vital-to-families-living-on-the-edge"/>
  <lastmod>2018-08-24T09:42:07-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000022881144_full.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Single Penny</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tanf-at-22-still-failing-to-help-struggling-families-meet-basic-needs</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tanf-at-22-still-failing-to-help-struggling-families-meet-basic-needs"/>
  <lastmod>2018-08-24T09:40:58-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/tanf-to-pov-landing_landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>TANF Serves Hardly Any Poor Families in Some States</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/eligible-arkansas-medicaid-beneficiaries-still-struggling-to-meet-rigid-work-requirements</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/eligible-arkansas-medicaid-beneficiaries-still-struggling-to-meet-rigid-work-requirements"/>
  <lastmod>2018-08-21T11:34:27-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/8-21-18healthf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Very Few Arkansas Medicaid Beneficiaries Met New Reporting Requirements in Second Month of Work Requirement</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/kentucky-medicaid-waiver-reapproval-would-hurt-wide-range-of-beneficiaries</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/kentucky-medicaid-waiver-reapproval-would-hurt-wide-range-of-beneficiaries"/>
  <lastmod>2018-08-22T09:00:01-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/health02.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Taking Blood Pressure</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tanf-at-22-tanf-helping-fewer-and-fewer-poor-families</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tanf-at-22-tanf-helping-fewer-and-fewer-poor-families"/>
  <lastmod>2018-08-24T09:40:44-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000004489006_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Mother With Two Children</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/many-schools-still-facing-funding-challenges-as-new-year-starts</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/many-schools-still-facing-funding-challenges-as-new-year-starts"/>
  <lastmod>2018-08-23T09:43:51-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/8-23-18f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>K-12 Jobs Have Fallen as Enrollment Has Grown</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tanf-at-22-its-work-programs-do-little-to-help-needy-parents-get-work</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tanf-at-22-its-work-programs-do-little-to-help-needy-parents-get-work"/>
  <lastmod>2018-08-24T09:40:28-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/taduuda-76960.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Saw and Hearing Protection</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tanf-at-22-states-spend-just-half-of-their-tanf-funds-in-core-welfare-reform-areas</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tanf-at-22-states-spend-just-half-of-their-tanf-funds-in-core-welfare-reform-areas"/>
  <lastmod>2018-08-24T09:39:49-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/8-24-18tanff1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>How States Spent Federal and State TANF Funds in 2016</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-418</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-418"/>
  <lastmod>2018-08-24T11:31:18-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/medicaid-expansion_300_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>States Expanding Medicaid Have Made Bigger Gains in Rural Health Coverage</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/more-evidence-that-medicaid-expansion-improves-health-supports-employment</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/more-evidence-that-medicaid-expansion-improves-health-supports-employment"/>
  <lastmod>2018-08-27T17:04:57-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/8-27-18health.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Medicaid Expansion Helps Low-Income Ohioans Work and Look for Work</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-can-help-ensure-a-complete-2020-census-count</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-can-help-ensure-a-complete-2020-census-count"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-15T09:34:12-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/8-27-18bud.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>15 States Have Taken Action Towards a Complete 2020 Census Count</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/gao-trump-administration-fell-short-in-managing-2018-marketplace-open-enrollment</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/gao-trump-administration-fell-short-in-managing-2018-marketplace-open-enrollment"/>
  <lastmod>2018-08-28T14:20:39-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000034382106_large_0_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Health Marketplace on an iPad</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/ssa-staffing-shortage-hurts-hard-working-americans</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/ssa-staffing-shortage-hurts-hard-working-americans"/>
  <lastmod>2018-11-02T15:14:00-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/ssa_staffing_landing_landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Social Security Administration Faces Increased Workload With Fewer Resources</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/state-eitcs-make-work-pay-for-people-of-color-and-women</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/state-eitcs-make-work-pay-for-people-of-color-and-women"/>
  <lastmod>2018-08-31T09:56:13-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/istock_000021201004_small.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Worker at a Machine</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-419</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-419"/>
  <lastmod>2018-08-31T12:47:43-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-should-extend-successful-money-follows-the-person-demonstration</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-should-extend-successful-money-follows-the-person-demonstration"/>
  <lastmod>2018-09-04T14:19:35-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/2-23-18health.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Quality of Life Improves for Medicaid's &quot;Money Follows the Person&quot; Participants</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/housing-vouchers-can-help-more-families-live-in-higher-opportunity-areas</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/housing-vouchers-can-help-more-families-live-in-higher-opportunity-areas"/>
  <lastmod>2018-09-04T16:33:56-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000017225017_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>istock_000017225017_large.jpg</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/millions-still-struggling-to-afford-food</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/millions-still-struggling-to-afford-food"/>
  <lastmod>2018-09-05T16:59:18-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/9-5-18faf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Food Insecurity, Though Down From 2011 Peak, Still Above Pre-Recession Levels</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/fearing-immigration-related-consequences-many-families-forgo-basic-health-and-nutrition</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/fearing-immigration-related-consequences-many-families-forgo-basic-health-and-nutrition"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-15T09:34:23-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/reyes_family_2.0_family_of_4.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Family of Four</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-gop-shouldnt-again-shortchange-working-families-with-20-tax-plans-child-credit</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-gop-shouldnt-again-shortchange-working-families-with-20-tax-plans-child-credit"/>
  <lastmod>2018-09-06T11:46:40-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/9-6-18taxf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Lowest-Income Families Largely Left Out of 2017 Tax Law’s Child Tax Credit Increase</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-republican-20-tax-plan-favors-wealthiest-makes-fiscal-problems-worse</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-republican-20-tax-plan-favors-wealthiest-makes-fiscal-problems-worse"/>
  <lastmod>2018-09-14T16:42:39-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/9-14-18taxu1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>House GOP's 2.0 Tax Plan Delivers Largest Tax Cuts to Most Well-Off</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-420</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-420"/>
  <lastmod>2018-09-07T15:42:44-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/k-12-funding-cuts-contributing-to-inadequate-teacher-pay</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/k-12-funding-cuts-contributing-to-inadequate-teacher-pay"/>
  <lastmod>2018-09-14T10:51:04-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/9-11-18sfp.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>States With Biggest Teacher Wage Gaps Have Cut General School Funding</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/costly-house-bill-would-likely-increase-number-of-uninsured</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/costly-house-bill-would-likely-increase-number-of-uninsured"/>
  <lastmod>2018-09-13T14:28:24-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-500465874_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Health and Money</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-republican-20-tax-plan-includes-ill-conceived-universal-savings-account-proposal</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-republican-20-tax-plan-includes-ill-conceived-universal-savings-account-proposal"/>
  <lastmod>2018-09-12T10:00:17-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/universal_savings_account_distribution_300.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Most Filers Currently Pay No Capital Gains Tax, So USAs Offer Little Incentive to Save More</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/census-states-not-expanding-medicaid-lagging-on-health-coverage</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/census-states-not-expanding-medicaid-lagging-on-health-coverage"/>
  <lastmod>2018-09-12T13:46:28-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/census-poverty-landing_landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Federal Low-Income Programs Lift Millions Out of Poverty</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/census-health-coverage-progress-stalled</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/census-health-coverage-progress-stalled"/>
  <lastmod>2018-09-13T14:28:37-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/census-health_landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Uninsured Rate Gap Between Medicaid Expansion States and Others Widening</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/census-programs-eyed-for-cuts-keep-millions-from-poverty</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/census-programs-eyed-for-cuts-keep-millions-from-poverty"/>
  <lastmod>2018-09-12T13:15:45-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/9-12-18povf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Federal Low-Income Programs Lift Millions Out of Poverty</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/navigator-funding-cuts-will-leave-many-marketplace-consumers-on-their-own</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/navigator-funding-cuts-will-leave-many-marketplace-consumers-on-their-own"/>
  <lastmod>2018-09-13T10:23:07-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/9-13-18healthf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Trump Administration Has Cut NavigatorFunding by Over 80 Percent Since 2016</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/integrated-benefits-initiative-new-approach-to-more-human-centered-safety-net</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/integrated-benefits-initiative-new-approach-to-more-human-centered-safety-net"/>
  <lastmod>2018-09-13T16:19:59-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/9-13-18healthf1_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Integrated Benefits Pilot States</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/over-4300-arkansas-beneficiaries-lost-medicaid-this-month-for-not-meeting-rigid-work</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/over-4300-arkansas-beneficiaries-lost-medicaid-this-month-for-not-meeting-rigid-work"/>
  <lastmod>2018-09-13T16:47:30-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/9-13-18health1f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Very Few Arkansas Medicaid Beneficiaries Met Reporting Requirements in Third Month of Work Requirement</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-adopt-policies-to-help-dismantle-racial-barriers-to-broader-prosperity</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-adopt-policies-to-help-dismantle-racial-barriers-to-broader-prosperity"/>
  <lastmod>2018-09-13T16:58:10-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/william_laura_sammy_rogers_family_of_3.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Family of Three</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/census-renters-incomes-still-lagging-behind-housing-costs</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/census-renters-incomes-still-lagging-behind-housing-costs"/>
  <lastmod>2018-09-13T17:01:47-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/9-13-18housf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Renters' Incomes Haven't Caught Up With Housing Costs</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/watch-snap-and-medicaid-work-for-workers</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/watch-snap-and-medicaid-work-for-workers"/>
  <lastmod>2018-12-20T10:13:04-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-187015410.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Card Reader at Grocery Store</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-adopt-policies-to-boost-progress-on-poverty-and-income</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-adopt-policies-to-boost-progress-on-poverty-and-income"/>
  <lastmod>2018-09-14T14:57:50-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/9-14-18pov.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Child Poverty Fell in Fewer States in 2017 Than 2016</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-421</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-421"/>
  <lastmod>2018-09-17T12:07:36-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/study-insurance-and-access-to-care-down-with-no-boost-in-work-among-tennessee-adults-losing</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/study-insurance-and-access-to-care-down-with-no-boost-in-work-among-tennessee-adults-losing"/>
  <lastmod>2018-09-18T14:27:47-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-494474990.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Stethoscope on clipboard</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-should-advance-senate-provision-to-provide-housing-to-people-with-substance-use</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-should-advance-senate-provision-to-provide-housing-to-people-with-substance-use"/>
  <lastmod>2018-09-19T16:52:53-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000061250602_medium.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Street with houses</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/hurricane-anniversary-highlights-puerto-ricos-need-for-adequate-medicaid-funding</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/hurricane-anniversary-highlights-puerto-ricos-need-for-adequate-medicaid-funding"/>
  <lastmod>2018-09-20T16:45:04-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-500465874_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Health and Money</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-422</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-422"/>
  <lastmod>2018-09-21T15:49:25-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/universal_savings_account_distribution_300.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Most Filers Currently Pay No Capital Gains Tax, So USAs Offer Little Incentive to Save More</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/fixing-medicare-benefit-cliff-shouldnt-give-cover-for-drug-company-giveaway</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/fixing-medicare-benefit-cliff-shouldnt-give-cover-for-drug-company-giveaway"/>
  <lastmod>2018-09-24T09:00:01-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000015924947_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Cash Inside Pill Containers</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-studies-confirm-harm-from-medicaid-work-policies</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-studies-confirm-harm-from-medicaid-work-policies"/>
  <lastmod>2018-09-25T10:12:25-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-174946661.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Doctor and Patient Going Over Form</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-expansion-cut-uninsured-rate-in-half-for-low-income-rural-residents</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-expansion-cut-uninsured-rate-in-half-for-low-income-rural-residents"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:50-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/medicaid-works-landing_expansion.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: In Medicaid Expansion States, Uninsurance Way Down Among Low-Income Rural Residents</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/four-ways-states-can-expand-access-to-opioid-treatment-through-medicaid</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/four-ways-states-can-expand-access-to-opioid-treatment-through-medicaid"/>
  <lastmod>2018-09-26T16:26:33-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/9-26-18healthf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>State Medicaid Expansion as of 2018</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/one-third-of-us-born-citizens-would-struggle-to-meet-standard-of-extreme-trump-rule-for</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/one-third-of-us-born-citizens-would-struggle-to-meet-standard-of-extreme-trump-rule-for"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-15T09:34:47-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000012195083_large_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Toddler walking down path with parents</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-republican-20-tax-plan-skewed-to-top-loses-needed-revenue</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-republican-20-tax-plan-skewed-to-top-loses-needed-revenue"/>
  <lastmod>2018-09-28T10:08:25-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/9-14-18taxu1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>House GOP's 2.0 Tax Plan Delivers Largest Tax Cuts to Most Well-Off</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-423</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-423"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:50-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/9-25-18health.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Medicaid Expansion States, Uninsurance Way Down Among Low-Income Rural Residents</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-expansions-far-reaching-benefits</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-expansions-far-reaching-benefits"/>
  <lastmod>2018-10-02T05:00:01-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/10-2-18healthf3.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Uninsured Rate Gap Between Medicaid Expansion States and Others Widening</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tpc-impacts-of-2017-tax-laws-salt-cap-and-its-repeal</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tpc-impacts-of-2017-tax-laws-salt-cap-and-its-repeal"/>
  <lastmod>2018-10-02T10:45:02-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/10-2-18econf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Repealing SALT Cap Would Add to 2017 Tax Law's Upward Tilt, Do Nothing for Working-Class Households</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/by-disinvesting-in-higher-education-states-contributing-to-affordability-crisis</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/by-disinvesting-in-higher-education-states-contributing-to-affordability-crisis"/>
  <lastmod>2018-10-04T10:13:40-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/10-4-18sfpf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>State Funding for Higher Education Remains Far Below Pre-Recession Levels in Most States</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/expanding-medicare-eligibility-entails-many-design-issues</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/expanding-medicare-eligibility-entails-many-design-issues"/>
  <lastmod>2018-10-04T10:20:08-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2022-04/istock_74617077_xxlarge_0.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Elderly Woman And Doctor</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-424</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-424"/>
  <lastmod>2018-10-12T14:45:15-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/10-4-18sfpf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>State Funding for Higher Education Remains Far Below Pre-Recession Levels in Most States</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/immigration-officials-given-extremely-broad-authority-under-trump-administrations-proposed</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/immigration-officials-given-extremely-broad-authority-under-trump-administrations-proposed"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-15T09:34:57-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000007711835_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>holding hands</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-considering-blocking-expansion-of-skimpy-health-plans</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-considering-blocking-expansion-of-skimpy-health-plans"/>
  <lastmod>2018-10-10T12:30:55-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-186372512_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Affordable Care Act</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/state-local-housing-voucher-non-discrimination-laws-may-boost-voucher-acceptance</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/state-local-housing-voucher-non-discrimination-laws-may-boost-voucher-acceptance"/>
  <lastmod>2018-10-10T20:38:18-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/10-10-18housf2.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Fewer Landlords Reject Vouchers in Areas Blocking Voucher Discrimination</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/opponents-recycling-falsities-about-medicaid-expansions-impact-on-seniors-people-with</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/opponents-recycling-falsities-about-medicaid-expansions-impact-on-seniors-people-with"/>
  <lastmod>2018-10-11T09:47:32-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000025742707_full.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Doctor and Patient</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/itep-prosperity-now-2017-tax-law-gives-white-households-in-top-1-more-than-all-races-in-bottom</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/itep-prosperity-now-2017-tax-law-gives-white-households-in-top-1-more-than-all-races-in-bottom"/>
  <lastmod>2018-10-11T16:14:56-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/10-11-18tax.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>2017 Tax Law Gives White Households in Top 1% More Than All Races in Bottom 60%</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-425</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-425"/>
  <lastmod>2018-10-12T14:23:59-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/10-10-18housf2.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Fewer Landlords Reject Vouchers in Areas Blocking Voucher Discrimination</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/mlb-owners-seek-rule-change-to-claim-tax-break</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/mlb-owners-seek-rule-change-to-claim-tax-break"/>
  <lastmod>2018-10-15T15:27:07-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-174637543.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Money Flying Away</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/4109-more-arkansans-lost-medicaid-in-october-for-not-meeting-rigid-work-requirements</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/4109-more-arkansans-lost-medicaid-in-october-for-not-meeting-rigid-work-requirements"/>
  <lastmod>2018-10-16T12:17:10-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/10-16-18healthf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Very Few Arkansas Medicaid Beneficiaries Met New Reporting Requirements in Fourth Month of Work Requirement</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/state-local-tax-systems-worsening-inequality</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/state-local-tax-systems-worsening-inequality"/>
  <lastmod>2018-10-17T09:30:16-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/10-17-18sfpf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Lowest-Income Households Pay Highest State and Local Taxes</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/north-carolina-tax-cap-threatens-funding-for-public-services</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/north-carolina-tax-cap-threatens-funding-for-public-services"/>
  <lastmod>2018-10-18T12:54:57-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/10-18-18sfpf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Large Budget Shortfalls Loom for North Carolina Due to Tax Cuts</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/more-evidence-that-work-requirements-dont-work</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/more-evidence-that-work-requirements-dont-work"/>
  <lastmod>2018-10-19T09:28:19-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-500876662.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Grocery Shopping</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-427</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-427"/>
  <lastmod>2018-10-19T15:06:56-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/10-16-18healthf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Very Few Arkansas Medicaid Beneficiaries Met New Reporting Requirements in Fourth Month of Work Requirement</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/industry-groups-lobby-to-broaden-pass-through-deduction</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/industry-groups-lobby-to-broaden-pass-through-deduction"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:52-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000003655048_large_2.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Form 1040 And Refund Check</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/a-third-of-states-raise-tanf-benefits-in-2018-2019</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/a-third-of-states-raise-tanf-benefits-in-2018-2019"/>
  <lastmod>2019-01-22T11:25:03-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000008384129_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Family in Front of House</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/despite-recent-tanf-benefit-boosts-black-families-left-behind</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/despite-recent-tanf-benefit-boosts-black-families-left-behind"/>
  <lastmod>2018-10-30T13:13:22-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/10-25-18tanff1_450_copy_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>More Than Half of Black People Live in States With Little TANF Assistance</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-428</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-428"/>
  <lastmod>2018-10-26T11:51:46-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/10-25-18tanff1_450_copy_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>More Than Half of Black People Live in States With Little TANF Assistance</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-can-still-prepare-for-next-recession</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-can-still-prepare-for-next-recession"/>
  <lastmod>2018-10-30T12:34:07-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/10-30-18sfp.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>One-Third of States Unprepared for Moderate Recession</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicare-advantage-upcoding-overpayments-require-attention</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicare-advantage-upcoding-overpayments-require-attention"/>
  <lastmod>2018-10-30T15:45:04-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000033360188_small_1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Healthcare providers with patient in hospital</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/wisconsin-medicaid-waiver-will-reduce-coverage-create-new-barriers-to-care</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/wisconsin-medicaid-waiver-will-reduce-coverage-create-new-barriers-to-care"/>
  <lastmod>2018-11-01T05:30:01-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000014409354_medium.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Doctor Shots</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/as-open-enrollment-begins-good-reasons-to-visit-insurance-marketplaces</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/as-open-enrollment-begins-good-reasons-to-visit-insurance-marketplaces"/>
  <lastmod>2018-11-01T09:52:51-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000034382106_large_0_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Health Marketplace on an iPad</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-429</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-429"/>
  <lastmod>2018-11-02T14:44:50-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/10-31-18health-f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Trump Administration Has Cut Navigator Funding by Over 80 Percent Since 2016</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-must-address-workforce-discrimination-to-promote-opportunity-for-college-graduates-of</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-must-address-workforce-discrimination-to-promote-opportunity-for-college-graduates-of"/>
  <lastmod>2018-11-05T10:18:36-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/11-5-18sfpf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>People of Color Make Up Growing Share of College Attendees</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-quickly-implement-voter-approved-medicaid-expansions</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-quickly-implement-voter-approved-medicaid-expansions"/>
  <lastmod>2018-11-07T11:10:22-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/363k-landing_landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: 363,000 People Expected to Gain Medicaid Coverage in Idaho, Nebraska, and Utah</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-state-lawmakers-should-focus-on-building-equitable-inclusive-state-economies</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-state-lawmakers-should-focus-on-building-equitable-inclusive-state-economies"/>
  <lastmod>2018-11-09T13:44:28-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000007838343large_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>istock_000007838343large.jpg</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-430</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-430"/>
  <lastmod>2018-11-09T15:37:43-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/11-7-18health.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>363,000 People Expected to Gain Medicaid Coverage in Idaho, Nebraska, and Utah</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/work-requirements-for-cash-assistance-fueled-rise-in-deep-poverty</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/work-requirements-for-cash-assistance-fueled-rise-in-deep-poverty"/>
  <lastmod>2018-11-13T13:04:47-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/1990s-work-programs_450.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>1990s Pilot Programs with Work Requirements Raised Deep Poverty</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/report-states-can-use-tax-policy-to-advance-racial-equity</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/report-states-can-use-tax-policy-to-advance-racial-equity"/>
  <lastmod>2018-11-15T09:15:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/consumers-seeking-marketplace-coverage-should-not-fear-public-charge-rule</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/consumers-seeking-marketplace-coverage-should-not-fear-public-charge-rule"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-15T12:21:08-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-821551442_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Open Enrollment</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/another-3815-arkansans-lost-medicaid-in-november-due-to-rigid-work-requirement</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/another-3815-arkansans-lost-medicaid-in-november-due-to-rigid-work-requirement"/>
  <lastmod>2018-11-16T08:59:57-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/11-16-18health.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Very Few Arkansas Medicaid Beneficiaries Met Reporting Requirement in October</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-431</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-431"/>
  <lastmod>2018-11-16T13:55:16-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/11-15-18sfpf1_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Wealthiest 10 Percent of White Households Own Two-Thirds of U.S. Wealth</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/5-things-to-tell-your-family-on-thanksgiving-about-aca-coverage</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/5-things-to-tell-your-family-on-thanksgiving-about-aca-coverage"/>
  <lastmod>2018-11-20T09:00:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000014103014_large_1.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Health form and pencil</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/administrations-re-approval-of-kentuckys-medicaid-waiver-again-ignores-harm-to-beneficiaries</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/administrations-re-approval-of-kentuckys-medicaid-waiver-again-ignores-harm-to-beneficiaries"/>
  <lastmod>2018-11-21T13:13:19-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000026056652_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Doctor Administering Shot to Patient</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/with-about-2-weeks-left-consumers-should-enroll-in-marketplace-plans</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/with-about-2-weeks-left-consumers-should-enroll-in-marketplace-plans"/>
  <lastmod>2018-11-29T10:27:20-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000026056652_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Doctor Administering Shot to Patient</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/retirement-contributions-may-be-another-way-to-game-pass-through-deduction</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/retirement-contributions-may-be-another-way-to-game-pass-through-deduction"/>
  <lastmod>2018-11-29T09:57:17-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-629827156_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Stack of Bills</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-funds-will-help-housing-agencies-expand-opportunity-for-families-with-vouchers</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-funds-will-help-housing-agencies-expand-opportunity-for-families-with-vouchers"/>
  <lastmod>2018-11-29T14:58:13-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/samfr11-29-18.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) Enable Family Moves to Better Neighborhoods and Reduce Program Costs</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/childrens-uninsured-rate-rises-for-first-time-in-a-decade</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/childrens-uninsured-rate-rises-for-first-time-in-a-decade"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:52-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-432</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-432"/>
  <lastmod>2018-11-30T13:35:10-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/11-28-18tanff1_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>TANF's Reach Declined Significantly Over Time</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/despite-mounting-evidence-of-harm-new-hampshire-poised-to-impose-harsh-medicaid-work-rules</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/despite-mounting-evidence-of-harm-new-hampshire-poised-to-impose-harsh-medicaid-work-rules"/>
  <lastmod>2019-02-04T16:01:02-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/protections-for-married-couples-receiving-medicaid-home-and-community-based-services-end-on</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/protections-for-married-couples-receiving-medicaid-home-and-community-based-services-end-on"/>
  <lastmod>2018-12-03T12:15:16-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/12-3-18healthf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>States Have Shifted Spending to Home- and Community-Based Services, and Away from Institution-Based Services</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/vast-majority-of-those-losing-coverage-from-medicaid-waivers-will-be-uninsured</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/vast-majority-of-those-losing-coverage-from-medicaid-waivers-will-be-uninsured"/>
  <lastmod>2018-12-05T15:59:33-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/coverage-estimate-landing_landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Expansion States’ Uninsured Rates Fell as Medicaid Coverage Rose</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/many-marketplace-consumers-eligible-for-zero-premium-coverage</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/many-marketplace-consumers-eligible-for-zero-premium-coverage"/>
  <lastmod>2018-12-05T12:11:35-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000014103014_large_0_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Health Insurance Form</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-gop-tax-fix-for-restaurant-retail-owners-leaves-out-millions-of-their-workers</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-gop-tax-fix-for-restaurant-retail-owners-leaves-out-millions-of-their-workers"/>
  <lastmod>2018-12-06T05:00:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000033998094_large_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Baker with bread</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-433</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-433"/>
  <lastmod>2023-08-22T15:27:01-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/12-3-18healthf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>States Have Shifted Spending to Home- and Community-Based Services, and Away from Institution-Based Services</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/without-more-federal-funding-14-million-puerto-rico-residents-face-food-aid-cuts</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/without-more-federal-funding-14-million-puerto-rico-residents-face-food-aid-cuts"/>
  <lastmod>2018-12-10T12:29:51-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-500876662.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Grocery Shopping</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/by-december-15-shop-for-coverage-update-your-information-on-healthcaregov</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/by-december-15-shop-for-coverage-update-your-information-on-healthcaregov"/>
  <lastmod>2018-12-10T15:52:40-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000007024161_large_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>istock_000007024161_large.jpg</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/puerto-rico-on-verge-of-implementing-an-eitc</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/puerto-rico-on-verge-of-implementing-an-eitc"/>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/utah-medicaid-law-will-leave-large-coverage-gaps</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/utah-medicaid-law-will-leave-large-coverage-gaps"/>
  <lastmod>2019-02-14T09:23:57-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-926152600.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Gavel and stethoscope</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/hud-funding-bill-will-launch-housing-voucher-mobility-demonstration</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/hud-funding-bill-will-launch-housing-voucher-mobility-demonstration"/>
  <lastmod>2019-02-15T10:50:17-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000019582983_large_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Happy family in front of a house</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/2019-bill-largely-sustains-2018-hud-funding-gains</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/2019-bill-largely-sustains-2018-hud-funding-gains"/>
  <lastmod>2019-02-15T15:07:20-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000067827213_full_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Money House</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-441</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-441"/>
  <lastmod>2019-02-15T16:37:19-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/2-13-19health-f1_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Medicaid Expansion Enrollees Report Coverage Helps Them Work and Look for Work</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/arkansas-medicaid-beneficiaries-struggling-with-reporting-requirement-as-more-face-work</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/arkansas-medicaid-beneficiaries-struggling-with-reporting-requirement-as-more-face-work"/>
  <lastmod>2019-02-19T16:59:58-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-485863555.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Map of Arkansas</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/health-care-providers-advocates-explain-harm-of-medicaid-work-requirements</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/health-care-providers-advocates-explain-harm-of-medicaid-work-requirements"/>
  <lastmod>2019-02-21T15:18:22-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-897243418.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Doctor and patient</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-442</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-442"/>
  <lastmod>2019-02-22T15:45:26-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/2-21-19sfpf5.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>State and Local Budget Decisions Affect Health Outcomes</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-are-reconsidering-restrictive-medicaid-waiver-policies</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-are-reconsidering-restrictive-medicaid-waiver-policies"/>
  <lastmod>2019-02-25T05:00:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-926078462.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Doctor with patient</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/louisiana-medicaid-audit-results-mischaracterized</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/louisiana-medicaid-audit-results-mischaracterized"/>
  <lastmod>2019-02-25T10:16:14-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000062784986_large_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Two people running</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/west-virginia-bill-would-cause-at-least-46000-to-lose-medicaid-coverage</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/west-virginia-bill-would-cause-at-least-46000-to-lose-medicaid-coverage"/>
  <lastmod>2019-02-27T05:00:02-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000033360188_small_1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Healthcare providers with patient in hospital</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/6-ways-the-2017-tax-law-hurts-low-and-moderate-income-households</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/6-ways-the-2017-tax-law-hurts-low-and-moderate-income-households"/>
  <lastmod>2019-02-28T11:17:25-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/ricky_eva_karina_young_family_of_3.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Young family of three</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-443</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-443"/>
  <lastmod>2019-03-01T16:48:29-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/3-1-19budf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Non-Defense Discretionary Funding Will Fall After 2019 Without a New Budget Deal</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/stronger-millionaires-tax-could-bolster-new-yorks-future</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/stronger-millionaires-tax-could-bolster-new-yorks-future"/>
  <lastmod>2019-03-04T11:03:21-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/3-4-19ny.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>New York's Economy Has Outperformed Neighbors Since Millionaires' Tax Took Effect</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/k-12-funding-up-in-teacher-strike-states-but-room-for-more-growth</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/k-12-funding-up-in-teacher-strike-states-but-room-for-more-growth"/>
  <lastmod>2019-03-06T12:42:30-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/3-6-19sfpf2_450.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Many States With Deep K-12 Funding Cuts Since Recession Boosted Funding in 2018</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/puerto-rico-forced-to-slash-basic-food-aid-while-waiting-for-washington-to-act</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/puerto-rico-forced-to-slash-basic-food-aid-while-waiting-for-washington-to-act"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:52-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-522546770_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>istock-522546770.jpg</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/bright-prospects-for-state-eitc-expansions-in-2019</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/bright-prospects-for-state-eitc-expansions-in-2019"/>
  <lastmod>2019-03-07T10:00:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/3-7-19sfpscaf3.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Twenty-Nine States, D.C., and Puerto Rico Have Enacted EITCs as of 2018</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/more-evidence-of-post-aca-slowdown-in-health-care-spending</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/more-evidence-of-post-aca-slowdown-in-health-care-spending"/>
  <lastmod>2019-03-07T10:41:45-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/3-7-19healthf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Health Care Spending Has Grown More Slowly Than Projected</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/revisions-cant-fix-montana-medicaid-proposal-still-takes-coverage-from-thousands</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/revisions-cant-fix-montana-medicaid-proposal-still-takes-coverage-from-thousands"/>
  <lastmod>2019-03-07T11:42:22-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-174946661.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Doctor and Patient Going Over Form</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-444</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-444"/>
  <lastmod>2019-03-08T17:25:33-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/3-6-19sfpf1_300.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>States Provide Nearly Half of Public School Funding</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/plan-to-ditch-flat-tax-is-right-for-illinois</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/plan-to-ditch-flat-tax-is-right-for-illinois"/>
  <lastmod>2019-03-11T11:59:07-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/il-post-f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Illinois, Lowest-Income Households Pay Highest State and Local Taxes</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/contrary-to-rhetoric-trump-budget-cuts-access-to-care-for-hiv-substance-use-disorders</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/contrary-to-rhetoric-trump-budget-cuts-access-to-care-for-hiv-substance-use-disorders"/>
  <lastmod>2019-03-11T16:45:33-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/2020-budget.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Cover of 2020 Budget Book</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/policymakers-shouldnt-repeal-or-further-delay-cadillac-tax</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/policymakers-shouldnt-repeal-or-further-delay-cadillac-tax"/>
  <lastmod>2019-03-12T10:00:01-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-651143122_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Stethoscope on money</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-budget-would-take-medicaid-away-from-people-nationwide-who-dont-meet-work-requirements</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-budget-would-take-medicaid-away-from-people-nationwide-who-dont-meet-work-requirements"/>
  <lastmod>2019-03-12T11:20:21-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-926152600.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Gavel and stethoscope</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-budget-non-defense-discretionary-cuts-almost-twice-as-big-as-the-budget-says</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-budget-non-defense-discretionary-cuts-almost-twice-as-big-as-the-budget-says"/>
  <lastmod>2019-03-12T16:18:00-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/3-12-19bud.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>President's 2020 Budget Would Cut Broad Set of Public Services</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/married-couples-with-medicaid-home-and-community-based-services-could-lose-critical</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/married-couples-with-medicaid-home-and-community-based-services-could-lose-critical"/>
  <lastmod>2019-03-13T09:57:23-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/1-8-19health.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>States Have Shifted Spending to Home- and Community-Based Services, and Away From Institution-Based Services</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/celebrating-50-years-of-vita</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/celebrating-50-years-of-vita"/>
  <lastmod>2019-03-13T15:43:02-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000053056402_full.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Women filing application</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-restrictions-impede-innovation-to-improve-care-reduce-costs</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-restrictions-impede-innovation-to-improve-care-reduce-costs"/>
  <lastmod>2019-03-14T13:03:25-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-500465874_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Health and Money</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-2020-budget-roundup</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-2020-budget-roundup"/>
  <lastmod>2019-03-22T13:58:01-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/2020-budget.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Cover of 2020 Budget Book</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/montana-about-to-consider-medicaid-bill-eliminating-coverage-for-thousands</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/montana-about-to-consider-medicaid-bill-eliminating-coverage-for-thousands"/>
  <lastmod>2019-03-15T14:41:48-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-897243418.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Doctor and patient</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/direct-enrollment-in-marketplace-coverage-poses-risks-for-consumers</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/direct-enrollment-in-marketplace-coverage-poses-risks-for-consumers"/>
  <lastmod>2019-03-15T10:16:39-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000014103014_large_1.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Health form and pencil</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/state-millionaires-taxes-can-advance-racial-justice</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/state-millionaires-taxes-can-advance-racial-justice"/>
  <lastmod>2019-03-15T13:50:36-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/12-10-20sfpf3_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>White Households Three Times Likelier Than Black and Latinx Households to Be in Top 1%</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-445</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-445"/>
  <lastmod>2019-03-15T13:59:13-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/3-12-19bud.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>President's 2020 Budget Would Cut Broad Set of Public Services</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicare-in-the-2020-trump-budget</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicare-in-the-2020-trump-budget"/>
  <lastmod>2019-03-18T10:00:02-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000029386076_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Hands holding medicine bottle</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-arkansas-data-contradict-claims-that-most-who-lost-medicaid-found-jobs</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-arkansas-data-contradict-claims-that-most-who-lost-medicaid-found-jobs"/>
  <lastmod>2019-03-19T15:42:53-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000012474294_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>health reform american flag</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-budget-would-slash-rent-aid-for-struggling-seniors-families-others</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-budget-would-slash-rent-aid-for-struggling-seniors-families-others"/>
  <lastmod>2019-03-19T16:56:50-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-147062618_0_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Money House #2</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/iowa-bill-would-cause-thousands-to-lose-medicaid-coverage</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/iowa-bill-would-cause-thousands-to-lose-medicaid-coverage"/>
  <lastmod>2019-03-20T15:02:57-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-174946661.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Doctor and Patient Going Over Form</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/for-acas-9th-anniversary-cbpp-examines-options-to-further-expand-coverage</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/for-acas-9th-anniversary-cbpp-examines-options-to-further-expand-coverage"/>
  <lastmod>2019-03-21T15:38:55-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/low_landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Uninsured Rates Are Higher at Lower Income Levels</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-446</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-446"/>
  <lastmod>2019-03-22T16:38:02-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/3-21-19healthblogf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Fact Sheets and Interactive Map: Who Are The Remaining Uninsured?</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/montana-bill-would-cut-medicaid-expansion-enrollment-in-half-cost-nearly-the-same-as-full</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/montana-bill-would-cut-medicaid-expansion-enrollment-in-half-cost-nearly-the-same-as-full"/>
  <lastmod>2019-03-25T17:30:02-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-816838286.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>doctor and ipad</image:caption>
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 </url>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/many-states-taking-steps-that-will-improve-residents-health-advance-health-equity</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/many-states-taking-steps-that-will-improve-residents-health-advance-health-equity"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-01T09:00:02-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/2-21-19sfpf5.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>State and Local Budget Decisions Affect Health Outcomes</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/utahs-waiver-approval-limits-enrollment-restricts-access-to-care</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/utahs-waiver-approval-limits-enrollment-restricts-access-to-care"/>
  <lastmod>2019-03-29T16:37:03-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-1061308072.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Doctor and patient talking</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-447</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-447"/>
  <lastmod>2019-03-29T16:53:02-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/5-10-18tax-f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>2017 Tax Law's Pass-Through Deduction Heavily Tilted Toward Wealthy</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/pacific-island-territories-need-disaster-relief-funding-for-medicaid</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/pacific-island-territories-need-disaster-relief-funding-for-medicaid"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-01T13:15:01-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-595119118.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Insurance claim form and billing statement</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rigid-universal-engagement-tanf-bills-would-hurt-vulnerable-families</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rigid-universal-engagement-tanf-bills-would-hurt-vulnerable-families"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-01T16:33:56-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-628110870.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Worker Using Saw</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trumps-aca-replacement-would-do-much-the-same-damage-as-his-effort-to-repeal-the-law-through</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trumps-aca-replacement-would-do-much-the-same-damage-as-his-effort-to-repeal-the-law-through"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-04T09:49:13-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-1061308072.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Doctor and patient talking</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/important-medicaid-initiatives-would-end-if-court-overturns-aca-as-trump-administration-seeks</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/important-medicaid-initiatives-would-end-if-court-overturns-aca-as-trump-administration-seeks"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-04T09:49:00-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-660133122.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Medical Supplies</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/infrastructure-investments-should-focus-on-low-income-communities</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/infrastructure-investments-should-focus-on-low-income-communities"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-04T14:58:32-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-181893299.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Bridge under construction</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-448</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-448"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-05T17:19:14-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/4-3-19bud-f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>House Budget Committee Proposal Would Avert Deep Cuts in Discretionary Programs</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/behavioral-science-shows-why-work-requirements-dont-work</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/behavioral-science-shows-why-work-requirements-dont-work"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-08T10:02:14-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-916456338.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Woman Operating Machinery</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-tool-helps-self-employed-calculate-estimated-tax-payments</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-tool-helps-self-employed-calculate-estimated-tax-payments"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-08T11:55:22-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-917821664.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Aerial view of Minneapolis</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/behavioral-science-study-snaps-three-month-time-limit-flawed-by-design</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/behavioral-science-study-snaps-three-month-time-limit-flawed-by-design"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-08T12:18:56-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-463585601.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Adult in grocery store with empty basket</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-day-2019-top-state-tax-charts</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-day-2019-top-state-tax-charts"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-09T10:45:05-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/4-9-19sfp-f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>More Than Half of State Tax Revenues Fund Education and Health Care</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/behavioral-science-shows-why-medicaid-work-requirements-cant-be-fixed</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/behavioral-science-shows-why-medicaid-work-requirements-cant-be-fixed"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-09T14:18:50-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/virginia-misses-chance-to-advance-racial-equity</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/virginia-misses-chance-to-advance-racial-equity"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-10T12:13:09-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/4-10-sfp.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Making Virginia's EITC Refundable Would Benefit Families Earning Low Wages</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/kansas-bill-would-harm-people-with-pre-existing-conditions</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/kansas-bill-would-harm-people-with-pre-existing-conditions"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-10T15:57:22-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-535989035.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Pregnant person being examined</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/how-house-budget-committee-bill-raising-funding-caps-would-affect-defense</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/how-house-budget-committee-bill-raising-funding-caps-would-affect-defense"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-12T10:34:39-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000008432629_large_3.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Closeup of E Pluribus Unum seal on dollar bill</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/thank-you-to-free-tax-volunteers</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/thank-you-to-free-tax-volunteers"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-12T15:22:26-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000012089386_large_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>1040 and Schedule A</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-day-2019-charts-working-families-should-be-priority-of-restructured-2017-tax-law</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-day-2019-charts-working-families-should-be-priority-of-restructured-2017-tax-law"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-15T12:05:51-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/4-12-19tax0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Most of Budget Goes Toward Defense, Social Security, and Major Health Programs</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-449</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-449"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-12T17:14:10-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/4-10-19tax_f1_rev4-12-19.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Incomes Have Stagnated for Working Class But Risen for More Educated</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/public-health-insurance-option-could-cut-costs-boost-financial-assistance</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/public-health-insurance-option-could-cut-costs-boost-financial-assistance"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-15T10:45:30-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-579748254_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Stethoscope on money</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/with-federal-funds-insufficient-states-and-localities-funding-their-own-rental-assistance</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/with-federal-funds-insufficient-states-and-localities-funding-their-own-rental-assistance"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-15T14:57:33-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-544984238.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Condominiums</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-bill-wouldnt-protect-people-from-texas-v-azar-fallout</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-bill-wouldnt-protect-people-from-texas-v-azar-fallout"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-15T15:43:42-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-926152600.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Gavel and stethoscope</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-mexico-investing-in-children-advancing-equity</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-mexico-investing-in-children-advancing-equity"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-16T11:21:38-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/4-16-19sfp-f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Higher Income for Poor Children Expected to Boost Work and Earnings Later in Life</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-450</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-450"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-19T15:38:44-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/4-18-19health-f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Trump 2020 Budget Proposes Deep and Growing Cuts to Medicaid and ACA Marketplace Subsidies</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/severe-teacher-shortage-shows-states-should-better-fund-schools</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/severe-teacher-shortage-shows-states-should-better-fund-schools"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-24T10:42:33-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-637549016.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Empty Desks</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/montana-set-to-continue-medicaid-expansion-but-with-changes-that-will-likely-end-coverage-for</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/montana-set-to-continue-medicaid-expansion-but-with-changes-that-will-likely-end-coverage-for"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-25T17:32:41-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-941762278.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Person in waiting room reading pamphlet</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/regulating-the-wild-west-of-tax-return-preparation</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/regulating-the-wild-west-of-tax-return-preparation"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-26T10:16:15-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-852521492_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Filing Taxes</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-451</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-451"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-26T15:50:37-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/4-22-19health-f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Medicaid Benefits Per Enrollee Much Lower in Puerto Rico Than in Any State</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/5-reasons-to-reject-any-constitutional-balanced-budget-amendment</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/5-reasons-to-reject-any-constitutional-balanced-budget-amendment"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-29T12:00:01-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/2020-budget.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Cover of 2020 Budget Book</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-decouple-their-income-taxes-from-federal-opportunity-zone-tax-breaks-asap</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-decouple-their-income-taxes-from-federal-opportunity-zone-tax-breaks-asap"/>
  <lastmod>2019-07-12T15:44:04-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000012693556_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>istock_000012693556_large.jpg</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/infrastructure-plans-should-boost-affordable-housing-for-lowest-income-americans</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/infrastructure-plans-should-boost-affordable-housing-for-lowest-income-americans"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-30T09:28:01-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000030718656_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>istock_000030718656_large.jpg</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-repeal-racist-policies-denying-benefits-to-children-born-to-tanf-families</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-repeal-racist-policies-denying-benefits-to-children-born-to-tanf-families"/>
  <lastmod>2019-04-30T12:56:22-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/4-30-19tanf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>13 States Have Racist Policies Denying Benefits to Children Born in Families Already on TANF</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/opportunity-zone-regulations-favor-investor-flexibility-over-community-protection</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/opportunity-zone-regulations-favor-investor-flexibility-over-community-protection"/>
  <lastmod>2019-05-01T12:00:02-04:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
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   <image:caption>Stack of Bills</image:caption>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/too-soon-for-states-to-consider-opportunity-zone-tax-breaks"/>
  <lastmod>2019-07-12T15:46:48-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
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   <image:caption>Stack of Bills</image:caption>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/with-federal-funding-unreliable-states-must-invest-in-school-buildings"/>
  <lastmod>2019-05-01T16:06:13-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/5-1-19sfpf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Capital Spending for K-12 Schools Well Below 2008 Levels</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2019-05-02T15:22:40-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000001934992_large_2.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Budget Process - Money Puzzle Pieces</image:caption>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/governors-proposal-would-stabilize-improve-puerto-ricos-medicaid-program"/>
  <lastmod>2019-05-03T13:48:35-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-543590690.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Capitol building of Puerto Rico</image:caption>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-452"/>
  <lastmod>2019-05-03T16:36:36-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/5-1-19sfpf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Capital Spending for K-12 Schools Well Below 2008 Levels</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/for-mothers-day-states-should-ensure-access-to-comprehensive-health-coverage</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/for-mothers-day-states-should-ensure-access-to-comprehensive-health-coverage"/>
  <lastmod>2019-05-07T10:51:03-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/ex6_mom_and_son.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Parent and child</image:caption>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/as-mothers-day-approaches-a-proposal-to-help-millions-of-mothers-and-their-children"/>
  <lastmod>2019-05-07T11:24:59-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000040134758_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Parent and child</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-must-be-part-of-solution-to-opioid-crisis"/>
  <lastmod>2019-05-08T09:12:27-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000000407659_large_1_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Pills and cash</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/learning-about-the-tax-gap-before-tomorrows-house-hearing</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/learning-about-the-tax-gap-before-tomorrows-house-hearing"/>
  <lastmod>2021-05-13T17:21:57-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/05-8-19taxf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>High-Income Individuals Disproportionately Contribute to the Tax Gap</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/cbo-proposed-rule-on-medicare-medicaid-drug-rebates-would-raise-drug-spending</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/cbo-proposed-rule-on-medicare-medicaid-drug-rebates-would-raise-drug-spending"/>
  <lastmod>2019-05-09T10:08:40-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-660133122.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Medical Supplies</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/federal-rental-assistance-helps-families-seniors-people-with-disabilities-in-every-state</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/federal-rental-assistance-helps-families-seniors-people-with-disabilities-in-every-state"/>
  <lastmod>2020-01-17T11:17:33-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/brandon-jacoby-306845_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Rowhouses from the air</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/debunking-false-claims-related-to-medicaid-expansion-enrollment-in-virginia</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/debunking-false-claims-related-to-medicaid-expansion-enrollment-in-virginia"/>
  <lastmod>2019-05-10T10:29:21-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-513732582.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Healthcare provider and patient</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/for-mothers-day-give-mothers-the-housing-and-child-care-they-need</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/for-mothers-day-give-mothers-the-housing-and-child-care-they-need"/>
  <lastmod>2019-05-10T12:06:03-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2021-02/istock-691283192.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Family of three generations</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-453</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-453"/>
  <lastmod>2019-05-10T16:20:58-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/05-8-19taxf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>High-Income Individuals Disproportionately Contribute to the Tax Gap</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/blocking-trump-rule-on-short-term-health-plans-would-benefit-consumers</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/blocking-trump-rule-on-short-term-health-plans-would-benefit-consumers"/>
  <lastmod>2019-05-14T10:51:57-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-595119118.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Insurance claim form and billing statement</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/working-families-tax-relief-act-would-help-puerto-rico-families</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/working-families-tax-relief-act-would-help-puerto-rico-families"/>
  <lastmod>2019-05-14T15:24:46-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/5-14-19pr1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Puerto Rico EITC Modest Compared to Federal EITC</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-continue-raising-low-wage-worker-pay</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-continue-raising-low-wage-worker-pay"/>
  <lastmod>2019-05-15T09:50:14-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/wages-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Wages for Low-Paid Workers Nearly Same as 40 Years Ago</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/roundup-administration-efforts-to-sabotage-the-affordable-care-act"/>
  <lastmod>2019-05-16T10:51:31-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000005139491_large_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The Capitol</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/without-senate-action-puerto-rico-other-territories-lack-critical-health-food-aid</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/without-senate-action-puerto-rico-other-territories-lack-critical-health-food-aid"/>
  <lastmod>2019-05-16T10:06:55-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-881926732.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Puerto Rico</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/65-years-after-brown-v-board-of-education-more-suits-over-education-equity</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/65-years-after-brown-v-board-of-education-more-suits-over-education-equity"/>
  <lastmod>2019-05-16T16:28:36-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_24527052_xlarge_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Children using computers</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-454</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-454"/>
  <lastmod>2019-05-17T14:40:49-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/5-14-19pr1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Puerto Rico EITC Modest Compared to Federal EITC</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/audits-of-highest-income-taxpayers-fall-again</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/audits-of-highest-income-taxpayers-fall-again"/>
  <lastmod>2021-05-13T17:21:42-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/5-21-19taxf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Audit Rate for Millionaires Has Dropped Steeply Since 2010</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-videos-highlight-impact-of-puerto-ricos-food-aid-cut</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-videos-highlight-impact-of-puerto-ricos-food-aid-cut"/>
  <lastmod>2023-11-29T14:50:31-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-468910550.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Puerto Rico on a map</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-look-to-expand-opportunity-by-boosting-capital-gains-taxes</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-look-to-expand-opportunity-by-boosting-capital-gains-taxes"/>
  <lastmod>2019-05-22T14:58:50-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/4-9-19sfp-f3.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Capital Gains Go Overwhelmingly to Wealthy Families</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-bill-includes-major-investments-to-help-families-pay-rent</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-bill-includes-major-investments-to-help-families-pay-rent"/>
  <lastmod>2019-06-12T12:41:26-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-955100398.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Apartment Building</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-455</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-455"/>
  <lastmod>2019-05-24T13:36:38-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/5-22-19pov_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Trump Proposal to Lower Poverty Line Would Cut Eligibility or Benefits for Many Health, Nutrition, Other Basic Assistance Programs</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/k-12-funding-still-lagging-in-many-states</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/k-12-funding-still-lagging-in-many-states"/>
  <lastmod>2019-05-29T09:56:58-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/5-29-19sfpf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>K-12 Funding Still Lagging in Many States</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/connecticut-capital-gains-surcharge-would-raise-needed-revenue-narrow-inequality</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/connecticut-capital-gains-surcharge-would-raise-needed-revenue-narrow-inequality"/>
  <lastmod>2019-05-29T17:01:42-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/5-29-19sfp.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Incomes of Wealthiest 1% in Connecticut Far Outpace Remaining 99%</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-plan-would-boost-economic-well-being-of-millions-of-asian-pacific-islander-households</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-plan-would-boost-economic-well-being-of-millions-of-asian-pacific-islander-households"/>
  <lastmod>2019-05-31T09:48:19-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000070841791_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Parent and young children</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-456</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-456"/>
  <lastmod>2019-05-31T12:11:44-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/5-29-19sfp.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Incomes of Wealthiest 1% in Connecticut Far Outpace Remaining 99%</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/gao-more-transparency-needed-in-federal-review-of-medicaid-waiver-proposals</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/gao-more-transparency-needed-in-federal-review-of-medicaid-waiver-proposals"/>
  <lastmod>2019-06-03T13:37:53-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-516181986.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>People in waiting room</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/crs-2017-tax-law-proponents-trickle-down-claims-havent-materialized</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/crs-2017-tax-law-proponents-trickle-down-claims-havent-materialized"/>
  <lastmod>2019-06-05T16:18:59-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000008432629_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Seal on Dollar Bill Closeup - high res</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/economic-expansion-now-tied-for-longest-on-record</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/economic-expansion-now-tied-for-longest-on-record"/>
  <lastmod>2019-06-06T12:22:55-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/econ-landing_landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Current Economic Expansion Tied for Longest on Record</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/reps-kildee-evans-introduce-house-version-of-working-families-tax-relief-act</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/reps-kildee-evans-introduce-house-version-of-working-families-tax-relief-act"/>
  <lastmod>2019-07-02T10:27:50-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/ricky_eva_karina_young_family_of_3.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Young family of three</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/remembering-herb-sandler</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/remembering-herb-sandler"/>
  <lastmod>2019-06-07T13:38:28-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/sandler.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Herb Sandler</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-457</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-457"/>
  <lastmod>2019-06-07T15:32:05-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
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   <image:caption>In Focus: More IRS Enforcement and Operations Support Funds Needed Inside Budget Cap</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2019-06-11T15:18:03-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Health - Ambulance Emergency Room</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2019-06-12T12:26:24-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Doctor and patient talking</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2019-06-12T12:41:55-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Elderly couple walking</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2019-06-14T17:11:34-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:caption>EITC Does Little to Offset Federal Taxes for Low-Income Childless Workers</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2019-06-18T09:00:03-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Wealthiest N.J. Households Still Get Annual Tax Break Under Millionaires' Tax</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2019-06-18T15:37:52-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>housing_paper_cover_small.jpg</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2019-06-18T22:23:57-04:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2019-06-19T10:01:11-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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  <lastmod>2019-06-20T10:35:20-04:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2019-06-20T17:03:46-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:caption>Delaware, With Non-Refundable EITC, Has Higher Taxes on Lowest-Income Families</image:caption>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-rule-could-mean-consumer-confusion-higher-premiums-in-marketplace"/>
  <lastmod>2019-06-21T14:30:16-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
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   <image:caption>Person contemplating bill</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-462</loc>
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  <lastmod>2019-06-21T15:30:46-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:caption>Trump Proposal to Lower Poverty Line Would Cut Eligibility or Benefits for Many Health, Nutrition, Other Basic Assistance Programs</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2019-06-27T10:05:00-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:caption>Piggy Bank</image:caption>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/3-million-veteran-or-active-duty-households-would-benefit-from-working-families-tax-relief-act"/>
  <lastmod>2019-06-27T12:03:08-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
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   <image:caption>Child with military parent</image:caption>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-proposal-would-force-25000-families-to-split-up-or-lose-rental-assistance"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-15T12:10:18-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-tax-proposals-would-help-low-income-same-sex-couples"/>
  <lastmod>2019-07-10T11:37:56-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
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   <image:caption>Fathers with their child</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-463</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-463"/>
  <lastmod>2019-06-28T17:08:19-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
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   <image:caption>Proposed Trump Rule Would Force 25,000 Families To Split Up Or Lose Their Rental Assistance</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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  <lastmod>2019-07-01T09:00:01-04:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2019-07-08T10:12:34-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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  <lastmod>2019-07-08T11:14:28-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:caption>Child at Checkup</image:caption>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/striking-down-aca-would-weaken-medicare"/>
  <lastmod>2019-07-08T11:57:57-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/nh-medicaid-work-requirement-suspension-confirms-policy-cant-be-fixed</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/nh-medicaid-work-requirement-suspension-confirms-policy-cant-be-fixed"/>
  <lastmod>2019-07-09T09:54:37-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-improving-tax-credits-for-working-families"/>
  <lastmod>2019-07-09T13:46:06-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:caption>Six States Expanded Their Earned Income Tax Credits in 2019</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2019-07-10T09:00:01-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:caption>Stethoscope on Paper</image:caption>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-bill-would-enable-us-territories-to-maintain-improve-medicaid"/>
  <lastmod>2019-07-11T10:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:caption>Healthcare provider checking patient's blood pressure</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2019-07-11T14:54:51-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>State Legislative Chamber</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2019-07-12T09:56:39-04:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2019-07-12T10:36:19-04:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2019-07-12T15:12:29-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
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   <image:caption>Six States Expanded Their Earned Income Tax Credits in 2019</image:caption>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/budget-deal-needed-to-protect-key-investments"/>
  <lastmod>2019-07-17T14:15:16-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-465"/>
  <lastmod>2019-07-19T16:00:13-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:caption>No Relationship Between State Unemployment Rate Declines and Medicaid/Chip Enrollment Declines</image:caption>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/legislation-would-deliver-childless-adults-in-every-state-a-larger-eitc"/>
  <lastmod>2020-03-02T12:02:06-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>In Focus: Boosting EITC for Childless Workers Could Fix Flaw That Taxes Them Into Poverty</image:caption>
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 </url>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/6-things-millennials-should-know-about-social-security"/>
  <lastmod>2019-07-23T16:00:48-04:00</lastmod>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-act-to-avoid-insurance-market-disruption-consumer-confusion-under-new-rule</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-act-to-avoid-insurance-market-disruption-consumer-confusion-under-new-rule"/>
  <lastmod>2019-07-24T13:36:45-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-174946661.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Doctor and Patient Going Over Form</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-protecting-residents-against-skimpy-short-term-health-plans</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-protecting-residents-against-skimpy-short-term-health-plans"/>
  <lastmod>2019-11-04T09:57:20-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/7-24-19fa.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>State Limitations on Short-Term Health Insurance Plans, July 2019</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/social-security-a-vital-protection-for-african-american-people-of-all-ages</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/social-security-a-vital-protection-for-african-american-people-of-all-ages"/>
  <lastmod>2019-07-24T14:52:05-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/7-25-ssf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Social Security Dramatically Reduces Poverty for African American Seniors</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-code-can-do-more-to-narrow-racial-gaps-in-income-and-wealth</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-code-can-do-more-to-narrow-racial-gaps-in-income-and-wealth"/>
  <lastmod>2019-07-26T15:39:11-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000008432629_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Seal on Dollar Bill Closeup - high res</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/legislation-would-boost-eitc-child-tax-credit-for-millions-of-people-with-disabilities</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/legislation-would-boost-eitc-child-tax-credit-for-millions-of-people-with-disabilities"/>
  <lastmod>2019-07-26T10:32:32-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/7-23-19taxf1_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Boosting EITC for Childless Workers Could Fix Flaw That Taxes Them Into Poverty</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-466</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-466"/>
  <lastmod>2019-07-26T15:49:38-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/top1-ch.gif</image:loc>
   <image:caption>2017 Tax Law Gives White Households in Top 1% More Than All Races in Bottom 60% Combined</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/on-its-anniversary-a-look-at-how-medicaid-helps-people-in-every-state</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/on-its-anniversary-a-look-at-how-medicaid-helps-people-in-every-state"/>
  <lastmod>2019-07-30T05:00:01-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000022349130_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Healthcare provider, patient, and parent</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/aca-lawsuit-threatens-tens-of-millions-of-medicaid-medicare-beneficiaries</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/aca-lawsuit-threatens-tens-of-millions-of-medicaid-medicare-beneficiaries"/>
  <lastmod>2019-07-30T05:00:01-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-916245482.jpg_.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Medical personnel rushing patient to emergency room</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-still-have-time-to-support-the-2020-census</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-still-have-time-to-support-the-2020-census"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-15T12:10:01-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/census_support_map_450_-_two_categories_july-2019.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>37 States and D.C. Have Taken Action Towards a Complete 2020 Census Count</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-on-partial-medicaid-expansion-right-decision-wrong-reasons</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-on-partial-medicaid-expansion-right-decision-wrong-reasons"/>
  <lastmod>2019-07-30T13:41:01-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000014409354_medium.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Doctor Shots</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-breaks-for-alternatives-to-insurance-would-drive-more-coverage-gaps</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-breaks-for-alternatives-to-insurance-would-drive-more-coverage-gaps"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-01T10:36:50-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-595119118.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Insurance claim form and billing statement</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/time-for-utah-to-fully-expand-medicaid</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/time-for-utah-to-fully-expand-medicaid"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-02T15:49:48-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-897243418.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Doctor and patient</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-senior-tax-breaks-reinforce-unequal-wealth-income-by-race</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-senior-tax-breaks-reinforce-unequal-wealth-income-by-race"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-01T14:31:47-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/8-1-19sfp.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>White Seniors Likelier to Have Retirement Account Income</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-should-pave-way-for-rebuilding-irs-enforcement</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-should-pave-way-for-rebuilding-irs-enforcement"/>
  <lastmod>2021-05-13T17:21:18-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/irs_landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Funding for IRS Enforcement and Operations Support Has Eroded</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/discretionary-spending-headed-to-historic-low-even-with-budget-agreement-boost</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/discretionary-spending-headed-to-historic-low-even-with-budget-agreement-boost"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-02T09:00:01-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/8-2-19bud.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Discretionary Spending Would Fall as Percent of Economy Even With Bipartisan Budget Act</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-467</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-467"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-02T17:08:56-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/7-30-19faf7.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>10 Percent Increase in SNAP Purchasing Power Improves Child Outcomes</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/with-budget-deal-congress-can-reverse-recent-housing-voucher-losses</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/with-budget-deal-congress-can-reverse-recent-housing-voucher-losses"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-05T11:56:10-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/hcv-funding-landing_landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Funding Delays, Shortfalls Contributed to Loss of 50,000 Housing Vouchers</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/snap-benefits-fall-short-for-many</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/snap-benefits-fall-short-for-many"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-05T13:58:02-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/7-30-19faf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Families Spend Far Less Time Preparing Food Than Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) Assumes</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/budget-deal-still-leaves-non-defense-appropriations-below-2010-level</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/budget-deal-still-leaves-non-defense-appropriations-below-2010-level"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-06T09:59:46-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/8-6-19budf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Non-Defense Discretionary Funding Remains Below 2010 Level Adjusted for Inflation</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-468</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-468"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-09T16:09:15-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/8-6-19budf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Non-Defense Discretionary Funding Remains Below 2010 Level Adjusted for Inflation</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/raising-snap-benefits-would-have-powerful-effects-on-food-security-poverty-health</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/raising-snap-benefits-would-have-powerful-effects-on-food-security-poverty-health"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-12T09:53:53-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-610141206.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Grocery shopper with full cart</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tanf-at-23-cash-income-matters-to-childrens-lives</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tanf-at-23-cash-income-matters-to-childrens-lives"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-15T10:57:36-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-178852556.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Family Eating Together</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tanf-at-23-states-have-boosted-tanf-benefits-but-theres-room-to-do-more</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tanf-at-23-states-have-boosted-tanf-benefits-but-theres-room-to-do-more"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-19T10:46:15-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000047808776_xxxlarge.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>istock_000047808776_xxxlarge.jpg</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tanf-at-23-over-25-million-more-families-could-be-getting-cash-assistance-work-supports</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tanf-at-23-over-25-million-more-families-could-be-getting-cash-assistance-work-supports"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-20T11:44:26-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/tanf-tpr-landing_landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: TANF Could Be Serving 2.5 Million More Families</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tanf-at-23-states-spend-only-a-quarter-of-tanf-funds-to-help-families-meet-basic-needs</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tanf-at-23-states-spend-only-a-quarter-of-tanf-funds-to-help-families-meet-basic-needs"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-21T10:37:45-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/2-19-19tanfpf2.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>9 States Spent Less Than 10 Percent of Federal and State TANF Funds on Basic Assistance in 2017</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-469</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-469"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-16T15:33:29-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/8-13-18f5_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Elderly People of Color Face Higher Poverty Rates</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/inclusive-state-policies-toward-immigrants-can-help-counter-nativist-federal-actions</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/inclusive-state-policies-toward-immigrants-can-help-counter-nativist-federal-actions"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-21T14:04:05-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/maine_state_house_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Maine state house</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tanf-at-23-black-children-have-a-better-chance-to-thrive-when-states-act-to-improve-tanf</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tanf-at-23-black-children-have-a-better-chance-to-thrive-when-states-act-to-improve-tanf"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-22T11:21:13-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/tanf-benefits-landing_landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: TANF's Reach and Benefit Levels Remain Low in Many States</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/as-school-year-begins-time-for-states-to-invest-in-schools</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/as-school-year-begins-time-for-states-to-invest-in-schools"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-26T15:50:45-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-1126245660.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Child reading book at table in school library</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-470</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-470"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:54-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/8-20-19tanf.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>TANF Could Be Serving 2.5 Million More Families</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/working-families-tax-relief-act-would-boost-incomes-across-america</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/working-families-tax-relief-act-would-boost-incomes-across-america"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-27T09:55:20-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-624489016.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Worker rinsing pan</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/arizona-latest-state-to-choose-inclusive-approach-to-immigrants-who-are-undocumented</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/arizona-latest-state-to-choose-inclusive-approach-to-immigrants-who-are-undocumented"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-27T13:36:20-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/8-27-19sfp.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>21 States Plus DC Have Inclusive Higher Education Policies for Immigrants</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/quality-work-and-direct-financial-assistance-not-work-requirements-stabilize-families</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/quality-work-and-direct-financial-assistance-not-work-requirements-stabilize-families"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-28T16:07:24-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-1048681060.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Warehouse worker</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-471</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-471"/>
  <lastmod>2019-08-30T11:42:00-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/8-27-19sfp.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>21 States Plus DC Have Inclusive Higher Education Policies for Immigrants</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/dont-forget-low-income-medicare-beneficiaries-when-improving-drug-benefits</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/dont-forget-low-income-medicare-beneficiaries-when-improving-drug-benefits"/>
  <lastmod>2019-10-29T13:49:20-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/seniors-landing_landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Poor, Near-Poor Seniors Likelier to Not Take Medication as Prescribed to Save Money</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/a-back-to-school-focus-on-helping-kids-thrive</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/a-back-to-school-focus-on-helping-kids-thrive"/>
  <lastmod>2019-09-05T15:00:02-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_24527052_xlarge_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Children using computers</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-472</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-472"/>
  <lastmod>2019-09-06T17:04:59-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/pov-prev-landing_landing-01_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Progress on Boosting Income, Reducing Poverty Has Slowed Since 2015</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/programs-targeted-for-cuts-keep-millions-from-poverty-new-census-data-show</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/programs-targeted-for-cuts-keep-millions-from-poverty-new-census-data-show"/>
  <lastmod>2019-11-13T18:01:40-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/data-day-landing_landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Key Federal Programs Lift Millions Out of Poverty</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/census-health-coverage-progress-eroded-in-2018</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/census-health-coverage-progress-eroded-in-2018"/>
  <lastmod>2019-09-10T14:52:41-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/9-10-19health.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Progress in Reducing Share of Americans Without Health Coverage Eroding</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-bill-targets-homelessness-among-youth-leaving-foster-care</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-bill-targets-homelessness-among-youth-leaving-foster-care"/>
  <lastmod>2019-09-13T14:26:28-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000001113565_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Rowhouses</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-473</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-473"/>
  <lastmod>2019-09-13T14:48:37-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/9-10-19health.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Progress in Reducing Share of Americans Without Health Coverage Eroding</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-474</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-474"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:28:46-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/9-18-19budf1_1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Senate Majority 2020 Funding Plan Would Cut Key Human Services Programs</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-a-recession-put-deficit-concerns-aside</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-a-recession-put-deficit-concerns-aside"/>
  <lastmod>2019-09-23T15:59:18-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000032462830_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Wall Street</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/census-income-rent-gap-grew-in-2018</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/census-income-rent-gap-grew-in-2018"/>
  <lastmod>2019-09-27T10:40:31-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/9-27-19hous.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Renters' Incomes Haven't Caught Up to Housing Costs</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-475</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-475"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/9-27-19hous.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Renters' Incomes Haven't Caught Up to Housing Costs</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-476</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-476"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/1-24-19sfpf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>39 States Plus D.C. Have Real Estate Transfer Taxes or Statewide Property Taxes</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/high-cost-of-irs-cuts-weakened-tax-enforcement</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/high-cost-of-irs-cuts-weakened-tax-enforcement"/>
  <lastmod>2021-05-13T17:21:06-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/irs_landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Funding for IRS Enforcement and Operations Support Has Eroded</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-bill-would-cut-social-security-operations-again</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-bill-would-cut-social-security-operations-again"/>
  <lastmod>2019-10-07T12:17:23-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/10-7-19ssa.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Social Security Administration Faces Increased Workload with Fewer Resources</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/policymakers-should-protect-snap-from-funding-shortfalls-this-year-and-beyond</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/policymakers-should-protect-snap-from-funding-shortfalls-this-year-and-beyond"/>
  <lastmod>2019-10-08T12:55:20-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-936323330.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Parent holding baby while preparing food</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/housing-aid-a-rare-bright-spot-in-senate-funding-bills-but-more-needed</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/housing-aid-a-rare-bright-spot-in-senate-funding-bills-but-more-needed"/>
  <lastmod>2019-10-08T12:59:13-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000015028160_large_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Street of Houses</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/census-income-gains-uneven-across-states-racial-and-ethnic-groups</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/census-income-gains-uneven-across-states-racial-and-ethnic-groups"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:54-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000067827213_full_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Money House</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-committee-would-underfund-health-job-training-education-programs</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-committee-would-underfund-health-job-training-education-programs"/>
  <lastmod>2019-10-10T10:18:00-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/labor-h-landing_landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Senate Funding Bill Cuts Labor-HHS-Education Despite Added Funding Available</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/latest-trump-move-to-thwart-legal-immigration-undermines-health-coverage</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/latest-trump-move-to-thwart-legal-immigration-undermines-health-coverage"/>
  <lastmod>2019-10-10T16:52:16-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-926078462.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Doctor with patient</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/expanding-family-tax-credits-would-boost-incomes-of-millions-of-latino-households</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/expanding-family-tax-credits-would-boost-incomes-of-millions-of-latino-households"/>
  <lastmod>2019-10-11T10:22:41-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/reyes_family_2.0_family_of_4.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Family of Four</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-477</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-477"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:28:46-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-478</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-478"/>
  <lastmod>2019-10-18T17:01:27-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/median-landing_landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Renters' Incomes Haven't Caught Up to Housing Costs</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-fix-for-restaurant-retail-owners-shouldnt-leave-out-millions-of-their-and-other-workers</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-fix-for-restaurant-retail-owners-shouldnt-leave-out-millions-of-their-and-other-workers"/>
  <lastmod>2019-10-21T10:02:00-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-624489016.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Worker rinsing pan</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/gao-restrictive-medicaid-waivers-have-steep-administrative-costs</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/gao-restrictive-medicaid-waivers-have-steep-administrative-costs"/>
  <lastmod>2019-11-14T17:27:26-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-174946661.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Doctor and Patient Going Over Form</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/arizona-the-latest-state-to-reconsider-medicaid-work-requirements</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/arizona-the-latest-state-to-reconsider-medicaid-work-requirements"/>
  <lastmod>2019-10-22T15:00:28-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-941762278.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Person in waiting room reading pamphlet</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-wellness-programs-would-gut-protections-for-people-with-pre-existing-conditions</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-wellness-programs-would-gut-protections-for-people-with-pre-existing-conditions"/>
  <lastmod>2019-10-23T14:59:25-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-1148092331.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Young child with inhaler</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/state-higher-education-cuts-pushed-costs-to-students-worsened-inequality</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/state-higher-education-cuts-pushed-costs-to-students-worsened-inequality"/>
  <lastmod>2019-10-24T09:53:33-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/10-24-19sfp-f5.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>State Funding for Higher Education Fell Dramatically During and After the Great Recession</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rising-costs-making-it-hard-for-students-particularly-of-color-to-afford-college</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rising-costs-making-it-hard-for-students-particularly-of-color-to-afford-college"/>
  <lastmod>2019-10-25T10:04:21-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-622042632.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Students in class</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-479</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-479"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/5-good-reasons-to-visit-healthcaregov-during-open-enrollment</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/5-good-reasons-to-visit-healthcaregov-during-open-enrollment"/>
  <lastmod>2019-10-29T13:29:22-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/open-enrollment-landing_landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: 79% of HealthCare.gov Consumers Can Enroll in a 2020 Plan for Less Than $75 Per Month</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/childrens-uninsured-rate-rose-for-second-straight-year-in-2018</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/childrens-uninsured-rate-rose-for-second-straight-year-in-2018"/>
  <lastmod>2019-10-30T09:55:00-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/kids-uninsured-landing_landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Children’s Uninsured Rate Has Increased Two Years in a Row</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/use-caution-when-shopping-outside-healthcaregov</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/use-caution-when-shopping-outside-healthcaregov"/>
  <lastmod>2019-10-31T11:27:53-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-877026130.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>One person assisting another on a computer</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/child-tax-credit-and-earned-income-tax-credit-lifted-106-million-people-out-of-poverty-in-2018</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/child-tax-credit-and-earned-income-tax-credit-lifted-106-million-people-out-of-poverty-in-2018"/>
  <lastmod>2019-10-31T16:21:34-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/10-31-19taxf1_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit Have Powerful Anti-Poverty Impact</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/opportunity-zones-exemplify-2017-tax-laws-fundamental-flaws</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/opportunity-zones-exemplify-2017-tax-laws-fundamental-flaws"/>
  <lastmod>2019-11-01T16:49:07-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000003655048_large_2.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Form 1040 And Refund Check</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-480</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-480"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-research-medicaid-expansion-saves-lives</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-research-medicaid-expansion-saves-lives"/>
  <lastmod>2019-11-06T09:56:15-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/seatbelts-landing_landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Medicaid Expansion Could Save as Many Lives as Seatbelts</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/aca-medicaid-expansion-drove-large-drop-in-uncompensated-care</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/aca-medicaid-expansion-drove-large-drop-in-uncompensated-care"/>
  <lastmod>2020-10-21T10:19:44-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/uncompensated-care-landing_landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Uncompensated Care Costs Fall With Drop in Uninsured Rate</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rental-assistance-shortage-leaves-700000-veterans-homeless-or-struggling-to-afford-housing</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rental-assistance-shortage-leaves-700000-veterans-homeless-or-struggling-to-afford-housing"/>
  <lastmod>2019-11-07T16:00:05-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/11-7-19hous.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Over 700,000 Low-Income Veterans are Homeless or Have Severe Housing Costs Burdens</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-481</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-481"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:caption>State Decisions to Expand Medicaid a Matter of Life and Death, New Research Shows</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>Very Wealthy People Can Avoid Paying Annual Income Tax on Much of their Income</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2019-11-21T14:43:25-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Pass-Throughs Make Up Largest Portion of Tax Gap</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>Pass-Throughs Make Up Largest Portion of Tax Gap</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2019-12-02T09:50:21-05:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2019-12-05T16:51:41-05:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2019-12-05T16:22:01-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Social Security Mailings Have Fallen Dramatically in Number</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>In Focus: 16 Million Households Needing Federal Rental Assistance Do Not Receive It Due to Funding Limits</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2019-12-09T14:57:05-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Renters With the Lowest Incomes Are Most Likely to Pay Too Much for Housing</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2020-02-03T14:00:22-05:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2020-02-06T10:04:32-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Puerto Rico Earthquakes Affecting Many High-Poverty Areas</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2020-02-10T15:50:15-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Parents with their child</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2020-02-11T17:33:05-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>In Focus: Trump 2021 Budget Proposes $1 Trillion in Cuts to Medicaid and the ACA</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2020-02-12T11:17:24-05:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2020-02-21T10:41:39-05:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2020-02-27T10:27:50-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>WIC Coverage Rates Have Fallen Since 2011</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:28:49-05:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2020-03-04T09:30:08-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Empty Hospital Beds</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2020-03-04T13:22:55-05:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2020-03-04T16:57:39-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>In Focus: TANF’s Reach Declined Significantly Over Time</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-administration-inviting-medicaid-block-grants-undermining-access-to-behavioral-health</loc>
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  <lastmod>2020-03-05T10:22:50-05:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:28:49-05:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2020-03-09T09:55:44-04:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2020-03-11T11:09:42-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Form 1040 And Refund Check</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-funding-boost-for-states-cant-wait</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-funding-boost-for-states-cant-wait"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:54-05:00</lastmod>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-497</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-497"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:28:49-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/governors-coronavirus-plans-must-protect-nutrition-for-pregnant-women-young-children</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/governors-coronavirus-plans-must-protect-nutrition-for-pregnant-women-young-children"/>
  <lastmod>2020-03-18T10:18:51-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-1145964231.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Tired parent sitting in car with baby</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/families-first-will-strengthen-states-ability-to-address-rising-food-needs</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/families-first-will-strengthen-states-ability-to-address-rising-food-needs"/>
  <lastmod>2020-03-18T10:18:32-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-871227828.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Person shopping for food</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-agencies-should-prioritize-new-applications-continuity-of-coverage-during-covid-19</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-agencies-should-prioritize-new-applications-continuity-of-coverage-during-covid-19"/>
  <lastmod>2020-03-19T15:01:01-04:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-897243418.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Doctor and patient</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-gop-response-to-pandemic-recession-is-seriously-inadequate</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-gop-response-to-pandemic-recession-is-seriously-inadequate"/>
  <lastmod>2020-03-20T16:41:07-04:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
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   <image:caption>Low-Income Families Get Much Less Under GOP Stimulus Plan</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/when-helping-retailers-dont-forget-their-workers</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/when-helping-retailers-dont-forget-their-workers"/>
  <lastmod>2020-03-20T16:52:30-04:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/best-place-caffeine-lovers-875406468_6720x4480.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Worker pulling espresso shot in cafe</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-498</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-498"/>
  <lastmod>2020-03-20T17:35:32-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/gop-landing_landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Low-Income Families Get Much Less Under GOP Stimulus Plan</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/low-income-people-must-be-eligible-for-stimulus-payments-and-actually-receive-them</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/low-income-people-must-be-eligible-for-stimulus-payments-and-actually-receive-them"/>
  <lastmod>2020-03-21T17:26:18-04:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-620402950_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Capitol Dome</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/coronavirus-response-roundup</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/coronavirus-response-roundup"/>
  <lastmod>2020-04-03T15:05:30-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-531914732.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Patient in Hospital</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/bipartisan-stimulus-agreement-contains-significant-funds-for-states</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/bipartisan-stimulus-agreement-contains-significant-funds-for-states"/>
  <lastmod>2020-03-25T19:08:14-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000005139491_large_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The Capitol</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/latest-coronavirus-response-package-doesnt-boost-snap-the-next-one-should</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/latest-coronavirus-response-package-doesnt-boost-snap-the-next-one-should"/>
  <lastmod>2020-04-06T10:43:32-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-936323330.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Parent holding baby while preparing food</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-499</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-499"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:28:51-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-should-reject-attempts-to-weaken-medicaid-protections-enacted-in-bipartisan-covid-19</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-should-reject-attempts-to-weaken-medicaid-protections-enacted-in-bipartisan-covid-19"/>
  <lastmod>2020-03-30T09:58:16-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-1126835434.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Person being examined with stethoscope</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/despite-covid-19-some-states-still-blocking-medicaid-expansion-seeking-other-restrictions</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/despite-covid-19-some-states-still-blocking-medicaid-expansion-seeking-other-restrictions"/>
  <lastmod>2020-03-31T10:20:39-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/macau-photo-agency-o8kxb87stzs-unsplash_1.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Surgical Masks</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/social-security-beneficiaries-shouldnt-have-to-file-a-tax-return-to-get-stimulus-rebate</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/social-security-beneficiaries-shouldnt-have-to-file-a-tax-return-to-get-stimulus-rebate"/>
  <lastmod>2020-03-31T16:53:05-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000008432629_large_3.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Closeup of E Pluribus Unum seal on dollar bill</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tribal-nations-highly-vulnerable-to-covid-19-need-more-federal-relief</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tribal-nations-highly-vulnerable-to-covid-19-need-more-federal-relief"/>
  <lastmod>2020-04-01T13:24:00-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/istock-1067974348.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Parent and baby</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/unemployed-workers-can-get-snap-during-health-emergency</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/unemployed-workers-can-get-snap-during-health-emergency"/>
  <lastmod>2020-04-02T09:02:18-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-891600956.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Person looking at their cell phone while grocery shopping</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/next-step-on-stimulus-rebates-automatic-delivery-for-people-receiving-ssi-and-veterans</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/next-step-on-stimulus-rebates-automatic-delivery-for-people-receiving-ssi-and-veterans"/>
  <lastmod>2020-04-06T10:42:09-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_95051213_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Person in crosswalk using cane</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-500</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-500"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:28:51-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/temporary-snap-benefit-bump-a-no-brainer-for-more-economic-stimulus</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/temporary-snap-benefit-bump-a-no-brainer-for-more-economic-stimulus"/>
  <lastmod>2020-04-08T16:47:20-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/richard-burlton-7n6hnfagvhg-unsplash.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Empty Shelves</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-501</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-501"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:28:51-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-can-help-low-income-children-get-enough-to-eat-during-the-pandemic</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-can-help-low-income-children-get-enough-to-eat-during-the-pandemic"/>
  <lastmod>2020-04-10T15:14:32-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/school-building-and-playground-184885402_4256x2832.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Empty playground behind school building</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/with-applications-soaring-tanf-needs-more-funds-new-rules</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/with-applications-soaring-tanf-needs-more-funds-new-rules"/>
  <lastmod>2020-04-14T10:08:36-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/4-14-20tanff1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>TANF Applications in Florida Have Risen Dramatically</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-502</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-502"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:28:51-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/families-firsts-medicaid-funding-boost-a-useful-first-step-but-far-from-enough</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/families-firsts-medicaid-funding-boost-a-useful-first-step-but-far-from-enough"/>
  <lastmod>2020-05-13T17:49:39-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-1210366866.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Medical worker washing hands</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/irs-deadlines-threaten-stimulus-payments-for-1-million-dependents</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/irs-deadlines-threaten-stimulus-payments-for-1-million-dependents"/>
  <lastmod>2020-04-21T21:13:19-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000004313957_large_1.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Dollar Bill</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/mcconnell-argument-against-state-fiscal-relief-doesnt-stand-up</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/mcconnell-argument-against-state-fiscal-relief-doesnt-stand-up"/>
  <lastmod>2020-04-23T13:06:39-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000059166118_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>U.S. Map</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/urgent-need-for-more-housing-vouchers-other-rental-assistance-amid-pandemic</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/urgent-need-for-more-housing-vouchers-other-rental-assistance-amid-pandemic"/>
  <lastmod>2020-04-24T12:09:33-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/vouchers-landing_landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Housing Choice Vouchers Sharply Reduce Families' Housing Instability</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-503</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-503"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:28:51-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/irs-stimulus-glitches-show-cost-of-earlier-cuts</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/irs-stimulus-glitches-show-cost-of-earlier-cuts"/>
  <lastmod>2021-05-13T17:19:33-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/4-28-20budf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>IRS Has Far Fewer Resources Than in Responding to Great Recession</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-cbo-projections-suggest-even-bigger-state-shortfalls</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-cbo-projections-suggest-even-bigger-state-shortfalls"/>
  <lastmod>2020-05-21T16:09:52-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/shortfall-landing_landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: COVID-19 State Budget Shortfalls Could Be Largest on Record</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/center-on-budget-mourns-the-loss-of-paul-rudd</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/center-on-budget-mourns-the-loss-of-paul-rudd"/>
  <lastmod>2020-04-29T16:57:05-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/board_rudd.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Paul Rudd</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/loans-no-substitute-for-direct-aid-to-help-states-weather-covid-recession</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/loans-no-substitute-for-direct-aid-to-help-states-weather-covid-recession"/>
  <lastmod>2020-04-30T16:31:26-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/spf-texas-dome.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Texas State Capitol Dome</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-504</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-504"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:28:54-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/red-blue-states-alike-need-more-federal-support</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/red-blue-states-alike-need-more-federal-support"/>
  <lastmod>2020-05-04T12:52:39-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-157774350.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Michigan Senate Chamber</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/state-emergency-assistance-fund-could-help-families-facing-significant-challenges-avoid</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/state-emergency-assistance-fund-could-help-families-facing-significant-challenges-avoid"/>
  <lastmod>2020-05-04T12:27:21-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-1160091990.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Parent kissing child in grocery store</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/protect-bolster-tanf-cash-assistance-amid-state-fiscal-crisis-rising-need</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/protect-bolster-tanf-cash-assistance-amid-state-fiscal-crisis-rising-need"/>
  <lastmod>2020-05-05T10:00:59-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/5-5-20tanff1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>TANF at Weakest Point Amid Fiscal Crisis and Growing Need</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2020-05-11T15:06:03-04:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2020-05-11T14:19:10-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Food Need Has Risen Sharply During Pandemic</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2020-05-12T10:13:13-04:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2020-05-13T12:55:03-04:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2020-05-13T13:41:57-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Food Insecurity Due to Pandemic Especially High for People of Color</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2020-05-13T17:57:54-04:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2020-05-15T15:25:20-04:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2020-05-18T11:48:52-04:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2020-05-15T13:17:19-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>School Funding Increases Lead to Big Gains for Poor Kids</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2020-05-15T14:59:10-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>In Focus: April’s 1 Million Furloughs, Layoffs Put Total State and Local Employment Lower Than After Great Recession</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:28:54-05:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2020-05-18T13:08:56-04:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2020-05-20T15:40:59-04:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:28:54-05:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2020-05-27T09:59:08-04:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2020-05-28T09:59:08-04:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2020-05-29T09:55:27-04:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2020-06-10T10:20:16-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>8 States Not Yet Approved to Run Pandemic-EBT Programs for Families Losing Free or Reduced-Price School Meals</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2020-06-10T14:47:22-04:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2020-06-11T11:36:59-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>SSA Needs More Funding to Support Essential Services</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:28:54-05:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2020-06-18T18:44:54-04:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2020-06-18T10:48:11-04:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2020-06-18T10:59:58-04:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2020-06-23T14:30:10-04:00</lastmod>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-republican-plans-emergency-fund-a-good-step-but-inadequate</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-republican-plans-emergency-fund-a-good-step-but-inadequate"/>
  <lastmod>2020-07-30T11:36:58-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-167786996_6048x4032.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Distressed parent at kitchen table with child and pile of bills</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/next-relief-package-should-include-funds-for-subsidized-jobs</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/next-relief-package-should-include-funds-for-subsidized-jobs"/>
  <lastmod>2020-12-02T11:41:59-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-1173943664.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Person in button-down shirt writing on clipboard with pen</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-videos-amid-economic-crisis-boosting-snap-will-make-big-difference</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-videos-amid-economic-crisis-boosting-snap-will-make-big-difference"/>
  <lastmod>2020-07-31T13:45:47-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-1216548946.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Parent shopping in grocery store with child wearing masks and gloves</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rising-hardship-reveals-need-for-relief-now</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rising-hardship-reveals-need-for-relief-now"/>
  <lastmod>2020-08-03T09:52:55-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/7-31-20povf2.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Children Facing Significant Hardship, With Wide Racial and Ethnic Gaps</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-516</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-516"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:28:59-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/5-million-essential-and-front-line-workers-get-health-coverage-through-medicaid</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/5-million-essential-and-front-line-workers-get-health-coverage-through-medicaid"/>
  <lastmod>2020-08-04T09:24:42-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/medicaid_landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: 5 Million Essential Workers Get Health Coverage Through Medicaid</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-are-using-federal-fiscal-aid-but-need-substantially-more</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-are-using-federal-fiscal-aid-but-need-substantially-more"/>
  <lastmod>2020-08-03T14:00:49-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000001934992_large_2.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Budget Process - Money Puzzle Pieces</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-follow-california-and-colorado-extend-eitc-to-more-immigrants</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-follow-california-and-colorado-extend-eitc-to-more-immigrants"/>
  <lastmod>2020-08-04T10:10:09-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/postal-worker-making-deliveries-1217390685_6000x4000_2.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Postal Worker Making Deliveries</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tribal-nations-more-vulnerable-to-covid-19-impacts-need-additional-fiscal-aid</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tribal-nations-more-vulnerable-to-covid-19-impacts-need-additional-fiscal-aid"/>
  <lastmod>2020-08-05T10:21:51-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-1129355137.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Closed sign</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/boost-homelessness-funding-in-next-economic-relief-package</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/boost-homelessness-funding-in-next-economic-relief-package"/>
  <lastmod>2020-08-06T10:27:55-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000067827213_full_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Money House</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/children-facing-very-high-hardship-rates</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/children-facing-very-high-hardship-rates"/>
  <lastmod>2020-08-06T16:32:10-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-1145964231.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Tired parent sitting in car with baby</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/surging-virus-fragile-economy-could-worsen-state-budget-crisis</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/surging-virus-fragile-economy-could-worsen-state-budget-crisis"/>
  <lastmod>2020-08-07T15:39:03-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/8-7-20sfpf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>State and Local Government Jobs Still Far Below Pre-Pandemic Levels</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-517</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-517"/>
  <lastmod>2020-08-07T17:03:35-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/ui-landing_landing_1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Black and Hispanic Unemployment Rates Consistently Higher Than White Rate</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-executive-orders-likely-wont-help-the-millions-struggling-to-pay-rent</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-executive-orders-likely-wont-help-the-millions-struggling-to-pay-rent"/>
  <lastmod>2020-08-08T15:04:57-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/behind-on-rent-07.29.20.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>1 in 5 Renter Behind on Rent During Pandemic, With Black and Latino Renters Facing Greatest Hardship</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/usda-rolling-back-snap-flexibility-that-states-need-in-current-crisis</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/usda-rolling-back-snap-flexibility-that-states-need-in-current-crisis"/>
  <lastmod>2020-08-10T11:16:00-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-1213684940.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Person wearing gloves while shopping for groceries</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-executive-order-doesnt-extend-eviction-ban-wont-help-the-millions-struggling-to-pay-rent</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-executive-order-doesnt-extend-eviction-ban-wont-help-the-millions-struggling-to-pay-rent"/>
  <lastmod>2020-08-11T09:43:01-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-83590538.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Child sitting on moving boxes in front of house, with parent in background</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-executive-actions-wont-alleviate-and-could-worsen-states-budget-woes</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-executive-actions-wont-alleviate-and-could-worsen-states-budget-woes"/>
  <lastmod>2020-08-11T13:49:45-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-1139930327.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Empty Classroom</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/virginia-other-states-advance-immigrant-inclusive-policies</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/virginia-other-states-advance-immigrant-inclusive-policies"/>
  <lastmod>2020-08-12T10:09:14-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-1130637999.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>People at U.S. naturalization ceremony</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-payroll-tax-action-wont-work-could-endanger-social-security-and-budget</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-payroll-tax-action-wont-work-could-endanger-social-security-and-budget"/>
  <lastmod>2020-08-13T12:09:41-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-1054665100.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Person looking concernedly at paperwork</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tracking-hardship-cbpps-new-tool-to-highlight-recessions-human-impact</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tracking-hardship-cbpps-new-tool-to-highlight-recessions-human-impact"/>
  <lastmod>2020-08-13T12:37:09-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/covid-19-hope-uncertain-future-medic-1215331080_4608x3072.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Medical professional wearing mask and stethoscope looking out a window</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-518</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-518"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/8-12-20povf2.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Black and Latino Households Likelier to Experience Food Insufficiency During Pandemic</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/missouri-oklahoma-should-quickly-implement-medicaid-expansion-amid-covid-19</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/missouri-oklahoma-should-quickly-implement-medicaid-expansion-amid-covid-19"/>
  <lastmod>2020-08-18T15:32:50-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/8-18-20healthf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>642,000 People Expected to Gain Medicaid Coverage in Missouri and Oklahoma</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/school-districts-governors-can-use-free-meals-to-mitigate-hardship</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/school-districts-governors-can-use-free-meals-to-mitigate-hardship"/>
  <lastmod>2020-08-19T10:29:18-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000005408320_large_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Vegetables in market</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/people-who-seek-disability-benefits-face-health-economic-challenges</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/people-who-seek-disability-benefits-face-health-economic-challenges"/>
  <lastmod>2020-08-20T16:29:50-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/8-20-20socsec.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>People Seeking Social Security Disability Benefits Are Older, Poorer, Sicker Than Rest of Population</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-519</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-519"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/8-18-20healthf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>642,000 People Expected to Gain Medicaid Coverage in Missouri and Oklahoma</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/as-school-year-starts-schools-face-new-and-lingering-challenges</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/as-school-year-starts-schools-face-new-and-lingering-challenges"/>
  <lastmod>2020-08-25T16:47:45-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-1127266876.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Empty classroom</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/state-and-federal-policymakers-should-extend-postpartum-medicaid-coverage</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/state-and-federal-policymakers-should-extend-postpartum-medicaid-coverage"/>
  <lastmod>2020-08-27T16:45:44-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-521</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-521"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/9-4-20econ3-u6.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Employment Gains in Expansion Wiped Out by COVID-19</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/6-signs-that-the-labor-market-remains-in-deep-trouble</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/6-signs-that-the-labor-market-remains-in-deep-trouble"/>
  <lastmod>2020-09-08T09:22:51-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/jobs-day-landing_landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Huge Payroll Job Losses Since February</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-522</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-522"/>
  <lastmod>2020-09-04T16:07:11-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/with-millions-facing-serious-hardship-mcconnell-plan-doesnt-meet-nations-needs</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/with-millions-facing-serious-hardship-mcconnell-plan-doesnt-meet-nations-needs"/>
  <lastmod>2020-09-08T18:48:40-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/skinny-landing_landing_1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Workers Without a Bachelor's Degree Have Experienced Largest Job Losses</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-enrollment-continues-to-rise</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-enrollment-continues-to-rise"/>
  <lastmod>2020-09-09T08:46:46-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/9-9-20healthf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Medicaid Enrollment Rising Steadily in COVID-19 Recession</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/more-economic-relief-needed-despite-rising-debt</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/more-economic-relief-needed-despite-rising-debt"/>
  <lastmod>2020-09-09T09:13:49-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/people-standing-waiting-in-line-far-apart-to-maintain-social-distance-distancing-during-covid-19-coronavirus-outbreak-with-mark-cross-signs-on-sidewalk-pavement-by-grocery-food-store-shop-shopping-1217629477_6000x4000.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>People waiting in physically distanced lines</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-expect-more-damaging-cuts-without-more-federal-aid</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-expect-more-damaging-cuts-without-more-federal-aid"/>
  <lastmod>2020-09-09T11:49:46-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-518062964.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Utah State Capitol</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/needed-federal-aid-to-reverse-deep-public-sector-job-cuts-including-in-education</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/needed-federal-aid-to-reverse-deep-public-sector-job-cuts-including-in-education"/>
  <lastmod>2020-09-10T09:35:28-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/9-10-20sfpf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>State and Local Education Jobs Down Sharply Nationwide</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/food-need-very-high-compared-to-pre-pandemic-levels-making-relief-imperative</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/food-need-very-high-compared-to-pre-pandemic-levels-making-relief-imperative"/>
  <lastmod>2020-12-03T13:50:41-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-1212922481_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Person wearing mask selecting produce at the grocery store</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-523</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-523"/>
  <lastmod>2020-09-11T15:29:00-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/9-9-20healthf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Medicaid Enrollment Rising Steadily in COVID-19 Recession</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/30-days-left-to-help-eligible-people-claim-stimulus-payments</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/30-days-left-to-help-eligible-people-claim-stimulus-payments"/>
  <lastmod>2020-09-14T09:34:31-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/young-family-having-debt-problems-not-able-to-pay-out-their-loan.-1155528107_5000x3333.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Parents looking unhappily at documents</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/census-pre-pandemic-economic-gains-uneven-across-states-races</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/census-pre-pandemic-economic-gains-uneven-across-states-races"/>
  <lastmod>2020-09-18T09:16:45-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000025027343_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Magnifying Glass on Chart</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/2019-income-rent-gap-underscores-need-for-rental-assistance-census-data-show</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/2019-income-rent-gap-underscores-need-for-rental-assistance-census-data-show"/>
  <lastmod>2020-09-18T10:12:11-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/9-18-20housf1_450.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Renters’ Incomes Haven’t Caught Up to Housing Costs</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-525</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-525"/>
  <lastmod>2020-09-18T15:34:22-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/9-15-20healthf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Progress on Health Coverage Is Eroding</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-tax-wealth-to-respond-to-covid-19</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-tax-wealth-to-respond-to-covid-19"/>
  <lastmod>2020-09-23T13:50:02-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/9-23-20sfpf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>High-Wage Workers Have Recovered Most Lost Jobs, But Low-Wage Job Losses Persist</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/without-more-action-policymakers-will-let-food-hardship-continue</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/without-more-action-policymakers-will-let-food-hardship-continue"/>
  <lastmod>2021-01-22T11:12:58-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/food-insufficiency_landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Black and Latino Households Likelier to Experience Food Insufficiency During Pandemic</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-526</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-526"/>
  <lastmod>2020-09-25T15:46:14-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/9-23-20sfpf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>High-Wage Workers Have Recovered Most Lost Jobs, But Low-Wage Job Losses Persist</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/aca-suit-threatens-disruption-loss-of-protections-for-tens-of-millions-of-medicaid-medicare</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/aca-suit-threatens-disruption-loss-of-protections-for-tens-of-millions-of-medicaid-medicare"/>
  <lastmod>2020-09-29T16:57:09-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-1217022954.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Parent and child wearing masks looking out a rainy window</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/jobs-report-improvements-slowing-jobs-hole-remains-deep</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/jobs-report-improvements-slowing-jobs-hole-remains-deep"/>
  <lastmod>2020-10-02T14:59:48-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/10-2-20econ-f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Jobs Recovery from Deep Hole Slowing</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-527</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-527"/>
  <lastmod>2020-10-02T17:24:06-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/10-2-20econ-f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Jobs Recovery from Deep Hole Slowing</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rounding-up-the-risks-of-the-aca-repeal-lawsuit</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rounding-up-the-risks-of-the-aca-repeal-lawsuit"/>
  <lastmod>2020-10-06T09:58:49-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-926152600.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Gavel and stethoscope</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-jersey-budget-deal-advances-equity-with-millionaires-tax-and-more</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-jersey-budget-deal-advances-equity-with-millionaires-tax-and-more"/>
  <lastmod>2020-10-07T09:47:46-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/nj-capitol.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>New Jersey state house</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/latest-data-1-in-3-adults-having-trouble-paying-expenses</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/latest-data-1-in-3-adults-having-trouble-paying-expenses"/>
  <lastmod>2020-10-08T11:16:41-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/01-household-expenses-landing_landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: 1 in 3 Adults Had Trouble Paying for Usual Household Expenses in Last 7 Days</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-localities-need-federal-aid-to-restore-jobs-avoid-more-layoffs</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-localities-need-federal-aid-to-restore-jobs-avoid-more-layoffs"/>
  <lastmod>2020-10-08T14:11:15-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/jobs-landing_landing_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: State and Local Government Jobs Still Far Below Pre-COVID Levels</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/for-most-americans-retirement-accounts-are-paltry</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/for-most-americans-retirement-accounts-are-paltry"/>
  <lastmod>2020-12-09T13:30:03-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/10-9-20socsecf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Affluent Americans Are Much Likelier to Own Large Retirement Accounts</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-528</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-528"/>
  <lastmod>2020-10-09T15:46:19-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/01-household-expenses-landing_landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: 1 in 3 Adults Had Trouble Paying for Usual Household Expenses in Last 7 Days</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/california-criminal-fee-repeal-a-big-step-for-racial-justice-equitable-policy</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/california-criminal-fee-repeal-a-big-step-for-racial-justice-equitable-policy"/>
  <lastmod>2020-10-14T09:59:45-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/ca_state_house_dome_1.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>CA State House</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-follow-new-jersey-repeal-racist-family-cap</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-follow-new-jersey-repeal-racist-family-cap"/>
  <lastmod>2020-10-14T11:18:46-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/family-cap-landing_landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: 12 States Still Have Racist Policies Denying Benefits to Children Born in Families Already on TANF</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/arizona-ballot-measure-would-help-more-kids-thrive</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/arizona-ballot-measure-would-help-more-kids-thrive"/>
  <lastmod>2020-10-15T11:36:25-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/classroom-without-children-at-the-end-of-school-named-often-schools-out.-969860270_8256x5504.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Empty classroom</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/arizona-ballot-measure-fairer-taxes-better-schools-stronger-economy</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/arizona-ballot-measure-fairer-taxes-better-schools-stronger-economy"/>
  <lastmod>2020-10-15T11:36:37-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/10-15-20sfpf1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Arizona's Tax System Asks the Most From Those Least Able to Pay</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-529</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-529"/>
  <lastmod>2020-10-16T14:30:56-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/10-4-20tanff1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>12 States Still Have Racist Policies Denying Benefits to Children Born in Families Already on TANF</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/uncompensated-care-costs-well-down-in-aca-medicaid-expansion-states</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/uncompensated-care-costs-well-down-in-aca-medicaid-expansion-states"/>
  <lastmod>2020-10-21T09:55:51-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/10-21-20health_r1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>When Uninsured Rate Falls, So Do Uncompensated Care Costs</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/court-decision-against-trump-rule-preserves-snap-for-700000-jobless</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/court-decision-against-trump-rule-preserves-snap-for-700000-jobless"/>
  <lastmod>2020-10-20T10:31:18-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-1143998788.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Person going through grocery store checkout with full cart</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/federal-plan-to-end-homelessness-rejects-proven-strategies-wont-meet-rising-need</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/federal-plan-to-end-homelessness-rejects-proven-strategies-wont-meet-rising-need"/>
  <lastmod>2020-10-20T15:07:59-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000000263286_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Row of Cots</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-expansion-improves-postpartum-coverage-access-to-care</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-expansion-improves-postpartum-coverage-access-to-care"/>
  <lastmod>2020-10-21T09:55:51-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/10-21-20health2.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Share of New Mothers Who Couldn't Access Health Care Fell Sharply After Medicaid Expansion and Other ACA Coverage Extensions</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/aca-repeal-lawsuit-threatens-medicaid-expansion-coverage-for-millions</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/aca-repeal-lawsuit-threatens-medicaid-expansion-coverage-for-millions"/>
  <lastmod>2020-10-21T10:08:48-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-186372512.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>First Page of Affordable Care Act</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/4-in-10-children-live-in-a-household-struggling-to-afford-basics</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/4-in-10-children-live-in-a-household-struggling-to-afford-basics"/>
  <lastmod>2020-10-21T13:21:31-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-458119409.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Young child being carried by parent</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/health-insurance-coverage-losses-since-2016-widespread</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/health-insurance-coverage-losses-since-2016-widespread"/>
  <lastmod>2020-10-22T11:00:23-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-494561744.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Stethoscope on numbers</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/family-cash-assistance-programs-marked-by-historical-racism-especially-in-south</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/family-cash-assistance-programs-marked-by-historical-racism-especially-in-south"/>
  <lastmod>2020-10-22T11:13:43-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/tanf_int_ss.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Cash Assistance - Historically Weak in South - Now Weak in Most States</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-must-improve-finances-in-antiracist-response-to-covid-19</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-must-improve-finances-in-antiracist-response-to-covid-19"/>
  <lastmod>2020-10-22T13:59:26-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000046935806_medium.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Person in Wheelchair Using Laptop</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-530</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-530"/>
  <lastmod>2020-10-23T15:41:17-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/10-21-20health5-f2.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Many Black, Hispanic People Would Benefit From Further State Medicaid Expansions</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/why-you-should-visit-healthcaregov-starting-november-1</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/why-you-should-visit-healthcaregov-starting-november-1"/>
  <lastmod>2020-10-30T12:27:42-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/oe-landing_landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: 79% of HealthCare.gov Consumers Can Enroll in a 2021 Plan for Less Than $75 Per Month</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/arizona-voters-improved-states-tax-code-advanced-critical-funding-for-schools</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/arizona-voters-improved-states-tax-code-advanced-critical-funding-for-schools"/>
  <lastmod>2020-11-05T14:21:21-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/i-look-forward-to-the-future-1159565448_6049x4033.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Young person in graduation attire looking away from the camera</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/the-many-risks-of-the-aca-repeal-lawsuit-a-rundown</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/the-many-risks-of-the-aca-repeal-lawsuit-a-rundown"/>
  <lastmod>2020-11-09T13:57:55-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/supreme_court.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Supreme Court</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/as-relief-talks-resume-dont-forget-fiscal-aid</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/as-relief-talks-resume-dont-forget-fiscal-aid"/>
  <lastmod>2020-11-10T16:51:40-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000021017552_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Budget Bar Chart Magnifying Glass</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-enrollment-still-rising</loc>
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   <image:caption>Person cutting vegetables in their kitchen</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>Sharp Rise in Poverty Projected After Major CARES Act Relief Ends</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2020-11-20T15:47:12-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Black and Latino Households Likelier to Experience Food Insufficiency During Pandemic</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2020-11-24T15:29:24-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>In Focus: Jobs Recovery from Deep Hole Slowing</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>Adults in Households With Children Face Higher Household Hardship</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2020-12-07T14:01:07-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Eliminating Income Disparities in Innovation Could More Than Triple Many States’ Inventors</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>Renters Who Lost Employment Income Due to COVID-19 More Than Twice as Likely to Report Housing Hardship</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>Renters Who Lost Employment Income Due to COVID-19 More Than Twice as Likely to Report Housing Hardship</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2020-12-17T20:24:42-05:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2020-12-17T15:43:30-05:00</lastmod>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-536</loc>
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  <lastmod>2020-12-18T16:08:23-05:00</lastmod>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/hardship-growing-as-pandemic-enters-11th-month-new-census-figures-show</loc>
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   <image:caption>Job Losses Largest in Low-Wage Industries</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>Few States Cover Key Support Services for People Recovering from Substance Use Disorders</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2021-03-25T16:13:52-04:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2025-11-12T10:54:57-05:00</lastmod>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rescue-plan-will-help-millions-who-still-face-reduced-access-to-medical-care"/>
  <lastmod>2021-03-29T10:28:35-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Child in parent's lap</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2021-03-30T13:59:06-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>carpenter</image:caption>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/solving-urgent-housing-problems-requires-pairing-investments-in-housing-stock-with-expansion"/>
  <lastmod>2021-07-20T16:48:33-04:00</lastmod>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/usda-ends-trump-administrations-push-to-cut-jobless-off-snap</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/usda-ends-trump-administrations-push-to-cut-jobless-off-snap"/>
  <lastmod>2021-03-31T14:59:13-04:00</lastmod>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/lower-premiums-more-time-to-enroll-will-boost-marketplace-enrollment</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/lower-premiums-more-time-to-enroll-will-boost-marketplace-enrollment"/>
  <lastmod>2021-04-06T09:46:26-04:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000034382106_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Health Marketplace on an iPad</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-551</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-551"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:28:41-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/3-30-21fis_f3.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>3-30-21fis_f3</image:title>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/biden-administration-should-withdraw-all-approvals-of-medicaid-work-requirements</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/biden-administration-should-withdraw-all-approvals-of-medicaid-work-requirements"/>
  <lastmod>2021-04-05T10:39:32-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-531481223.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>doctor-with-patient-with-leg-injury-in-hospital-hallway</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/reversing-trump-policy-biden-administration-includes-lowest-income-households-in-emergency</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/reversing-trump-policy-biden-administration-includes-lowest-income-households-in-emergency"/>
  <lastmod>2021-04-13T16:52:51-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-517010420.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Grocery Cart Receipt</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-expansion-boosts-coverage-and-services-for-people-with-disabilities-despite-critics</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-expansion-boosts-coverage-and-services-for-people-with-disabilities-despite-critics"/>
  <lastmod>2021-04-07T15:25:42-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2022-04/istock_74617077_xxlarge_0.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Elderly Woman And Doctor</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/recovery-package-can-make-critical-improvements-to-help-millions-buy-health-insurance</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/recovery-package-can-make-critical-improvements-to-help-millions-buy-health-insurance"/>
  <lastmod>2021-07-20T16:48:16-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Physician giving shot to child</image:caption>
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 </url>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/building-an-equitable-recovery-requires-investing-in-paid-leave</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/building-an-equitable-recovery-requires-investing-in-paid-leave"/>
  <lastmod>2021-07-20T16:48:07-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-618553356.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Parents with their child</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rescue-plan-will-help-puerto-ricos-covid-19-recovery-but-stronger-food-assistance-needed-in</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rescue-plan-will-help-puerto-ricos-covid-19-recovery-but-stronger-food-assistance-needed-in"/>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://www.cbpp.org/es/blog/el-plan-de-rescate-le-ayudara-a-puerto-rico-a-recuperarse-del-covid-19-pero-a-futuro-hara"/>
  <lastmod>2023-08-23T14:57:41-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-173927705.jpg</image:loc>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/es/blog/el-plan-de-rescate-le-ayudara-a-puerto-rico-a-recuperarse-del-covid-19-pero-a-futuro-hara</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rescue-plan-will-help-puerto-ricos-covid-19-recovery-but-stronger-food-assistance-needed-in"/>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://www.cbpp.org/es/blog/el-plan-de-rescate-le-ayudara-a-puerto-rico-a-recuperarse-del-covid-19-pero-a-futuro-hara"/>
  <lastmod>2023-08-23T14:57:41-04:00</lastmod>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/hardship-rates-dropped-in-march-but-many-still-borrow-to-get-by"/>
  <lastmod>2021-04-12T16:01:35-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/pulse-Landing_Landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Many Adults With Children Have to Borrow to Meet Spending Needs</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-552</loc>
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  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:28:41-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/4-5-21tax_f4-5-21tax_f4.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Infrastructure and Middle Class Tax Cuts Stimulate Economy Better Than Providing More Cash for Corporations</image:title>
   <image:caption>Infrastructure and Middle Class Tax Cuts Stimulate Economy Better Than Providing More Cash for Corporations</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-can-create-antiracist-and-equitable-tax-codes</loc>
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  <lastmod>2021-05-12T11:09:37-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:title>Housing Choice Vouchers Help 5.2 Million People. Who Are They?</image:title>
   <image:caption>Housing Choice Vouchers Help 5.2 Million People. Who Are They?</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/an-equitable-recovery-needs-investments-in-connecting-people-leaving-jail-or-prison-to-health</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/an-equitable-recovery-needs-investments-in-connecting-people-leaving-jail-or-prison-to-health"/>
  <lastmod>2021-07-20T16:47:40-04:00</lastmod>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/setting-the-record-straight-about-medicaid-expansions-impact-on-missouris-budget"/>
  <lastmod>2021-04-16T09:37:22-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Stethoscope on money</image:caption>
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  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/the-expanded-child-tax-credit-must-be-permanent-and-monthly"/>
  <lastmod>2021-07-30T16:14:47-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-can-reduce-barriers-to-covid-19-vaccines-and-treatment-especially-for-immigrants</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-can-reduce-barriers-to-covid-19-vaccines-and-treatment-especially-for-immigrants"/>
  <lastmod>2021-04-15T16:22:02-04:00</lastmod>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-553</loc>
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  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:title>Audits of Millionaires Have Plummeted Since 2010</image:title>
   <image:caption>Audits of Millionaires Have Plummeted Since 2010</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-expansion-cuts-hospitals-uncompensated-care-costs</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-expansion-cuts-hospitals-uncompensated-care-costs"/>
  <lastmod>2023-08-24T10:27:54-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/Uncompensated-Landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Uncompensated Care Costs Are Far Lower in Medicaid Expansion States</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/upcoming-recovery-legislation-can-make-lasting-progress-against-housing-related-hardships</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/upcoming-recovery-legislation-can-make-lasting-progress-against-housing-related-hardships"/>
  <lastmod>2021-07-20T16:46:53-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Apartment buildings in a city</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-554</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-554"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/Taxing%20Wealthy%20-%20%20Biden%20Preview%20Paper%204-20-21%2C%20larry%2C%20joel_f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Income Gains at the Top Dwarf Those of Low-and Middle-Income Households</image:title>
   <image:caption>Income Gains at the Top Dwarf Those of Low-and Middle-Income Households</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rental-assistance-in-recovery-legislation-needed-to-protect-children-from-hardship-and-help</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rental-assistance-in-recovery-legislation-needed-to-protect-children-from-hardship-and-help"/>
  <lastmod>2021-07-20T16:46:44-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/Voucher%20Expansion%20and%20Children%20Blog_f0.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>1.3 Million Children in Public Schools Lack Home of Their Own</image:title>
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 <url>
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  <lastmod>2021-07-30T16:10:42-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:caption>In Focus: Subsidized Employment Boosts Wages</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2021-07-20T16:46:06-04:00</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2021-07-20T16:45:56-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Condominiums</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/white-house-ways-and-means-paid-leave-plans-would-help-workers-and-families</loc>
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  <lastmod>2021-07-20T16:45:44-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rigid-limits-on-state-taxes-and-spending-damage-families-and-communities</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rigid-limits-on-state-taxes-and-spending-damage-families-and-communities"/>
  <lastmod>2021-04-28T16:41:06-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-183813691.jpg</image:loc>
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  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:28:41-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/The%20President%27s%20Ambitious%20Recovery%20Agenda%20Tackles%20Big%20Problems%20-%20Infograph%20%281%29.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The President's Ambitious Recovery Agenda Tackles Big Problems</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/mississippi-raises-tanf-benefits-but-more-improvements-needed-especially-in-south</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/mississippi-raises-tanf-benefits-but-more-improvements-needed-especially-in-south"/>
  <lastmod>2021-05-04T10:21:32-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/Blog-%20MS%20benefit%20increase_f0.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Mississippi Raises TANF Benefits But Still Far Below National Median</image:title>
   <image:caption>Mississippi Raises TANF Benefits But Still Far Below National Median</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/irs-needs-authority-to-regulate-tax-return-preparers</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/irs-needs-authority-to-regulate-tax-return-preparers"/>
  <lastmod>2021-05-05T08:23:02-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock_000012149887_Full.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Form 1040</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rental-assistance-needed-to-build-a-recovery-that-works-for-people-with-disabilities</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rental-assistance-needed-to-build-a-recovery-that-works-for-people-with-disabilities"/>
  <lastmod>2021-07-20T16:44:16-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/5-6-21hous_f0.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Millions of Renters with Disabilities Are Cost Burdened</image:title>
   <image:caption>Millions of Renters with Disabilities Are Cost Burdened</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-556</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-556"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:28:41-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2021-09/MedicaidExpansion-Aug-2020_450.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Status of State Medicaid Expansion in 2021</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/expanding-housing-vouchers-would-cut-poverty-and-reduce-racial-disparities</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/expanding-housing-vouchers-would-cut-poverty-and-reduce-racial-disparities"/>
  <lastmod>2021-07-20T16:43:25-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/May%202021%20Blog%20on%20HCV%20expansion%20and%20racial%20equity_f0.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Expanding Housing Vouchers to All Eligible Households Would Cut Poverty and Reduce Racial Disparities</image:title>
   <image:caption>Expanding Housing Vouchers to All Eligible Households Would Cut Poverty and Reduce Racial Disparities</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rescue-plans-premium-tax-credit-improvements-help-now-and-at-next-tax-filing</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rescue-plans-premium-tax-credit-improvements-help-now-and-at-next-tax-filing"/>
  <lastmod>2021-05-12T10:38:49-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-579748254_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Stethoscope on money</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-day-2021-top-state-tax-charts</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-day-2021-top-state-tax-charts"/>
  <lastmod>2021-05-12T11:54:25-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/3-3-21sfp-f2_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Lowest-Income Households Pay Highest Share of State and Local Taxes</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/more-states-making-equity-focused-tax-choices</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/more-states-making-equity-focused-tax-choices"/>
  <lastmod>2021-05-14T11:22:45-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/sfp-cali-dome2.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>California Capitol Dome</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-557</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-557"/>
  <lastmod>2021-05-14T16:09:55-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/restore-snap-for-people-with-drug-related-convictions</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/restore-snap-for-people-with-drug-related-convictions"/>
  <lastmod>2021-07-20T16:41:52-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock_000019968489_Double.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>hands-pushing-shopping-cart</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/on-tax-day-9-charts-on-the-systems-inequities-and-plans-to-address-them</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/on-tax-day-9-charts-on-the-systems-inequities-and-plans-to-address-them"/>
  <lastmod>2021-07-30T16:14:18-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/tax-day-Landing_Landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Child Tax Credit Expansion Would Benefit Vast Majority of Children, While a Proposed Capital Gains Tax Rate Increase..</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-act-quickly-for-new-home-and-community-based-services-funding</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-act-quickly-for-new-home-and-community-based-services-funding"/>
  <lastmod>2021-05-19T09:24:19-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-941321228.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Patient Receiving In-Home Care</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/recovery-legislation-should-reduce-marketplace-deductibles-other-cost-sharing</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/recovery-legislation-should-reduce-marketplace-deductibles-other-cost-sharing"/>
  <lastmod>2021-07-20T16:41:21-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000034382106_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Health Marketplace on an iPad</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/recovery-package-must-include-subsidized-employment-to-support-returning-citizens</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/recovery-package-must-include-subsidized-employment-to-support-returning-citizens"/>
  <lastmod>2021-07-30T16:10:33-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000051294868_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Worker Driving Forklift</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/hardship-among-solo-caregivers-reveals-need-for-rental-assistance-other-supports</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/hardship-among-solo-caregivers-reveals-need-for-rental-assistance-other-supports"/>
  <lastmod>2021-07-20T16:40:35-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-558</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-558"/>
  <lastmod>2021-05-21T16:49:39-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/tax-day-Landing_Landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Child Tax Credit Expansion Would Benefit Vast Majority of Children, While a Proposed Capital Gains Tax Rate Increase..</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/reversing-corporate-tax-cuts-to-fund-infrastructure-would-boost-equity-and-growth</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/reversing-corporate-tax-cuts-to-fund-infrastructure-would-boost-equity-and-growth"/>
  <lastmod>2021-07-30T16:13:42-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/corpblog-Landing_Landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Firms Invested Little of Extra Cash From 2017 Tax Cuts</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/large-scale-investment-in-rental-assistance-needed-for-equitable-recovery</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/large-scale-investment-in-rental-assistance-needed-for-equitable-recovery"/>
  <lastmod>2021-07-20T16:39:09-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000020990431_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Rental Agreement</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rental-markets-can-absorb-many-additional-housing-vouchers</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rental-markets-can-absorb-many-additional-housing-vouchers"/>
  <lastmod>2021-06-15T09:54:41-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/housing%20agencies%20spent%20landing_f0.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Housing Agencies Spend Virtually All of Their Voucher Assistance Funds</image:title>
   <image:caption>Housing Agencies Spend Virtually All of Their Voucher Assistance Funds</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-559</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-559"/>
  <lastmod>2021-05-28T17:33:24-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/corp-Landing_Landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Corporate Tax Revenue Has Eroded</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/after-years-of-underinvestment-its-time-to-rebuild-the-social-security-administration</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/after-years-of-underinvestment-its-time-to-rebuild-the-social-security-administration"/>
  <lastmod>2021-06-03T17:06:38-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2021-06/ssabloglanding_f0.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Social Security Administration Faces Increased Workload With Fewer Resources</image:title>
   <image:caption>Social Security Administration Faces Increased Workload With Fewer Resources</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/may-job-growth-strong-but-unemployment-insurance-reform-still-needed</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/may-job-growth-strong-but-unemployment-insurance-reform-still-needed"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T21:13:56-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/6-4-21UI.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Job Deficit Still 7.6 Million After May Gains</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-560</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-560"/>
  <lastmod>2021-06-04T16:15:02-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/recovery-legislation-offers-chance-to-improve-failing-re-entry-system</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/recovery-legislation-offers-chance-to-improve-failing-re-entry-system"/>
  <lastmod>2021-07-20T16:37:34-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-828907938.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>people-sitting-outside-on-street</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/biden-budget-calls-for-parity-for-territories-in-critical-safety-net-programs</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/biden-budget-calls-for-parity-for-territories-in-critical-safety-net-programs"/>
  <lastmod>2021-06-09T10:08:07-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-522546770_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>istock-522546770.jpg</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-561</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-561"/>
  <lastmod>2021-06-11T16:14:03-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/covgap-landing_Landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Black, Latino Adults Represent More Than Half the Coverage Gap</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/healthcaregov-enrollment-climbs-with-biden-administration-actions</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/healthcaregov-enrollment-climbs-with-biden-administration-actions"/>
  <lastmod>2021-06-14T13:46:52-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000014103014_large_1.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Health form and pencil</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/maine-joins-growing-list-of-states-repealing-tanf-full-family-sanctions</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/maine-joins-growing-list-of-states-repealing-tanf-full-family-sanctions"/>
  <lastmod>2022-09-01T17:10:59-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2022-09/Graphic%20fully%20family%20sanctions%20map_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Most States Take Away Whole Family's TANF Benefits for Non-Compliance With Work Requirements</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-562</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-562"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:24:13-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2021-06/6-16-21health_f3.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Medicaid Expansion Boosts Coverage for Low-Income Essential Workers</image:title>
   <image:caption>Medicaid Expansion Boosts Coverage for Low-Income Essential Workers</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/make-child-tax-credit-improvements-permanent-in-upcoming-recovery-legislation</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/make-child-tax-credit-improvements-permanent-in-upcoming-recovery-legislation"/>
  <lastmod>2021-07-20T16:37:06-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock_000030820804_Medium.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>smiling-family-two-kids-running-parents-playing-chasing-behind</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/latest-hardship-data-show-continuing-racial-disparities</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/latest-hardship-data-show-continuing-racial-disparities"/>
  <lastmod>2021-07-20T16:36:40-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2021-06/COVID%20Pulse%20Blog%2006%2016%2021_f0.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Food Hardship Higher for Black and Latino Adults Before and During Pandemic</image:title>
   <image:caption>Food Hardship Higher for Black and Latino Adults Before and During Pandemic</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/extending-eviction-moratorium-helpful-now-but-long-term-housing-crisis-requires-voucher</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/extending-eviction-moratorium-helpful-now-but-long-term-housing-crisis-requires-voucher"/>
  <lastmod>2021-06-24T11:15:00-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/renters-landing_Landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: 1 in 5 Renters Living With Children Not Caught Up on Rent, With Families of Color Facing Greatest Hardship</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/subsidized-employment-a-strategy-to-improve-employment-prospects-for-american-indians-and</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/subsidized-employment-a-strategy-to-improve-employment-prospects-for-american-indians-and"/>
  <lastmod>2021-07-30T16:09:39-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000011374930_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Job Seeking</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-563</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-563"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/renters-landing_Landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: 1 in 5 Renters Living With Children Not Caught Up on Rent, With Families of Color Facing Greatest Hardship</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/with-medicaid-expansion-oklahomans-and-state-budget-will-benefit-quickly</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/with-medicaid-expansion-oklahomans-and-state-budget-will-benefit-quickly"/>
  <lastmod>2021-06-29T11:07:34-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock_000014103014_Large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Health-insurance-form-with-pencil</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/remaining-states-should-lift-racist-tanf-drug-felony-bans-congress-should-lift-it-nationwide</loc>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1266323672.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>woman-helping-boy-with-backpack-in-mirror</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/updated-thrifty-food-plan-helps-millions-of-families-add-more-healthy-foods-to-their-diet</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/updated-thrifty-food-plan-helps-millions-of-families-add-more-healthy-foods-to-their-diet"/>
  <lastmod>2022-06-02T14:21:40-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/04-tfp-revision-per-person-per-day_300.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Thrifty Food Plan Revision Meaningfully Increased Average SNAP Benefits Per Person Per Day</image:title>
   <image:caption>Thrifty Food Plan Revision Meaningfully Increased Average SNAP Benefits Per Person Per Day</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/kentucky-families-stand-to-lose-from-proposals-to-cut-taxes-and-public-benefit-programs</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/kentucky-families-stand-to-lose-from-proposals-to-cut-taxes-and-public-benefit-programs"/>
  <lastmod>2022-03-18T10:51:52-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-497586317.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Map showing Kentucky</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/kansas-and-other-states-should-reject-harmful-tax-and-spending-limits</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/kansas-and-other-states-should-reject-harmful-tax-and-spending-limits"/>
  <lastmod>2022-03-17T16:18:16-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-157774350.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Michigan Senate Chamber</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-must-address-k-12-unfinished-learning-for-an-equitable-recovery</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-must-address-k-12-unfinished-learning-for-an-equitable-recovery"/>
  <lastmod>2022-03-23T09:51:19-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1254233795.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Boy-on-computer-with-adult-helping-homework</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-599</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-599"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:32-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/economic-legislation-should-include-health-policies-to-boost-coverage-ease-strain-on-families</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/economic-legislation-should-include-health-policies-to-boost-coverage-ease-strain-on-families"/>
  <lastmod>2022-04-04T09:08:30-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1302121120.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>person-receiving-shot-from-medical-professional</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/surging-rent-and-utility-costs-make-need-for-housing-vouchers-more-urgent</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/surging-rent-and-utility-costs-make-need-for-housing-vouchers-more-urgent"/>
  <lastmod>2022-03-21T16:09:35-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-997714278.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Child-running-into-house-adults-carrying-boxes</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/further-action-needed-to-provide-adequate-stable-medicaid-funding-for-puerto-rico-and-the</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/further-action-needed-to-provide-adequate-stable-medicaid-funding-for-puerto-rico-and-the"/>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://www.cbpp.org/es/blog/se-necesitan-medidas-adicionales-para-que-la-financiacion-de-medicaid-sea-estable-y-suficiente"/>
  <lastmod>2023-02-07T16:51:36-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1302894606.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>man-with-mask-receiving-shot-from-medical-professional-with-mask-and-face-shield</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/es/blog/se-necesitan-medidas-adicionales-para-que-la-financiacion-de-medicaid-sea-estable-y-suficiente</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/further-action-needed-to-provide-adequate-stable-medicaid-funding-for-puerto-rico-and-the"/>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://www.cbpp.org/es/blog/se-necesitan-medidas-adicionales-para-que-la-financiacion-de-medicaid-sea-estable-y-suficiente"/>
  <lastmod>2023-02-07T16:51:36-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1302894606.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>man-with-mask-receiving-shot-from-medical-professional-with-mask-and-face-shield</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/to-honor-womens-history-month-strengthen-care-infrastructure-and-care-workforce</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/to-honor-womens-history-month-strengthen-care-infrastructure-and-care-workforce"/>
  <lastmod>2022-03-23T15:27:07-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-636027542.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>child-reading-on-device-with-caregiver</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/data-dashboard-shows-economic-and-health-security-program-participation-anti-poverty-effects</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/data-dashboard-shows-economic-and-health-security-program-participation-anti-poverty-effects"/>
  <lastmod>2022-03-24T11:59:58-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000022369929_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Family Outside Holding Hands</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-600</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-600"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:34-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rising-food-and-energy-prices-underscore-the-urgency-of-acting-on-the-child-tax-credit</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rising-food-and-energy-prices-underscore-the-urgency-of-acting-on-the-child-tax-credit"/>
  <lastmod>2022-03-28T11:09:37-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/ctc-landing_Landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Families With Low Incomes Spend Expanded Child Tax Credit on Most Basic Needs, Education</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/economic-legislation-should-include-key-measures-for-people-with-disabilities</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/economic-legislation-should-include-key-measures-for-people-with-disabilities"/>
  <lastmod>2022-03-29T14:58:46-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-1053318262.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Person using wheelchair sitting at a desk talking on the phone</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-apply-3-principles-to-create-an-antiracist-equitable-recovery</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-apply-3-principles-to-create-an-antiracist-equitable-recovery"/>
  <lastmod>2022-03-31T12:32:34-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1136594836.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Parent helping child with schoolwork</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-601</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-601"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:34-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/uncompensated-care-costs-fell-in-states-that-recently-expanded-medicaid</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/uncompensated-care-costs-fell-in-states-that-recently-expanded-medicaid"/>
  <lastmod>2022-04-28T15:32:04-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-1080953198.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Empty Hospital Beds</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-day-2022-top-state-tax-charts</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-day-2022-top-state-tax-charts"/>
  <lastmod>2022-04-06T12:52:45-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1125881964.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Teachers playing with three young students</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/this-tax-day-many-are-eligible-for-larger-refunds-due-to-credit-expansions</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/this-tax-day-many-are-eligible-for-larger-refunds-due-to-credit-expansions"/>
  <lastmod>2022-04-11T13:48:03-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1243512292.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Fathers reading to their child</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-602</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-602"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:34-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-season-message-congress-should-dramatically-and-permanently-cut-child-poverty-with-an</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-season-message-congress-should-dramatically-and-permanently-cut-child-poverty-with-an"/>
  <lastmod>2022-04-12T09:55:18-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/ctc-blog-landing_Landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Child Poverty Higher for All Racial/Ethnic Groups, and Disparities Greater, Without Child Tax Credit Expansion</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/another-tax-day-message-for-congress-time-to-expand-eitc-for-adults-without-children</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/another-tax-day-message-for-congress-time-to-expand-eitc-for-adults-without-children"/>
  <lastmod>2022-04-12T10:07:06-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/eitc-blog-landing_Landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Nearly 6 Million Adults Without Children Will Again Be Taxed Into or Deeper Into Poverty With Expiration of Expanded E</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/more-states-adopting-inclusive-policies-for-immigrants</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/more-states-adopting-inclusive-policies-for-immigrants"/>
  <lastmod>2022-04-12T10:16:45-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/imm-blog-landing_Landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: 8 States Provide Funding for Inclusive Representation in Immigration Proceedings</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/massachusetts-should-focus-on-building-an-equitable-recovery-not-tax-cuts-for-the-wealthy</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/massachusetts-should-focus-on-building-an-equitable-recovery-not-tax-cuts-for-the-wealthy"/>
  <lastmod>2022-04-12T12:34:57-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/ma-blog-landing_Landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Massachusetts’ Proposed Capital Gains Tax Cut Would Mostly Benefit Wealthy</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-filing-season-highlights-need-to-reform-tax-system-rebuild-irs</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-filing-season-highlights-need-to-reform-tax-system-rebuild-irs"/>
  <lastmod>2022-04-20T12:23:18-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/cap-gains-blog-landing_Landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Long-Term Capital Gains Highly Concentrated</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-should-permanently-strengthen-economic-and-health-security-for-front-line-workers-and</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-should-permanently-strengthen-economic-and-health-security-for-front-line-workers-and"/>
  <lastmod>2022-04-13T17:41:18-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1225040489.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>masked-supermarket-grocery-line-cashier-checking-out</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-603</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-603"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/ctc-blog-landing_Landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Child Poverty Higher for All Racial/Ethnic Groups, and Disparities Greater, Without Child Tax Credit Expansion</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/presidents-budget-would-provide-more-vouchers-to-help-families-with-rising-housing-costs</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/presidents-budget-would-provide-more-vouchers-to-help-families-with-rising-housing-costs"/>
  <lastmod>2022-04-20T13:29:13-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/renter-blog-landing_Landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: 3 in 4 Low-Income Renters Needing Rental Assistance Do Not Receive It</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-create-and-expand-child-tax-credits</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-create-and-expand-child-tax-credits"/>
  <lastmod>2022-04-28T17:28:52-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2022-04/st-ctc-landing_Landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: State Child Tax Credits Help Families Meet Needs, Support Healthy Development</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-604</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-604"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:34-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-needs-to-act-now-to-reduce-coverage-losses-when-public-health-emergency-ends</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-needs-to-act-now-to-reduce-coverage-losses-when-public-health-emergency-ends"/>
  <lastmod>2023-08-22T15:35:12-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1289454645.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Covid-vaccination-card-with-vaccine-doses-and-sterile-syringe</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-cuts-drain-on-revenues-would-stifle-oklahomas-economic-growth</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-cuts-drain-on-revenues-would-stifle-oklahomas-economic-growth"/>
  <lastmod>2022-08-17T13:06:51-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-828907938.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>people-sitting-outside-on-street</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-use-new-requirement-to-improve-tanf-for-domestic-violence-survivors</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-use-new-requirement-to-improve-tanf-for-domestic-violence-survivors"/>
  <lastmod>2025-03-21T17:04:24-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-1145964231.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Tired parent sitting in car with baby</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-605</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-605"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:34-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/reducing-marketplace-premiums-closing-coverage-gap-can-avert-large-rise-in-uninsured</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/reducing-marketplace-premiums-closing-coverage-gap-can-avert-large-rise-in-uninsured"/>
  <lastmod>2022-05-03T14:14:22-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/ptcs-landing_Landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Uninsured Rate Would Rise Across Income Levels if Premium Tax Credit Enhancements Expire</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/3-reasons-why-inflation-fears-shouldnt-block-a-well-designed-economic-package</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/3-reasons-why-inflation-fears-shouldnt-block-a-well-designed-economic-package"/>
  <lastmod>2022-05-05T13:35:42-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock_000005516576_Large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Line graph with pointer</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/this-mothers-day-congress-can-support-mothers-by-expanding-child-tax-credit</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/this-mothers-day-congress-can-support-mothers-by-expanding-child-tax-credit"/>
  <lastmod>2022-05-05T13:18:57-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/ctc-landing_Landing_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Making the Child Tax Credit Fully Refundable Benefits Millions of Mothers and Children</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/biden-proposal-would-eliminate-tax-free-treatment-for-much-of-wealthiest-households-annual</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/biden-proposal-would-eliminate-tax-free-treatment-for-much-of-wealthiest-households-annual"/>
  <lastmod>2022-05-06T13:13:30-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/Private-jet-ready-for-boarding-523476302_3989x2655.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Private Jet</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-606</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-606"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:37-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-607</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-607"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/policymakers-must-act-to-address-social-security-service-crisis</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/policymakers-must-act-to-address-social-security-service-crisis"/>
  <lastmod>2022-05-31T11:36:23-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/ssa-admin-landing_Landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Social Security Administration Faces Increased Workload With Fewer Resources</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/the-house-passed-a-strong-progressive-revenue-package-now-its-time-for-the-senate-to-act</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/the-house-passed-a-strong-progressive-revenue-package-now-its-time-for-the-senate-to-act"/>
  <lastmod>2022-05-20T13:12:05-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000008432629_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Seal on Dollar Bill Closeup - high res</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-shouldnt-prioritize-corporate-tax-interests-over-children-and-low-paid-workers</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-shouldnt-prioritize-corporate-tax-interests-over-children-and-low-paid-workers"/>
  <lastmod>2022-08-03T22:57:41-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000005139491_large_1.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>istock_000005139491_large.jpg</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-spend-recovery-funds-equitably-as-second-round-of-aid-rolls-in</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-spend-recovery-funds-equitably-as-second-round-of-aid-rolls-in"/>
  <lastmod>2022-05-20T13:29:41-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/FRF_Landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: States Should Use Rest of Federal Aid to Support Equitable Recovery</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-608</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-608"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/retirement-savings-bill-should-improve-financial-security-for-low-income-elderly-disabled</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/retirement-savings-bill-should-improve-financial-security-for-low-income-elderly-disabled"/>
  <lastmod>2022-05-23T13:38:02-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/ssi-Landing_Landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Supplemental Security Income’s Asset Limits Are Outdated</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-609</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-609"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rounding-up-the-top-five-reasons-congress-should-close-the-coverage-gap</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rounding-up-the-top-five-reasons-congress-should-close-the-coverage-gap"/>
  <lastmod>2022-05-31T15:41:41-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000016852516_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Doctor Holding Hands</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-should-advance-maternal-health-equity-in-upcoming-economic-legislation</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-should-advance-maternal-health-equity-in-upcoming-economic-legislation"/>
  <lastmod>2022-06-02T14:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-513875768.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Pregnant Woman Outside</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-610</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-610"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-611</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-611"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:21-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/09%20-%20empl%20chg%20by%20gender_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Women’s Employment Still Below Pre-Pandemic Level</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-612</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-612"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:21-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/image.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Renters of color face greatest hardship</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-study-finds-income-support-in-childhood-increases-future-earnings</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-study-finds-income-support-in-childhood-increases-future-earnings"/>
  <lastmod>2022-06-22T15:51:14-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/EITC-blog_Landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Tax Credits for Families Have Long-Lasting Benefits, Study Shows</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-should-support-lgbtq-people-with-low-incomes-by-expanding-the-child-tax-credit-and</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-should-support-lgbtq-people-with-low-incomes-by-expanding-the-child-tax-credit-and"/>
  <lastmod>2022-06-23T09:54:01-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1216943226.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Two-women-in-kids-bedroom-with-infant-and-child</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-613</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-613"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-614</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-614"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2022-06/6-29-22pov_f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>LGBTQ Adults Reported Higher Rates of Economic Hardship During Pandemic</image:title>
   <image:caption>LGBTQ Adults Reported Higher Rates of Economic Hardship During Pandemic</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rubio-parental-leave-proposal-would-weaken-social-security</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rubio-parental-leave-proposal-would-weaken-social-security"/>
  <lastmod>2022-07-08T16:01:26-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/paid-leave-blog-landing_Landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Under Rubio Proposal, Social Security Benefit Cuts Would Exceed Paid Leave Benefits</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/public-engagement-and-transparency-is-key-to-states-and-localities-using-federal-aid-to</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/public-engagement-and-transparency-is-key-to-states-and-localities-using-federal-aid-to"/>
  <lastmod>2022-07-05T14:40:47-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-967283668.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Group of seven people seated in a circle having a discussion</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/despite-flaws-romney-proposal-on-child-tax-credit-creates-opening-for-bipartisan-action</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/despite-flaws-romney-proposal-on-child-tax-credit-creates-opening-for-bipartisan-action"/>
  <lastmod>2022-07-07T15:15:47-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2022-07/Romny%20CTC%20spinoff%20post_f0.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Millions of Low-Income Families Worse Off Under Romney Plan</image:title>
   <image:caption>Millions of Low-Income Families Worse Off Under Romney Plan</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-615</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-615"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:21-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2022-07/Romny%20CTC%20spinoff%20post_f0.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Millions of Low-Income Families Worse Off Under Romney Plan</image:title>
   <image:caption>Millions of Low-Income Families Worse Off Under Romney Plan</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/deeper-investments-in-housing-and-health-can-advance-housing-justice-health-equity</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/deeper-investments-in-housing-and-health-can-advance-housing-justice-health-equity"/>
  <lastmod>2022-07-13T13:26:06-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/Health-Housing-CB_Landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: People Experiencing Homelessness Likelier to Have Health Coverage in States That Expanded Medicaid</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-retirement-saving-bill-makes-small-improvements-but-retains-basic-flaws-of-house</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-retirement-saving-bill-makes-small-improvements-but-retains-basic-flaws-of-house"/>
  <lastmod>2022-07-13T15:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-639943906.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Social Security cards and 20 dollar bills</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/women-face-large-coverage-losses-especially-in-non-expansion-states-if-enhanced-premium</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/women-face-large-coverage-losses-especially-in-non-expansion-states-if-enhanced-premium"/>
  <lastmod>2022-07-15T16:20:12-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/ptcs-landing_Landing_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Impact of Ending Enhanced Premium Assistance Greater in Non-Expansion States</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-616</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-616"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/ptcs-landing_Landing_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Impact of Ending Enhanced Premium Assistance Greater in Non-Expansion States</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/reducing-administrative-burdens-in-medicaid-is-critical-to-achieving-health-and-racial-equity</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/reducing-administrative-burdens-in-medicaid-is-critical-to-achieving-health-and-racial-equity"/>
  <lastmod>2022-07-19T11:05:02-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2022-07/7-19-22health_f0.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>What do Administrative Barriers to Coverage Look Like? How Can States Reduce Administrative Burden?</image:title>
   <image:caption>What do Administrative Barriers to Coverage Look Like? How Can States Reduce Administrative Burden?</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-617</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-617"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:21-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/Cost-Burdened_Landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Most Severely Cost-Burdened Renters Have Extremely Low Inocmes</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/hawaii-is-leading-the-way-for-girls-youth-justice</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/hawaii-is-leading-the-way-for-girls-youth-justice"/>
  <lastmod>2022-07-29T14:53:36-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-622042632.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Students in class</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-618</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-618"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/testimony-landing_Landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Economic Security Programs Increasingly Effective at Reducing Child Poverty, But Disparities Persist</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-619</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-619"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:24-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2021-07/7-13-21tax_f2.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Audits on Millionaires Have Fallen 71 Percent Since 2010</image:title>
   <image:caption>Audits on Millionaires Have Fallen 71 Percent Since 2010</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-can-help-eligible-immigrants-keep-medicaid-coverage-at-phes-end</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-can-help-eligible-immigrants-keep-medicaid-coverage-at-phes-end"/>
  <lastmod>2022-08-08T10:18:09-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000062784986_large_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Two people running</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-can-use-text-messaging-to-communicate-effectively-with-medicaid-and-snap-enrollees</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-can-use-text-messaging-to-communicate-effectively-with-medicaid-and-snap-enrollees"/>
  <lastmod>2022-08-09T10:05:39-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-656592894.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Using a smartphone</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/many-states-are-creating-or-expanding-tax-credits-to-help-families-afford-the-basics</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/many-states-are-creating-or-expanding-tax-credits-to-help-families-afford-the-basics"/>
  <lastmod>2022-08-10T09:19:53-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-497122636.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Mother-with-laughing-children-in-arms-outside</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/inflation-reduction-act-will-reduce-medicare-drug-costs-not-cut-benefits</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/inflation-reduction-act-will-reduce-medicare-drug-costs-not-cut-benefits"/>
  <lastmod>2022-08-10T12:16:09-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000000407659_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Health - Pills and Money</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/snap-benefit-adjustments-will-help-low-income-households-cope-with-food-inflation</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/snap-benefit-adjustments-will-help-low-income-households-cope-with-food-inflation"/>
  <lastmod>2022-08-12T09:59:45-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/prices-landing_Landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Food Prices Have Risen Rapidly</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/added-irs-funding-would-help-ensure-high-income-households-businesses-pay-their-taxes</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/added-irs-funding-would-help-ensure-high-income-households-businesses-pay-their-taxes"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-16T13:23:48-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/irs-landing_Landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Cuts in IRS Weakened Tax Enforcement</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-620</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-620"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/irs-landing_Landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Cuts in IRS Weakened Tax Enforcement</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/no-notice-of-phe-end-gives-states-time-to-prepare-for-medicaid-unwinding</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/no-notice-of-phe-end-gives-states-time-to-prepare-for-medicaid-unwinding"/>
  <lastmod>2022-08-16T07:08:19-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/phe-landing_Landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Timing of HHS Notices and Potential Unwinding Period</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-621</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-621"/>
  <lastmod>2022-09-02T12:25:46-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2022-08/8-29-22fa_f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Food Insecurity Higher in Black and Hispanic Households with Children</image:title>
   <image:caption>Bar chart showing share of households with children who are food insecure in 2019. All - 13.6%; Black - 23.0%; Hispanic - 17.0%; Other race - 10.0%; White - 10.7%</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/hidden-housing-instability-37-million-people-live-in-doubled-up-households</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/hidden-housing-instability-37-million-people-live-in-doubled-up-households"/>
  <lastmod>2023-05-09T17:32:14-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/doubled_up_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Millions Living Doubled UP Nationwide; Problem Especially Prevalent in South</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-school-based-services-can-help-prevent-unwinding-coverage-losses</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-school-based-services-can-help-prevent-unwinding-coverage-losses"/>
  <lastmod>2022-09-07T10:54:03-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1292579553_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Child receiving shot</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/massachusetts-ballot-measure-would-raise-billions-for-education-infrastructure</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/massachusetts-ballot-measure-would-raise-billions-for-education-infrastructure"/>
  <lastmod>2022-09-09T11:43:51-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2022-09/MA%20ballot%20measure%20blog%20backup_f0.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>California's Tax Increase on High-Income Taxpayers Raising Significant Revenue for Education</image:title>
   <image:caption>California's Tax Increase on High-Income Taxpayers Raising Significant Revenue for Education</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/food-insecurity-at-a-two-decade-low-for-households-with-kids-signaling-successful-relief</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/food-insecurity-at-a-two-decade-low-for-households-with-kids-signaling-successful-relief"/>
  <lastmod>2022-09-09T11:50:16-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2022-09/Draft%20blog%202021%20food%20security_f0.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Food Insecurity by Race and Ethnicity Reveals Stark Disparities</image:title>
   <image:caption>Food Insecurity by Race and Ethnicity Reveals Stark Disparities</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-622</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-622"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/image%20%282%29.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Millions Living Doubled Up Nationwide; Problem Especially Prevalent in South</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/social-security-administration-needs-boost-in-continuing-resolution-to-avoid-customer-service</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/social-security-administration-needs-boost-in-continuing-resolution-to-avoid-customer-service"/>
  <lastmod>2022-09-14T11:07:27-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/ssa-landing_Landing-01_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Average Wait Time for Initial Disability Decision at SSA Is Over 6 Months — an All-Time High</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-food-insecurity-data-highlight-need-for-permanent-summer-ebt-program</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-food-insecurity-data-highlight-need-for-permanent-summer-ebt-program"/>
  <lastmod>2022-10-04T15:18:17-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-535971659.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Child Eating Sandwich</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/census-uninsured-rate-matches-a-record-low-in-2021-driven-by-relief-provisions</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/census-uninsured-rate-matches-a-record-low-in-2021-driven-by-relief-provisions"/>
  <lastmod>2022-09-21T11:01:20-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/acs-landing_Landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Rate of People Without Health Coverage Matches Record Low</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/node/27758</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/node/27758"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:24-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/image2_3.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>CTC expansion reducing poverty</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-should-include-a-supplemental-appropriation-for-low-income-home-energy-assistance-in</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-should-include-a-supplemental-appropriation-for-low-income-home-energy-assistance-in"/>
  <lastmod>2022-09-21T12:43:15-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2022-09/LIHEAP%20blog%20%289-19-22%20draft%29_f0.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Home Energy Prices Have Risen Sharply</image:title>
   <image:caption>Home Energy Prices Have Risen Sharply</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-623</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-623"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/ctc-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Child Tax Credit Expansion Drove Child Poverty Sharply Downward in 2021</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/puerto-rico-risks-health-care-fiscal-crisis-without-medicaid-fix-this-winter</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/puerto-rico-risks-health-care-fiscal-crisis-without-medicaid-fix-this-winter"/>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://www.cbpp.org/es/blog/puerto-rico-enfrenta-una-crisis-medica-y-fiscal-si-no-hay-ajustes-para-medicaid-en-invierno"/>
  <lastmod>2023-02-08T14:58:56-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-881926732.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Puerto Rico</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/es/blog/puerto-rico-enfrenta-una-crisis-medica-y-fiscal-si-no-hay-ajustes-para-medicaid-en-invierno</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/puerto-rico-risks-health-care-fiscal-crisis-without-medicaid-fix-this-winter"/>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://www.cbpp.org/es/blog/puerto-rico-enfrenta-una-crisis-medica-y-fiscal-si-no-hay-ajustes-para-medicaid-en-invierno"/>
  <lastmod>2023-02-08T14:58:56-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-881926732.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Puerto Rico</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-624</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-624"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:24-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/FMR-landing_Landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: New Policy for 2023 Will Help HUD &quot;Fair Market Rents&quot; Catch Up With Actual Market Rents</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-can-help-prevent-health-coverage-disruptions-lock-in-recent-gains</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-can-help-prevent-health-coverage-disruptions-lock-in-recent-gains"/>
  <lastmod>2022-10-06T04:55:00-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1172502652.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Patient, wearing blood pressure cuff, and doctor in medical facility</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/mississippi-should-use-tanf-to-improve-financial-stability-for-families-experiencing-poverty</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/mississippi-should-use-tanf-to-improve-financial-stability-for-families-experiencing-poverty"/>
  <lastmod>2022-10-13T15:24:27-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1094709768.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Parent breastfeeding a young baby</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-625</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-625"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/download_2.png</image:loc>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/more-families-will-spend-less-on-health-care-premiums-thanks-to-a-fix-for-the-family-glitch</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/more-families-will-spend-less-on-health-care-premiums-thanks-to-a-fix-for-the-family-glitch"/>
  <lastmod>2022-11-01T14:26:46-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-838910338.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Child on crutches talking to healthcare provider</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-626</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-626"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:24-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2022-10/10-12-22tax-es_f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>La ampliación del crédito tributario por niños o menores dependientes (en inglés Child Tax Credit o CTC) hizo que, en 2021, la pobreza infantil bajara en todos los grupos étnicos y raciales</image:title>
   <image:caption>La ampliación del crédito tributario por niños o menores dependientes (en inglés Child Tax Credit o CTC) hizo que, en 2021, la pobreza infantil bajara en todos los grupos étnicos y raciales</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/high-hardship-among-black-and-latinx-lgbtq-renters-underscores-need-for-more-housing-vouchers</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/high-hardship-among-black-and-latinx-lgbtq-renters-underscores-need-for-more-housing-vouchers"/>
  <lastmod>2022-10-17T13:22:55-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000001113565_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Rowhouses</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/south-dakotas-low-income-residents-native-communities-and-budget-could-all-soon-benefit-from</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/south-dakotas-low-income-residents-native-communities-and-budget-could-all-soon-benefit-from"/>
  <lastmod>2022-10-24T09:18:58-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000073547815_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>happy doctor</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-627</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-627"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2022-10/Pulse%20LGBTQ%20Housing%20Hardship%20Blog_f0.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>LGBTQ Renters of Color Are Facing Greatest Housing Hardship</image:title>
   <image:caption>LGBTQ Renters of Color Are Facing Greatest Housing Hardship</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/debt-limit-threats-would-put-the-global-economy-at-risk</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/debt-limit-threats-would-put-the-global-economy-at-risk"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-21T18:19:43-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000008432629_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Seal on Dollar Bill Closeup - high res</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/ahead-of-open-enrollment-millions-poised-to-benefit-from-extended-tax-credits-administrative</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/ahead-of-open-enrollment-millions-poised-to-benefit-from-extended-tax-credits-administrative"/>
  <lastmod>2022-10-27T13:28:54-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-827896066.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Person using smartphone</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/arizona-ballot-measure-part-of-larger-push-to-erode-democracy-hamstring-state-revenues</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/arizona-ballot-measure-part-of-larger-push-to-erode-democracy-hamstring-state-revenues"/>
  <lastmod>2022-10-28T08:39:07-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-485863553.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Map of Arizona</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/ssis-50th-anniversary-highlights-need-for-reform-following-decades-of-stagnation</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/ssis-50th-anniversary-highlights-need-for-reform-following-decades-of-stagnation"/>
  <lastmod>2022-10-27T15:53:38-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000021427517_large_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Ben Franklin Social Security Card</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-628</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-628"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:27-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/voucher-supply-landing_Landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Housing Costs Climbed During Pandemic While Renters’ Incomes Stagnated</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/cbpps-housing-and-family-income-support-staff-join-forces</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/cbpps-housing-and-family-income-support-staff-join-forces"/>
  <lastmod>2022-11-03T10:10:44-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/housing-income-announcement.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>CBPP’s Housing and Family Income Support Staff Have Joined Forces!</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-629</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-629"/>
  <lastmod>2022-12-22T20:23:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-630</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-630"/>
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   <image:caption>La mayoría del presupuesto se otorga a programas de defensa, seguridad social y a programas importantes de salud</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>Social Security Cards</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>Families With Low Incomes Receive Smaller Child Tax Credit Than Families With Higher Incomes</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>Roughly 1 in 3 Children in Rural Areas Left Out of Full $2,000 Child Tax Credit</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>Capitol Dome</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>Renters With Lowest Incomes Experienced Greatest Increase in Rent During Pandemic</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2023-01-11T10:27:13-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Funding for IRS Enforcement and Operations Support Has Eroded</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-633</loc>
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   <image:title>91 PERCENT OF LOW-INCOME FAMILIES USED THEIR MONTHLY CTC CHECKS TO COVER THE COST OF BASIC NECESSITIES.</image:title>
   <image:caption>91 PERCENT OF LOW-INCOME FAMILIES USED THEIR MONTHLY CTC CHECKS TO COVER THE COST OF BASIC NECESSITIES.</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>Parents and their child grocery shopping together</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/year-end-bill-invests-in-kids-health-coverage-makes-tradeoffs-in-area-of-medicaid-continuous</loc>
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  <lastmod>2022-12-21T17:31:09-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Child receiving shot</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-635</loc>
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   <image:caption>La ampliación del crédito tributario por hijos hizo que la pobreza infantil bajara en 2021</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>Most States Have Decided How to Spend Their Fiscal Recovery Funds</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>IRS Audits on Millionaires Have Plummeted Due to Decade of Budget and Staffing Cuts</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-related-migration-is-grossly-exaggerated-a-research-preview</loc>
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   <image:caption>people-sitting-outside-on-street</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2023-01-11T10:53:37-05:00</lastmod>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-republican-rules-package-designed-to-enable-skewed-priorities</loc>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-637</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-637"/>
  <lastmod>2023-01-13T14:45:41-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/irs-landing_Landing-01_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>IRS Audits on Millionaires Have Plummeted Due to Decade of Budget and Staffing Cuts</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-protect-or-raise-revenue-as-uncertainty-looms</loc>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-639</loc>
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   <image:caption>States Have Made Substantial Progress in Using Fiscal Recovery Funds</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-640</loc>
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   <image:caption>Benefits Application Form</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-641</loc>
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   <image:caption>Non-Defense Discretionary Funding Could Be Cut Significantly if Overall Appropriations Are Cut to 2022 Level</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/wic-coverage-steady-in-2020-during-covid-but-has-been-falling-longer-term</loc>
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   <image:title>Troubling, Gradual Declines in WIC Coverage in Last Decade, Even as Coverage Was Steady in Pandemic's First Year</image:title>
   <image:caption>Troubling, Gradual Declines in WIC Coverage in Last Decade, Even as Coverage Was Steady in Pandemic's First Year</image:caption>
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   <image:title>Losses Will Vary Across Households, But Average 1-Person Household Will Lose $132 When SNAP Emergency Allotments End</image:title>
   <image:caption>Losses Will Vary Across Households, But Average 1-Person Household Will Lose $132 When SNAP Emergency Allotments End</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>States Relied Most on Spending Cuts to Balance Their Budgets in Response to the Great Recession</image:caption>
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   <image:title>Public Postsecondary Education Costs Represent a Significant Share of Households' Incomes</image:title>
   <image:caption>Public Postsecondary Education Costs Represent a Significant Share of Households' Incomes</image:caption>
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   <image:title>Federal Goverment Revenues and Spending Vary Greatly From Month to Month</image:title>
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   <image:caption>SNAP Costs Projected to Fall After Rising During Pandemic</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>In Focus: Expanding Professional Licensing to Immigrants Provides Better Outcomes to People and Society</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tanf-provisions-in-house-republican-bill-could-increase-families-risk-of-child-welfare</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tanf-provisions-in-house-republican-bill-could-increase-families-risk-of-child-welfare"/>
  <lastmod>2023-05-12T13:28:18-04:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000002890658_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Parent and child holding hands</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-655</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-655"/>
  <lastmod>2023-05-12T15:29:29-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/most-working-age-snap-participants-work-but-job-instability-overstates-joblessness-in-some</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/most-working-age-snap-participants-work-but-job-instability-overstates-joblessness-in-some"/>
  <lastmod>2025-06-02T16:58:53-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/Time-limit-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>74 Percent of Adults Potentially Subject to the Time Limit Work in Year Before or After Receiving SNAP</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-656</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-656"/>
  <lastmod>2023-05-19T12:41:10-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/ndd_interactive_landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Discretionary Interactive Preview</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-republican-bill-would-force-deep-cuts-in-housing-assistance-harming-families-older</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-republican-bill-would-force-deep-cuts-in-housing-assistance-harming-families-older"/>
  <lastmod>2023-05-24T12:57:05-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/hous-landing_Landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: House Republican Bill Would Force Sharp Cuts in Needed Housing Assistance</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-657</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-657"/>
  <lastmod>2023-05-26T13:35:21-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2023-05/1-million-at-risk%20TANF.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>House Republican Plan Threatens TANF for 1 Million Kids</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-658</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-658"/>
  <lastmod>2023-06-02T13:53:04-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/Barriers-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Close to Half of Older People With Low Incomes Face Significant Health Barriers to Work</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-health-proposals-would-undermine-consumer-protections-and-expand-high-income-tax</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-health-proposals-would-undermine-consumer-protections-and-expand-high-income-tax"/>
  <lastmod>2023-06-05T13:43:51-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-1061308072.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Doctor and patient talking</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-jerseys-proposed-staynj-tax-credit-is-not-well-designed</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-jerseys-proposed-staynj-tax-credit-is-not-well-designed"/>
  <lastmod>2023-06-07T09:40:32-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000008722409_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>istock_000008722409_large.jpg</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-659</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-659"/>
  <lastmod>2023-06-09T11:02:47-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/ctc-landing_Landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Families With Low Incomes Receive Smaller Child Tax Credit Than Families With Higher Incomes; the Lowest-Income Famili</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/state-lawmakers-are-draining-public-revenues-with-school-vouchers</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/state-lawmakers-are-draining-public-revenues-with-school-vouchers"/>
  <lastmod>2023-06-12T08:57:56-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-950614324.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Child at school sitting near classmates</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/wic-needs-additional-funding-to-avoid-forcing-new-parents-and-young-children-onto-waiting</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/wic-needs-additional-funding-to-avoid-forcing-new-parents-and-young-children-onto-waiting"/>
  <lastmod>2023-06-12T16:14:04-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-600089144.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Pregnant Woman Shopping for Vegetables</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/efforts-to-repeal-the-biden-administrations-public-charge-rule-harm-children-and-families</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/efforts-to-repeal-the-biden-administrations-public-charge-rule-harm-children-and-families"/>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://www.cbpp.org/es/blog/los-esfuerzos-para-revocar-la-regulacion-de-carga-publica-de-la-administracion-de-biden-ponen"/>
  <lastmod>2023-07-11T09:19:54-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000008266776_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Family of four</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/es/blog/los-esfuerzos-para-revocar-la-regulacion-de-carga-publica-de-la-administracion-de-biden-ponen</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/efforts-to-repeal-the-biden-administrations-public-charge-rule-harm-children-and-families"/>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://www.cbpp.org/es/blog/los-esfuerzos-para-revocar-la-regulacion-de-carga-publica-de-la-administracion-de-biden-ponen"/>
  <lastmod>2023-07-11T09:19:54-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000008266776_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Family of four</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/lawmakers-should-prioritize-adequate-funding-for-rental-assistance-for-people-struggling-to</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/lawmakers-should-prioritize-adequate-funding-for-rental-assistance-for-people-struggling-to"/>
  <lastmod>2023-06-14T15:16:11-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1290630931.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Aerial view of suburban houses</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-660</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-660"/>
  <lastmod>2023-06-16T13:09:25-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2023-06/6-13-23tax_f2.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Standard Deduction Increase Would Do Little for Families With Low Incomes</image:title>
   <image:caption>Standard Deduction Increase Would Do Little for Families With Low Incomes</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/health-bills-headed-for-a-vote-in-the-house-undermine-consumer-protections-and-market-rules</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/health-bills-headed-for-a-vote-in-the-house-undermine-consumer-protections-and-market-rules"/>
  <lastmod>2023-06-20T10:20:05-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-843252724.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Person contemplating bill</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/1-in-5-states-slashed-income-tax-rates-in-2023-deepening-already-worrisome-trend</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/1-in-5-states-slashed-income-tax-rates-in-2023-deepening-already-worrisome-trend"/>
  <lastmod>2023-06-20T10:32:49-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-535971659.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Child Eating Sandwich</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-661</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-661"/>
  <lastmod>2023-06-23T12:57:24-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-made-steady-progress-in-2023-stemming-tide-of-criminal-legal-fees</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-made-steady-progress-in-2023-stemming-tide-of-criminal-legal-fees"/>
  <lastmod>2023-06-26T11:16:42-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-877029684.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Handing ID to Guard</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/state-limits-on-revenues-and-budgets-stifle-democracy</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/state-limits-on-revenues-and-budgets-stifle-democracy"/>
  <lastmod>2023-06-27T09:19:12-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000007838343large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>State Legislative Chamber</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-662</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-662"/>
  <lastmod>2023-06-30T12:16:08-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/SSI-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Even Radical Changes to SSI's Asset Limit Do Not Dramatically Change Projected Participation</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/understanding-unwinding-what-to-know-about-medicaid-call-center-data</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/understanding-unwinding-what-to-know-about-medicaid-call-center-data"/>
  <lastmod>2023-07-06T11:45:55-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-1053318262.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Person using wheelchair sitting at a desk talking on the phone</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/about-500000-adults-will-soon-lose-snap-due-to-return-of-work-reporting-requirements-another</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/about-500000-adults-will-soon-lose-snap-due-to-return-of-work-reporting-requirements-another"/>
  <lastmod>2023-07-12T16:05:10-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1036554940.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Woman shopping for vegetables</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-663</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-663"/>
  <lastmod>2023-07-14T09:26:04-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2023-07/7-12-23socsec-testimony_f3.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Rising Income Inequality Means Less Earnings Are Taxed</image:title>
   <image:caption>Rising Income Inequality Means Less Earnings Are Taxed</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/an-interview-with-moriah-geer-former-tanf-recipient-on-the-human-costs-of-taking-assistance</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/an-interview-with-moriah-geer-former-tanf-recipient-on-the-human-costs-of-taking-assistance"/>
  <lastmod>2025-03-21T17:01:03-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1199796212.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Mother and child holding hands in field</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/state-best-practices-can-help-reduce-coverage-losses-during-unwinding</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/state-best-practices-can-help-reduce-coverage-losses-during-unwinding"/>
  <lastmod>2023-07-20T14:32:50-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-941762278.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>woman-reading-pamphlet-in-waiting-room</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-664</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-664"/>
  <lastmod>2023-07-21T13:19:01-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/medicaid-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Medicaid Helps Keep People Healthy at All Stages of Life</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/appropriations-bills-prioritize-rental-assistance-though-house-bill-makes-sharp-cuts</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/appropriations-bills-prioritize-rental-assistance-though-house-bill-makes-sharp-cuts"/>
  <lastmod>2023-07-27T08:55:00-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-470195542.jpg</image:loc>
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  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-665</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-665"/>
  <lastmod>2023-07-28T11:56:32-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2023-07/7-26-23fa_f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>WIC Participation Exceeds President's Budget Estimates</image:title>
   <image:caption>WIC Participation Exceeds President's Budget Estimates</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/momentum-for-new-and-expanded-state-child-tax-credits-earned-income-tax-credits-continued-in</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/momentum-for-new-and-expanded-state-child-tax-credits-earned-income-tax-credits-continued-in"/>
  <lastmod>2023-08-01T11:57:46-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-585306716_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Children Waving From Bus</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-666</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-666"/>
  <lastmod>2023-08-04T14:17:40-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/tax_credits_interactive_screenshot_720.png</image:loc>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-667</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-667"/>
  <lastmod>2023-08-11T12:23:50-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2023-08/8-9-23sfp_f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Job- and Family-Related Reasons Are People's Primary Explanations for an Interstate Move</image:title>
   <image:caption>Job- and Family-Related Reasons Are People's Primary Explanations for an Interstate Move</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-669</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-669"/>
  <lastmod>2023-09-01T11:44:11-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/spm-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Enhanced Economic Security Programs Drove Poverty to Record Low in 2021</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/analyzing-the-census-bureaus-2022-poverty-income-and-health-insurance-data</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/analyzing-the-census-bureaus-2022-poverty-income-and-health-insurance-data"/>
  <lastmod>2023-09-15T16:13:42-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-937862316.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Using a laptop</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-670</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-670"/>
  <lastmod>2023-09-12T08:46:42-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2023-09/06_-_empl_chg_0.png</image:loc>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/600000-young-children-and-new-parents-could-be-turned-away-unless-congress-adheres-to-a-25</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/600000-young-children-and-new-parents-could-be-turned-away-unless-congress-adheres-to-a-25"/>
  <lastmod>2023-09-11T14:14:59-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-931543246.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Parent and child cooking dinner together</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/policymakers-should-raise-ssis-harsh-savings-limits</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/policymakers-should-raise-ssis-harsh-savings-limits"/>
  <lastmod>2023-09-12T11:55:00-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-1053318262.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Person using wheelchair sitting at a desk talking on the phone</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/young-children-and-new-parents-in-every-state-could-be-turned-away-from-wic-or-have-their</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/young-children-and-new-parents-in-every-state-could-be-turned-away-from-wic-or-have-their"/>
  <lastmod>2023-09-12T08:55:00-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000040134758_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Parent and child</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/record-low-uninsured-rate-offers-roadmap-to-long-term-coverage-gains</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/record-low-uninsured-rate-offers-roadmap-to-long-term-coverage-gains"/>
  <lastmod>2023-09-14T12:25:47-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2023-09/acs_1_f0.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Uninsured Rate Falls To Record Low in Census' American Community Survey</image:title>
   <image:caption>Uninsured Rate Falls To Record Low in Census' American Community Survey</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-672</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-672"/>
  <lastmod>2023-09-15T15:58:20-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2023-09/9-12-23pov-1_f0.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Record Increase in Child Poverty in 2022 Followed 2021's Record Drop</image:title>
   <image:caption>Record Increase in Child Poverty in 2022 Followed 2021's Record Drop</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/end-of-snaps-temporary-emergency-allotments-resulted-in-substantial-benefit-cut</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/end-of-snaps-temporary-emergency-allotments-resulted-in-substantial-benefit-cut"/>
  <lastmod>2023-09-21T14:20:27-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/averages-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>End of SNAP's Temporary Emergency Allotments Resulted in Significant Benefit Cut</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/social-security-administration-needs-additional-funding-to-avoid-exacerbating-customer-service</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/social-security-administration-needs-additional-funding-to-avoid-exacerbating-customer-service"/>
  <lastmod>2023-09-22T11:55:00-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2023-09/9-22-23socsec_f0.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Social Security Administration Faces Increased Workload With Fewer Resources</image:title>
   <image:caption>Chart, waterfall chart Description automatically generated</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-673</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-673"/>
  <lastmod>2023-09-22T15:58:08-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/Deep-Cuts-landing%20%281%29.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>House Republican Budget Likely to Feature the Same Approach - Severe Cuts - as Their Past Budgets</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-republicans-snap-amendments-would-take-food-away-from-more-than-1-million-low-income</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-republicans-snap-amendments-would-take-food-away-from-more-than-1-million-low-income"/>
  <lastmod>2023-09-27T11:23:01-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-463585601.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Adult in grocery store with empty basket</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/puerto-rico-and-other-territories-should-get-food-assistance-equity-in-upcoming-farm-bill</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/puerto-rico-and-other-territories-should-get-food-assistance-equity-in-upcoming-farm-bill"/>
  <lastmod>2023-09-27T09:18:05-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-518472622.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Fresh Fruit and Vegetables in Grocery Bag</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-bills-expanding-hsas-would-boost-high-income-tax-breaks-not-affordability-of-care</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-bills-expanding-hsas-would-boost-high-income-tax-breaks-not-affordability-of-care"/>
  <lastmod>2023-09-27T14:55:00-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/HSA-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Very Small Share of Health Savings Account (HSA) Benefits Goes to People With Low Incomes</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/alabama-and-utah-join-growing-number-of-states-moving-to-reduce-or-eliminate-sales-taxes-on</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/alabama-and-utah-join-growing-number-of-states-moving-to-reduce-or-eliminate-sales-taxes-on"/>
  <lastmod>2023-09-28T20:04:12-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/groceries_landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: 12 States Impose Sales Tax on Groceries</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-674</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-674"/>
  <lastmod>2023-09-29T15:26:11-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-668</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-668"/>
  <lastmod>2023-10-13T15:24:15-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2023-10/jobs_higher_now_than_during_pandemic.png</image:loc>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/4-ways-snap-provides-key-benefits-to-workers-and-their-families</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/4-ways-snap-provides-key-benefits-to-workers-and-their-families"/>
  <lastmod>2025-06-02T16:49:59-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000051294868_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Worker Driving Forklift</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/health-coverage-enrollment-training-and-resources-available-in-spanish</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/health-coverage-enrollment-training-and-resources-available-in-spanish"/>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://www.cbpp.org/es/blog/entrenamiento-para-inscribirse-a-planes-de-cobertura-medica-y-recursos-disponibles-en-espanol"/>
  <lastmod>2023-10-19T09:48:47-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-1148599910.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Person using desktop computer</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/es/blog/entrenamiento-para-inscribirse-a-planes-de-cobertura-medica-y-recursos-disponibles-en-espanol</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/health-coverage-enrollment-training-and-resources-available-in-spanish"/>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://www.cbpp.org/es/blog/entrenamiento-para-inscribirse-a-planes-de-cobertura-medica-y-recursos-disponibles-en-espanol"/>
  <lastmod>2023-10-19T09:48:47-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-1148599910.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Person using desktop computer</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/a-clear-policy-choice-repeat-success-by-expanding-the-eitc-for-adults-without-children</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/a-clear-policy-choice-repeat-success-by-expanding-the-eitc-for-adults-without-children"/>
  <lastmod>2023-10-19T17:12:23-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/EITC-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Policymakers Should Again Expand the EITC for Adults Without Children</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-675</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-675"/>
  <lastmod>2023-10-20T13:12:12-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/EITC-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Policymakers Should Again Expand the EITC for Adults Without Children</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/aca-marketplace-open-soon-for-2024-enrollment-new-policies-mean-less-red-tape</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/aca-marketplace-open-soon-for-2024-enrollment-new-policies-mean-less-red-tape"/>
  <lastmod>2023-10-24T17:01:20-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-821551442_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Open Enrollment</image:caption>
  </image:image>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2023-10/aca_marketplace_open_soon_twittercard_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>ACA Marketplace Open Soon for 2024 Enrollment; New Policies Mean Less Red Tape</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/updated-database-new-report-hold-key-information-for-state-and-local-affordable-housing</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/updated-database-new-report-hold-key-information-for-state-and-local-affordable-housing"/>
  <lastmod>2026-03-04T13:21:33-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2023-10/RHPD_blog_10_11---Final-Draft-_f0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Number of Active Rental Housing Programs Identified</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/final-appropriations-package-will-need-additional-funding-to-avoid-rental-assistance-cuts</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/final-appropriations-package-will-need-additional-funding-to-avoid-rental-assistance-cuts"/>
  <lastmod>2023-10-24T17:02:44-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1166184541.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Family unloading moving truck</image:caption>
  </image:image>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2023-10/final_approps_package_will_need-twitter1x.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Final Appropriations Package Will Need Additional Funding To Avoid Rental Assistance Cuts</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/looming-wic-funding-shortfall-would-jeopardize-access-to-wics-proven-benefits-and</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/looming-wic-funding-shortfall-would-jeopardize-access-to-wics-proven-benefits-and"/>
  <lastmod>2023-10-26T10:22:53-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000066008637_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Family Eating a Meal</image:caption>
  </image:image>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2023-10/looming_wic_funding_shortfall_twittercard.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Looming WIC Funding Shortfall Would Jeopardize Access to WIC's Proven Benefits And Disproportionately Harm Black and Hispanic Families</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/food-insecurity-increased-in-2022-with-severe-impact-on-households-with-children-and-ongoing</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/food-insecurity-increased-in-2022-with-severe-impact-on-households-with-children-and-ongoing"/>
  <lastmod>2023-10-27T10:45:40-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/fa-landing_Landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Food Insecurity Increased Sharply for Households with Children in 2022</image:caption>
  </image:image>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2023-10/food_insecurity_increased_2022_twittercard.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Food Insecurity Increased in 2022, With Severe Impact On Households With Children and Ongoing Racial Inequalities</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-676</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-676"/>
  <lastmod>2023-10-27T15:40:38-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2023-10/10-26-23fa_f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Food Insecurity by Race and Ethnicity Reveals Stark Disparities</image:title>
   <image:caption>Food Insecurity by Race and Ethnicity Reveals Stark Disparities</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/hud-expands-promising-policy-to-support-housing-choice</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/hud-expands-promising-policy-to-support-housing-choice"/>
  <lastmod>2026-03-04T13:21:16-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/safmr_landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Metropolitan Areas Where Housing Agencies Are Required to Use Small Area Fair Market Rents</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-677</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-677"/>
  <lastmod>2023-11-03T14:18:13-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/safmr_landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Metropolitan Areas Where Housing Agencies Are Required to Use Small Area Fair Market Rents</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/pennsylvania-can-show-its-serious-about-ending-corporate-tax-avoidance-by-eliminating-domestic</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/pennsylvania-can-show-its-serious-about-ending-corporate-tax-avoidance-by-eliminating-domestic"/>
  <lastmod>2023-11-06T15:39:55-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/28-States-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: 28 States Plus D.C. Require Combined Reporting for the State Corporate Income Tax</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/policymakers-should-focus-on-the-true-cost-of-an-item-on-corporate-lobbys-tax-break-wish-list</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/policymakers-should-focus-on-the-true-cost-of-an-item-on-corporate-lobbys-tax-break-wish-list"/>
  <lastmod>2023-11-30T15:42:02-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/corporat-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>True Cost of Full Expensing Tax Break Masked by Temporary Extension</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-678</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-678"/>
  <lastmod>2023-11-10T12:28:41-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/CTC-landing%20%281%29.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>3 Million Fewer Children Would Have Been in Poverty in 2022</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-679</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-679"/>
  <lastmod>2023-11-17T14:34:20-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2023-10/wic-600k.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>600,000 eligible new parents and young children would be turned away from WIC if Congress does not adequately fund the program</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-680</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-680"/>
  <lastmod>2023-12-01T13:48:23-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/image2_8.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>States Have Passed Wave of Costly Income Tax Cuts</image:title>
   <image:caption>States Have Passed Wave of Costly Income Tax Cuts</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-681</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-681"/>
  <lastmod>2023-12-08T14:19:49-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2023-12/1-11-11socsec_rev12-7-23_f2.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>U.S. Social Security Benefits Are Lower Than in Many Other Peer Nations</image:title>
   <image:caption>A graph of the number of countries/regions Description automatically generated</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-682</loc>
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  <lastmod>2023-12-15T14:07:39-05:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2023-12/12-12-23fa_f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>About 2 Million Parents and Young Children Could Be Turned Away From WIC by September if Current Funding Level Is Extended</image:title>
   <image:caption>About 2 Million Parents and Young Children Could Be Turned Away From WIC by September if Current Funding Level Is Extended</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/reproductive-justice-and-tanf-repealing-family-cap-policies-promotes-economic-justice-and</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/reproductive-justice-and-tanf-repealing-family-cap-policies-promotes-economic-justice-and"/>
  <lastmod>2025-03-21T17:00:12-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/family-cap-landing.png</image:loc>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2023-12/family_income_support.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The title of this report with a blue transparent background of a family</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-683</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-683"/>
  <lastmod>2023-12-20T16:01:30-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/family-cap-landing.png</image:loc>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/child-tax-credit-expansion-should-prioritize-cutting-child-poverty</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/child-tax-credit-expansion-should-prioritize-cutting-child-poverty"/>
  <lastmod>2024-01-10T09:16:24-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-495354639.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Young children playing on a field</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-2024-state-policymakers-should-continue-to-prioritize-providing-unrestricted-income</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-2024-state-policymakers-should-continue-to-prioritize-providing-unrestricted-income"/>
  <lastmod>2024-01-12T12:39:24-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Mother and Child Loading Groceries</image:caption>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-01/state_budget_taxes_1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The title of this report with a blue transparent background of dollar bills</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-684</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-684"/>
  <lastmod>2024-01-12T14:45:54-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-01/1-3-24tanf_f3.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>States Withheld $1.1 Billion in Child Support as Cost Recovery in 2022</image:title>
   <image:caption>States Withheld $1.1 Billion in Child Support as Cost Recovery in 2022</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-685</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-685"/>
  <lastmod>2024-01-19T14:20:57-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:title>Bipartisan Child Tax Credit Proposal Would Lift Some Half a Million or More Children Above the Poverty Line When Fully in Effect</image:title>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/direct-rental-assistance-should-be-tested-through-local-pilots-and-a-national-demonstration</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/direct-rental-assistance-should-be-tested-through-local-pilots-and-a-national-demonstration"/>
  <lastmod>2026-03-04T13:21:03-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>Condominiums</image:caption>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-01/housing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Direct Rental Assistance Should Be Tested Through Local Pilots and a National Demonstration</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/added-funding-needed-to-prevent-harmful-cuts-to-housing-vouchers-and-other-rental-assistance</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/added-funding-needed-to-prevent-harmful-cuts-to-housing-vouchers-and-other-rental-assistance"/>
  <lastmod>2024-01-23T15:26:05-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/hous-landing_1-23-24.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Added Funding Needed to Prevent Deep Cuts to Housing Vouchers for People Struggling to Pay Rent</image:caption>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-01/housing_1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The title of this report with a blue transparent background of houses</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-reverse-tax-cut-spree-take-brighter-path-in-2024</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-reverse-tax-cut-spree-take-brighter-path-in-2024"/>
  <lastmod>2024-01-24T08:40:05-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/revenue-loss.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Growing Revenue Loss From Recent Tax Cuts Will Hit Nearly $30 Billion Annually by 2028</image:caption>
  </image:image>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-01/state_budget_taxes_2.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>States Should Reverse Tax-Cut Spree, Take Brighter Path in 2024</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/record-numbers-of-people-chose-aca-marketplace-coverage-for-2024</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/record-numbers-of-people-chose-aca-marketplace-coverage-for-2024"/>
  <lastmod>2024-04-04T13:02:50-04:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/oe-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Four Consecutive Years of ACA Marketplace Enrollment Growth, Spurred by Affordability and Outreach Efforts</image:caption>
  </image:image>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-01/health_1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The title of this report with a blue transparent background of a doctor and patient</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/6-months-into-georgia-pathways-program-over-400000-people-still-lack-health-coverage-expanding</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/6-months-into-georgia-pathways-program-over-400000-people-still-lack-health-coverage-expanding"/>
  <lastmod>2024-01-25T16:16:02-05:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000016383988_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Health Reform - Health Form and Stethoscope</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-686</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-686"/>
  <lastmod>2024-01-26T15:23:11-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/revenue-loss.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Growing Revenue Loss From Recent Tax Cuts Will Hit Nearly $30 Billion Annually by 2028</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/lessons-learned-from-unwinding-can-improve-medicaid</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/lessons-learned-from-unwinding-can-improve-medicaid"/>
  <lastmod>2024-01-29T11:37:11-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-174946661.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Doctor and Patient Going Over Form</image:caption>
  </image:image>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-01/health_2.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The title of this report with a blue transparent background of healthcare worker</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/bipartisan-child-tax-credit-expansion-would-help-roughly-half-a-million-children-in-veteran</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/bipartisan-child-tax-credit-expansion-would-help-roughly-half-a-million-children-in-veteran"/>
  <lastmod>2024-01-29T11:22:58-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-941439768.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Soldier and child</image:caption>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-01/fed_budget_taxes_3.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The title of this report with a blue transparent background of capitol building</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-687</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-687"/>
  <lastmod>2024-02-02T11:56:16-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-01/1-31-24hous-testimony_f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Renters' Incomes Haven't Caught Up to Rising Housing Costs</image:title>
   <image:caption>Renters' Incomes Haven't Caught Up to Rising Housing Costs</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-passed-bipartisan-tax-bills-child-tax-credit-expansion-would-especially-help-children</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-passed-bipartisan-tax-bills-child-tax-credit-expansion-would-especially-help-children"/>
  <lastmod>2024-02-05T12:30:49-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-02/image1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Bar graph showing the increase of children in metro areas who would be help by the Child Tax Credit</image:caption>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-02/fed_budget_taxes_4.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Title of this blog with a blue transparent background of the capitol building</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/high-income-people-who-received-large-net-tax-cuts-in-2017-law-dont-need-a-new-salt-tax-cut</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/high-income-people-who-received-large-net-tax-cuts-in-2017-law-dont-need-a-new-salt-tax-cut"/>
  <lastmod>2024-02-06T13:03:54-05:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/salt-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: High Income Households Who Received Large Tax Cuts in 2017 Law Don’t Need New SALT Tax Cut</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-688</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-688"/>
  <lastmod>2024-02-09T10:18:44-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-02/image1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Bar graph showing the increase of children in metro areas who would be help by the Child Tax Credit</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/bipartisan-child-tax-credit-expansion-would-benefit-millions-of-workers-in-low-paid</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/bipartisan-child-tax-credit-expansion-would-benefit-millions-of-workers-in-low-paid"/>
  <lastmod>2024-02-20T08:29:17-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-02/Smith-Wyden%20CTC%20Occupations%20Blog%202.7.24_f0.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Bipartisan Child Tax Credit Expansion Would Benefit Low-Paid Workers</image:title>
   <image:caption>Bipartisan Child Tax Credit Expansion Would Benefit Low-Paid Workers</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-agriculture-committee-chairman-proposes-cut-in-snap-benefits-reversing-bipartisan</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-agriculture-committee-chairman-proposes-cut-in-snap-benefits-reversing-bipartisan"/>
  <lastmod>2024-02-23T08:02:19-05:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/tfp-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>2021 Thrifty Food Plan Revision Meaningfully Increased Average SNAP Benefits Per Person Per Day</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-689</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-689"/>
  <lastmod>2024-02-23T15:13:07-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/Lookback-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Lookback Provision Would Help Families During Tough Times</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-690</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-690"/>
  <lastmod>2024-03-01T14:52:14-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-can-help-address-health-related-social-needs</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-can-help-address-health-related-social-needs"/>
  <lastmod>2024-03-19T09:16:26-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-908625742.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Doctor and patient</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/analyzing-president-bidens-2025-budget</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/analyzing-president-bidens-2025-budget"/>
  <lastmod>2024-04-17T14:56:18-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:caption>Dollar Bill Puzzle Pieces</image:caption>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-03/economy.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The title of this report with a blue transparent background of stocks</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-691</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-691"/>
  <lastmod>2024-03-08T16:18:12-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:title>Households With Incomes in Top 1 Percent Benefit Most From 2017 Trump Tax Law</image:title>
   <image:caption>Households With Incomes in Top 1 Percent Benefit Most From 2017 Trump Tax Law</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/es/blog/el-presupuesto-del-presidente-biden-reclama-equidad-para-los-territorios-de-los-estados-unidos</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://www.cbpp.org/es/blog/el-presupuesto-del-presidente-biden-reclama-equidad-para-los-territorios-de-los-estados-unidos"/>
  <lastmod>2024-03-11T17:00:59-04:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1073385784.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>View of Puerto Rico from the ocean</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-692</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-692"/>
  <lastmod>2024-03-15T16:02:57-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-03/3-6-24pov-commentary_f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Extending the 2017 Tax Law Would Cost Substantial Revenue</image:title>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/bipartisan-child-tax-credit-expansion-would-benefit-about-6-million-young-children</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/bipartisan-child-tax-credit-expansion-would-benefit-about-6-million-young-children"/>
  <lastmod>2024-03-19T09:36:04-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/Running-Outside-During-Recess-626964604_4642x3095.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Children Running Outside</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-693</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-693"/>
  <lastmod>2024-03-22T15:25:47-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/aca-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Affordable Care Act Led to Historic Coverage Gains</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/2024-appropriations-agreement-fully-funds-wic-and-rejects-harmful-food-package-proposals</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/2024-appropriations-agreement-fully-funds-wic-and-rejects-harmful-food-package-proposals"/>
  <lastmod>2024-03-25T12:28:38-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1089150614.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Mother and child at kitchen table</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-694</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-694"/>
  <lastmod>2024-04-01T17:09:56-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-03/tax_credits_map.PNG</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Many States Have Their Own EITC or CTC</image:caption>
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  <lastmod>2024-04-03T09:20:55-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-139864715.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Bills</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/the-2024-appropriations-caps-continue-a-pattern-of-austerity-in-non-defense-funding</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/the-2024-appropriations-caps-continue-a-pattern-of-austerity-in-non-defense-funding"/>
  <lastmod>2024-04-08T23:14:36-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/budcaps-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Appropriations Caps Deepen Austerity in Non-Defense Funding Outside Veterans’ Medical Care</image:caption>
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 <url>
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  <lastmod>2024-04-05T12:56:07-04:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/4-4-24bud_f0.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Appropriations Caps Deepen Austerity in Non-Defense Funding Outside Veterans' Medical Care</image:title>
   <image:caption>Appropriations Caps Deepen Austerity in Non-Defense Funding Outside Veterans' Medical Care</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/for-tax-day-7-charts-on-the-2017-trump-tax-law-and-why-congress-should-set-a-new-course</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/for-tax-day-7-charts-on-the-2017-trump-tax-law-and-why-congress-should-set-a-new-course"/>
  <lastmod>2024-04-17T15:02:49-04:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/6tax-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Households with Incomes in Top 1 Percent Benefit Most From 2017 Trump Tax Law</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/key-senate-republicans-reported-position-on-child-tax-credit-would-weaken-bills-support-for</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/key-senate-republicans-reported-position-on-child-tax-credit-would-weaken-bills-support-for"/>
  <lastmod>2024-04-09T09:22:43-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/istock-1069720918.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>a picture of 3 diverse children with their arms around each other's sholders</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/next-round-of-aca-improvements-should-focus-on-marketplace-cost-sharing</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/next-round-of-aca-improvements-should-focus-on-marketplace-cost-sharing"/>
  <lastmod>2024-04-10T09:13:52-04:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-660133122.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Medical Supplies</image:caption>
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 </url>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-day-highlights-irs-progress-and-need-to-protect-and-replenish-funding</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-day-highlights-irs-progress-and-need-to-protect-and-replenish-funding"/>
  <lastmod>2024-04-10T10:57:54-04:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/IRS-landing%20%281%29.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: IRS Audits on Millionaires Plummeted Due to Decade of Budget and Staffing Cuts</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/irs-direct-file-provides-free-tax-filing-boosts-tax-system-equity</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/irs-direct-file-provides-free-tax-filing-boosts-tax-system-equity"/>
  <lastmod>2024-04-10T10:07:45-04:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-877026130.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>One person assisting another on a computer</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-day-2024-five-state-tax-trends-to-watch</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tax-day-2024-five-state-tax-trends-to-watch"/>
  <lastmod>2024-04-10T10:23:47-04:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/4-10-24sfp_f0.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:title>New Revenue Measures in Massachusetts, Washington State Already Driving Bold Investments</image:title>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/making-rental-assistance-work-better-for-people-struggling-to-afford-housing</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/making-rental-assistance-work-better-for-people-struggling-to-afford-housing"/>
  <lastmod>2026-03-04T13:18:52-05:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-905863080.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Family with children moving into a home</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/ssa-budget-will-worsen-customer-service-crisis-but-investment-in-2025-could-fund-turnaround</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/ssa-budget-will-worsen-customer-service-crisis-but-investment-in-2025-could-fund-turnaround"/>
  <lastmod>2024-04-12T10:32:55-04:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/4-12-24socsec_f0.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Social Security Administration Faces Increased Workload With Fewer Resources</image:title>
   <image:caption>Social Security Administration Faces Increased Workload With Fewer Resources</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-protect-guaranteed-income-initiatives-and-other-unrestricted-cash-programs</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-protect-guaranteed-income-initiatives-and-other-unrestricted-cash-programs"/>
  <lastmod>2024-04-12T13:28:53-04:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
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   <image:caption>Baby products in a nursery</image:caption>
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 </url>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-696</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-696"/>
  <lastmod>2024-04-12T14:30:32-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/Tax%20Cuts%20Skewed%20Towards%20Wealthy%20updated%204.8.24.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Households With Incomes in Top 1 Percent Benefit Most From 2017 Trump Tax Law</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/solutions-to-homelessness-within-reach-regardless-of-supreme-court-ruling-in-upcoming-case</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/solutions-to-homelessness-within-reach-regardless-of-supreme-court-ruling-in-upcoming-case"/>
  <lastmod>2026-03-04T13:18:07-05:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/PIT-homelessness-landing_InFocus.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Record Rise in Homelessness Follows Expiration of Pandemic Relief and Eviction Protections</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-center-black-women-in-tax-reform</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-center-black-women-in-tax-reform"/>
  <lastmod>2024-04-17T12:48:58-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock_000030821766_Medium.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Mother and child</image:caption>
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 </url>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tough-on-crime-bills-in-louisiana-and-kentucky-are-harmful-costly-steps-in-the-wrong-direction</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tough-on-crime-bills-in-louisiana-and-kentucky-are-harmful-costly-steps-in-the-wrong-direction"/>
  <lastmod>2024-04-18T15:25:36-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/crime-landing_InFocus.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Crime Has Fallen Dramatically Over the Past 30 Years</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
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  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-697</loc>
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  <lastmod>2024-05-02T11:44:33-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-federal-rules-will-improve-medicaid-chip-access-across-the-country</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-federal-rules-will-improve-medicaid-chip-access-across-the-country"/>
  <lastmod>2024-04-23T10:27:45-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-470221957.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Baby getting check-up</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-698</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-698"/>
  <lastmod>2024-05-03T11:58:56-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/4-18-24fa_f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Line chart comparing TFP revision increase for SNAP Benefits</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/hhs-ends-the-bar-on-affordable-health-coverage-for-people-with-daca</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/hhs-ends-the-bar-on-affordable-health-coverage-for-people-with-daca"/>
  <lastmod>2024-05-06T15:00:04-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000073547815_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>happy doctor</image:caption>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-05/health_and_immigration.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The title of this report with a blue transparent background of a doctor and patient</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/health-rules-boost-aca-standards-access-to-quality-coverage</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/health-rules-boost-aca-standards-access-to-quality-coverage"/>
  <lastmod>2024-05-07T09:29:54-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1172502652.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Patient, wearing blood pressure cuff, and doctor in medical facility</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/2024-social-security-and-medicare-trustees-reports-hold-few-surprises</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/2024-social-security-and-medicare-trustees-reports-hold-few-surprises"/>
  <lastmod>2025-10-10T11:39:31-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/Untitled-1.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Even if Policymakers Fail to Prevent Trust Fund Depletion, Social Security Could Pay Three-Quarters of Benefits</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-report-highlights-wide-differences-in-health-coverage-rates-across-and-within-racial-and</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-report-highlights-wide-differences-in-health-coverage-rates-across-and-within-racial-and"/>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://www.cbpp.org/es/blog/nuevo-informe-destaca-amplias-diferencias-en-las-tasas-de-cobertura-medica-entre-y-dentro-de"/>
  <lastmod>2025-01-21T11:09:53-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/uninsured_race_landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Uninsured Rates Fell Across Racial and Ethnic Groups Between 2010 and 2022</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/es/blog/nuevo-informe-destaca-amplias-diferencias-en-las-tasas-de-cobertura-medica-entre-y-dentro-de</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-report-highlights-wide-differences-in-health-coverage-rates-across-and-within-racial-and"/>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://www.cbpp.org/es/blog/nuevo-informe-destaca-amplias-diferencias-en-las-tasas-de-cobertura-medica-entre-y-dentro-de"/>
  <lastmod>2025-01-21T11:09:53-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/uninsured_race_landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Uninsured Rates Fell Across Racial and Ethnic Groups Between 2010 and 2022</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-699</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-699"/>
  <lastmod>2024-05-17T13:02:25-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/image_720.png</image:loc>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/immigration-related-barriers-result-in-high-uninsured-rates-within-all-racial-and-ethnic</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/immigration-related-barriers-result-in-high-uninsured-rates-within-all-racial-and-ethnic"/>
  <lastmod>2024-05-14T13:20:28-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000035706226_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>istock_000035706226_large.jpg</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-700</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-700"/>
  <lastmod>2024-05-17T13:08:57-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-05/5-9-24health_f7.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Non-Citizens Within, Across Racial and Ethnic Groups Have Higher Uninsured Rates</image:title>
   <image:caption>Non-Citizens Within, Across Racial and Ethnic Groups Have Higher Uninsured Rates</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-701</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-701"/>
  <lastmod>2024-05-24T13:59:47-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/Funding-down-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Non-Defense Funding Outside Veterans' Medical Care Down 14 Percent Since 2010</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-702</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-702"/>
  <lastmod>2024-05-31T15:48:39-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/TANF-landing_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Despite Recent Increases, TANF Benefits Still Leave Families Well Below Federal Poverty Line</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-reverse-course-on-defunding-public-education-through-private-school-vouchers-and</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-reverse-course-on-defunding-public-education-through-private-school-vouchers-and"/>
  <lastmod>2026-05-15T16:36:50-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-06/6-3-24health.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Chart showing the trickledown effect of tax cuts on public schools</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-make-tax-filing-easier-for-millions-by-participating-in-direct-file</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-make-tax-filing-easier-for-millions-by-participating-in-direct-file"/>
  <lastmod>2024-06-18T16:10:15-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000005855720_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>1040 Tax Form</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-703</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-703"/>
  <lastmod>2024-06-07T12:38:47-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-06/6-3-24health.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Chart showing the trickledown effect of tax cuts on public schools</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-704</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-704"/>
  <lastmod>2024-06-14T15:20:22-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/record-stock-buybacks-bolster-case-for-raising-corporate-tax-rate</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/record-stock-buybacks-bolster-case-for-raising-corporate-tax-rate"/>
  <lastmod>2026-03-11T10:23:50-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-06/firms_landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Firms Invested Little of Extra Cash From 2017 Tax Cuts</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-705</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-705"/>
  <lastmod>2024-06-21T14:01:21-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/federal-report-aca-dramatically-increased-health-coverage</loc>
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  <lastmod>2024-06-24T13:19:35-04:00</lastmod>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-06/Blog_ASPE%20Report_Sharer_June2024.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Uninsured Rate Falls to Record Low</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-bills-will-tighten-squeeze-on-non-defense-appropriations</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-bills-will-tighten-squeeze-on-non-defense-appropriations"/>
  <lastmod>2024-06-27T15:06:00-04:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/NDD-cut-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: House Republican Bills Would Cut 2025 Non-Defense Appropriations 22% Below 2010</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-706</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-706"/>
  <lastmod>2024-06-28T12:55:36-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-06/6-27-24hous_f3.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Taxes on Sales of Top-Valued Homes Could Generate Billions Nationwide</image:title>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/wyden-crapo-ui-bill-a-limited-but-positive-step-forward</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/wyden-crapo-ui-bill-a-limited-but-positive-step-forward"/>
  <lastmod>2024-07-11T11:35:44-04:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/crapo-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Fewer Than 1 in 3 Jobless Workers Receive Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefits</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-707</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-707"/>
  <lastmod>2024-07-12T14:00:22-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/aca-drove-record-coverage-gains-for-small-business-and-self-employed-workers</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/aca-drove-record-coverage-gains-for-small-business-and-self-employed-workers"/>
  <lastmod>2024-07-17T10:11:24-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-07/small-business-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: The ACA Drove Historic Coverage Gains for Small-Business and Self-Employed Workers</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/reviewing-how-the-affordable-care-act-improved-the-health-coverage-landscape</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/reviewing-how-the-affordable-care-act-improved-the-health-coverage-landscape"/>
  <lastmod>2024-07-18T14:52:25-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-897243418.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Doctor and patient</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-708</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-708"/>
  <lastmod>2024-07-19T13:54:15-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-709</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-709"/>
  <lastmod>2024-07-26T15:12:52-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-appropriations-bill-maintains-critical-housing-investments-while-house-bill-makes-deep</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-appropriations-bill-maintains-critical-housing-investments-while-house-bill-makes-deep"/>
  <lastmod>2025-01-14T11:21:28-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock_000021564297_Large_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>iStock-000021564297_Large.jpg</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-710</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-710"/>
  <lastmod>2024-08-02T13:15:45-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-must-act-to-bring-ira-benefits-to-communities-most-affected-by-climate-change</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-must-act-to-bring-ira-benefits-to-communities-most-affected-by-climate-change"/>
  <lastmod>2024-08-05T13:07:52-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000030884728_small.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Climate Change - solar panels</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/federal-data-inequities-in-us-territories-hinder-inclusive-and-precise-policymaking</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/federal-data-inequities-in-us-territories-hinder-inclusive-and-precise-policymaking"/>
  <lastmod>2024-08-08T09:31:11-04:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-468910550.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Puerto Rico on a map</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-711</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-711"/>
  <lastmod>2024-08-09T11:55:09-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-bolster-not-undermine-education-gains-made-with-esser-funds</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-bolster-not-undermine-education-gains-made-with-esser-funds"/>
  <lastmod>2024-08-29T13:57:00-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-08/image1.png</image:loc>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/untargeted-property-tax-cuts-and-limits-shortchange-schools-and-local-economies</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/untargeted-property-tax-cuts-and-limits-shortchange-schools-and-local-economies"/>
  <lastmod>2024-08-28T12:21:04-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/property-tax-cuts-caps-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Twelve States Have Enacted Property Tax Cuts and Caps in 2024</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-712</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-712"/>
  <lastmod>2024-08-30T12:13:32-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-must-act-to-ensure-stolen-snap-benefits-continue-to-be-restored-to-innocent-families</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-must-act-to-ensure-stolen-snap-benefits-continue-to-be-restored-to-innocent-families"/>
  <lastmod>2024-09-04T10:35:14-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-926538892.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>iStock-926538892.jpg</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/food-insecurity-rises-for-the-second-year-in-a-row</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/food-insecurity-rises-for-the-second-year-in-a-row"/>
  <lastmod>2024-09-06T16:35:48-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-09/9-6-24fa_f2.png</image:loc>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-713</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-713"/>
  <lastmod>2024-09-06T15:37:34-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/analyzing-the-census-bureaus-2023-poverty-income-and-health-insurance-data</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/analyzing-the-census-bureaus-2023-poverty-income-and-health-insurance-data"/>
  <lastmod>2024-09-13T10:26:31-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-09/ACS-2023%20%281%29.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Live Blog: Analyzing the Census Bureau's 2023 Poverty, Income, and Health Data</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/affordable-care-act-improvements-push-uninsured-rate-to-another-all-time-low-though-share-of</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/affordable-care-act-improvements-push-uninsured-rate-to-another-all-time-low-though-share-of"/>
  <lastmod>2024-09-12T16:19:01-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/Screenshot%202024-09-12%20161655.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Rate of People Without Health Coverage Reached All-Time Low in ACS and NHIS in 2023</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-714</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-714"/>
  <lastmod>2024-09-13T13:10:42-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/expanding-the-child-tax-credit-should-be-a-top-priority-in-2025-tax-debate</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/expanding-the-child-tax-credit-should-be-a-top-priority-in-2025-tax-debate"/>
  <lastmod>2026-03-11T10:22:38-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/CTC-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Families With Low Incomes Receive Smaller Child Tax Credit Than Families With Higher Incomes</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/about-14-million-low-income-adults-not-raising-children-at-home-would-benefit-from-permanently</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/about-14-million-low-income-adults-not-raising-children-at-home-would-benefit-from-permanently"/>
  <lastmod>2026-03-11T10:22:25-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/ceitc-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Adults Without Children Denied Wage-Boosting Power of Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC); Permanent EITC Expansion Would Fix That</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-715</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-715"/>
  <lastmod>2024-09-20T14:04:30-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/marketplace-enrollees-speak-out-people-fear-higher-costs-if-congress-does-not-act</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/marketplace-enrollees-speak-out-people-fear-higher-costs-if-congress-does-not-act"/>
  <lastmod>2024-09-23T09:59:00-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1172502652_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Patient having blood pressure checked</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-716</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-716"/>
  <lastmod>2025-01-14T11:44:16-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/tax-landing%20%281%29.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Wealthiest 10 Percent of White Households Own Most U.S. Wealth</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-717</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-717"/>
  <lastmod>2025-01-14T11:44:57-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-718</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-718"/>
  <lastmod>2025-01-14T11:45:29-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-10/10-16-24tanf_policybrief_f1.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Why Receiving Child Support Matters</image:title>
   <image:caption>Why Receiving Child Support Matters</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-719</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-719"/>
  <lastmod>2025-01-14T11:46:19-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/corp-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Corporate Tax Base is Highly Concentrated</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-720</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-720"/>
  <lastmod>2025-11-12T10:55:26-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-721</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-721"/>
  <lastmod>2025-01-14T11:46:47-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-10/3-7-03bud_rev10-28-24_f2.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Components of Federal Spending Components of Federal Tax Revenue</image:title>
   <image:caption>Components of Federal Spending Components of Federal Tax Revenue</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-republican-congress-health-care-proposals-could-pose-risks-to-access-and-affordability</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-republican-congress-health-care-proposals-could-pose-risks-to-access-and-affordability"/>
  <lastmod>2024-11-13T12:24:38-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/health-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Republican Policy Agendas Would Cut Crucial Health Benefits for Tens of Millions of People (Updated)</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/people-with-daca-can-now-purchase-affordable-care-act-marketplace-coverage</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/people-with-daca-can-now-purchase-affordable-care-act-marketplace-coverage"/>
  <lastmod>2024-11-14T14:33:32-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock_000073547815_Large%20%281%29_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>iStock_000073547815_Large (1)_0.jpg</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-722</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-722"/>
  <lastmod>2024-11-15T14:12:09-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/enhanced-tax-credits-keep-aca-marketplace-coverage-affordable-for-2025</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/enhanced-tax-credits-keep-aca-marketplace-coverage-affordable-for-2025"/>
  <lastmod>2024-11-18T11:03:16-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/PTC-landing%20%281%29.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Premium Tax Credit Enhancements Help Millions of Marketplace Enrollees</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/policymakers-should-reject-trump-republican-tax-agendas-that-would-double-down-on-failures-of</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/policymakers-should-reject-trump-republican-tax-agendas-that-would-double-down-on-failures-of"/>
  <lastmod>2025-01-07T09:02:27-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/6tax-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Households with Incomes in Top 1 Percent Benefit Most From 2017 Trump Tax Law</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/improving-social-security-to-reduce-elderly-poverty</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/improving-social-security-to-reduce-elderly-poverty"/>
  <lastmod>2024-11-22T09:28:45-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000024509445_large_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Elderly couple walking</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-723</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-723"/>
  <lastmod>2025-01-14T11:33:21-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-11/11-21-24tax_f1.png</image:loc>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-must-extend-protections-for-snap-households-who-are-victims-of-benefit-theft</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-must-extend-protections-for-snap-households-who-are-victims-of-benefit-theft"/>
  <lastmod>2024-12-02T13:55:00-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000010242489medium_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Grocery Shopper</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-724</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-724"/>
  <lastmod>2025-01-14T11:32:46-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-11/policybasics-SNAP-6-9-22-rev11-25-2024_f3.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Hunger Greater Among People of Color, Reflecting Inequities</image:title>
   <image:caption>Hunger Greater Among People of Color, Reflecting Inequities</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-725</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-725"/>
  <lastmod>2025-01-14T11:30:43-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/income-Landing_Landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Income Gains at the Top Dwarf Those of Low- and Middle-Income Households</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-and-localities-can-use-guaranteed-income-to-support-people-experiencing-homelessness-or</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-and-localities-can-use-guaranteed-income-to-support-people-experiencing-homelessness-or"/>
  <lastmod>2026-03-04T12:15:04-05:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/GI-landing_Landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: A Sample of Guaranteed Income Programs Prioritizing People Experiencing or At Risk of Homelessness in the United State</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/georgias-medicaid-experiment-is-the-latest-to-show-work-requirements-restrict-health-care</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/georgias-medicaid-experiment-is-the-latest-to-show-work-requirements-restrict-health-care"/>
  <lastmod>2024-12-19T10:45:16-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000016852516_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Doctor Holding Hands</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-726</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-726"/>
  <lastmod>2024-12-20T14:28:45-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rising-homelessness-highlights-need-to-invest-in-proven-solutions-reject-policies-that-worsen</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rising-homelessness-highlights-need-to-invest-in-proven-solutions-reject-policies-that-worsen"/>
  <lastmod>2026-04-29T13:33:05-04:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/Housing-Landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Homelessness Climbed to Another Record High After Expiration of Pandemic Relief, Eviction Protections</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-727</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-727"/>
  <lastmod>2025-01-14T11:27:32-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2025-01/1-9-25health_f3.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Medicaid Cuts Take Many Forms But With Same Result</image:title>
   <image:caption>Medicaid Cuts Take Many Forms But With Same Result</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/much-at-stake-for-people-and-communities-in-looming-federal-policy-debates</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/much-at-stake-for-people-and-communities-in-looming-federal-policy-debates"/>
  <lastmod>2025-01-14T11:59:12-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/medicaid-landing_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Medicaid Helps Keep People Healthy at All Stages of Life</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-728</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-728"/>
  <lastmod>2025-01-16T16:09:09-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-medicaid-eligibility-and-enrollment-rules</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-medicaid-eligibility-and-enrollment-rules"/>
  <lastmod>2025-01-21T11:54:30-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000022349130_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Healthcare provider, patient, and parent</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/direct-pay-outcomes-highlight-clean-energy-benefits-but-threatened-cuts-pose-risks</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/direct-pay-outcomes-highlight-clean-energy-benefits-but-threatened-cuts-pose-risks"/>
  <lastmod>2025-01-22T15:34:23-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000030884728_small.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Climate Change - solar panels</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-729</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-729"/>
  <lastmod>2025-01-27T12:07:38-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/republican-snap-proposals-threaten-the-food-security-of-millions-of-workers-and-people-between</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/republican-snap-proposals-threaten-the-food-security-of-millions-of-workers-and-people-between"/>
  <lastmod>2025-01-31T14:03:57-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000066008637_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Family Eating a Meal</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-730</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-730"/>
  <lastmod>2025-01-31T16:07:53-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/policymakers-should-expand-the-child-tax-credit-for-the-17-million-children-currently-left-out</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/policymakers-should-expand-the-child-tax-credit-for-the-17-million-children-currently-left-out"/>
  <lastmod>2026-03-11T10:21:10-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2025-02/CTC-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Children in Families With Low Incomes Are Left Out of Full Child Tax Credit</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/republican-proposals-would-raise-taxes-for-enrollees-in-affordable-care-act-marketplaces</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/republican-proposals-would-raise-taxes-for-enrollees-in-affordable-care-act-marketplaces"/>
  <lastmod>2026-04-14T14:31:53-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/aptc-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Eliminating the APTC Repayment Limit Would Raise Taxes for Families With Unexpected Life Changes</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-731</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-731"/>
  <lastmod>2025-02-07T15:54:40-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/4-reasons-why-lawmakers-should-reject-medicaid-per-capita-caps</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/4-reasons-why-lawmakers-should-reject-medicaid-per-capita-caps"/>
  <lastmod>2025-02-10T16:20:34-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/PCC-landing_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Total Medicaid Cuts From a Per Capita Cap Would Deepen Over Time</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-732</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-732"/>
  <lastmod>2025-02-14T15:46:48-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/1.1t.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: House Republican Plan Would Take Health Care and Food Assistance Away from People to Pay for Tax Cuts for Wealthy</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-their-own-words-marketplace-enrollees-would-struggle-to-afford-premium-hikes-if-congress</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-their-own-words-marketplace-enrollees-would-struggle-to-afford-premium-hikes-if-congress"/>
  <lastmod>2025-11-03T16:41:25-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-651143122_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Stethoscope on money</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/taking-away-peoples-health-coverage-and-food-assistance-will-increase-hardship-not-employment</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/taking-away-peoples-health-coverage-and-food-assistance-will-increase-hardship-not-employment"/>
  <lastmod>2025-02-20T12:39:11-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2025-02/work-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Most Adults With Medicaid Work - And Those Who Don't Mainly Are Caring for Family, Ill or Disabled, or Going to School</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/setting-the-record-straight-on-social-security</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/setting-the-record-straight-on-social-security"/>
  <lastmod>2026-04-29T12:14:51-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000016476402_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Social Security Card</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/understanding-the-medicaid-payment-error-rate-measure</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/understanding-the-medicaid-payment-error-rate-measure"/>
  <lastmod>2025-02-21T10:46:57-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000017129026_xxxlarge_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Health - Paperwork and Stethoscope</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-republican-budget-takes-away-health-care-food-aid-to-pay-for-expanded-tax-cuts-for</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-republican-budget-takes-away-health-care-food-aid-to-pay-for-expanded-tax-cuts-for"/>
  <lastmod>2026-03-11T10:20:56-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/hbc-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: House Budget Resolution Would Take Health Care Away From People to Pay for Even More Tax Giveaways</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-733</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-733"/>
  <lastmod>2025-02-21T15:22:20-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-administrations-disregard-of-appropriations-legislation-jeopardizes-action-on-2025</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-administrations-disregard-of-appropriations-legislation-jeopardizes-action-on-2025"/>
  <lastmod>2025-02-25T10:46:21-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:caption>Capitol Dome</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-budget-economic-claims-dont-add-up</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-budget-economic-claims-dont-add-up"/>
  <lastmod>2025-02-25T10:49:33-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-173618087.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>close-up-eagle-bill</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-ex-parte-renewals-are-an-efficient-strategy-to-ensure-eligible-enrollees-have-health</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-ex-parte-renewals-are-an-efficient-strategy-to-ensure-eligible-enrollees-have-health"/>
  <lastmod>2025-02-25T13:38:21-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/churn-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Reducing Churn Keeps Eligible Families Connected</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/eliminating-taxation-of-social-security-benefits-would-be-unwise</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/eliminating-taxation-of-social-security-benefits-would-be-unwise"/>
  <lastmod>2025-02-27T10:45:34-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/ssi-landing_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: High-Income Taxpayers Pay More Taxes on Social Security Benefits</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-734</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-734"/>
  <lastmod>2025-02-28T15:58:37-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/republican-budget-reconciliation-options-would-harm-people-who-are-immigrants-and-their</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/republican-budget-reconciliation-options-would-harm-people-who-are-immigrants-and-their"/>
  <lastmod>2025-03-05T17:55:06-05:00</lastmod>
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   <image:caption>People at U.S. naturalization ceremony</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/policies-designed-to-strengthen-aca-marketplaces-succeed-but-are-under-threat</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/policies-designed-to-strengthen-aca-marketplaces-succeed-but-are-under-threat"/>
  <lastmod>2025-10-10T11:46:25-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:caption>Patient with clipboard in waiting room</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-address-climate-change-and-revenue-needs-together-for-maximum-impact</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-address-climate-change-and-revenue-needs-together-for-maximum-impact"/>
  <lastmod>2025-03-03T14:48:12-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:caption>istock_000011458320_full.jpg</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/attacks-on-greenhouse-gas-reduction-fund-are-misguided-and-misleading</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/attacks-on-greenhouse-gas-reduction-fund-are-misguided-and-misleading"/>
  <lastmod>2025-03-05T11:49:09-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000011487739_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Smokestack and Black Smoke</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-report-finds-untapped-potential-in-us-rental-assistance-landscape</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-report-finds-untapped-potential-in-us-rental-assistance-landscape"/>
  <lastmod>2026-04-29T13:25:08-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2025-03/3-5-24hous-blog_f0.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Renters With Tenant-Based Assistance More Likely to Live in Low- Poverty Areas Than Are Renters With Project-Based Assistance</image:title>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/proposed-cuts-to-ssi-would-hurt-disabled-children-and-their-families</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/proposed-cuts-to-ssi-would-hurt-disabled-children-and-their-families"/>
  <lastmod>2025-03-05T14:51:42-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1041472728.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>iStock-1041472728.jpg</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-735</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-735"/>
  <lastmod>2025-03-07T15:24:13-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/ssa-reverses-newly-imposed-restrictions-on-birth-and-death-reporting-in-maine</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/ssa-reverses-newly-imposed-restrictions-on-birth-and-death-reporting-in-maine"/>
  <lastmod>2025-03-07T15:59:35-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1181246830_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Woman and Infant</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/yet-another-estate-tax-cut-on-massive-inheritances-is-a-poor-choice</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/yet-another-estate-tax-cut-on-massive-inheritances-is-a-poor-choice"/>
  <lastmod>2026-03-11T10:19:50-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/est-tax-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Wealthiest Estates Receive a $5.7 Million Tax Cut From Increased Estate Tax Exemption</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/doge-driven-hud-cuts-will-make-it-harder-for-people-to-afford-housing-exit-homelessness</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/doge-driven-hud-cuts-will-make-it-harder-for-people-to-afford-housing-exit-homelessness"/>
  <lastmod>2025-03-11T13:27:17-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-458550745.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Cots with blankets</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/hhs-halts-pilots-aimed-at-helping-low-income-parents-boost-employment-earnings-and-their</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/hhs-halts-pilots-aimed-at-helping-low-income-parents-boost-employment-earnings-and-their"/>
  <lastmod>2025-03-21T16:58:13-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/Shopping-with-Mom-1054104996_5695x4016.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Shopping-with-Mom-1054104996_5695x4016.jpeg</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-736</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-736"/>
  <lastmod>2025-03-14T14:56:08-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/how-congress-would-consider-a-rescission-request</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/how-congress-would-consider-a-rescission-request"/>
  <lastmod>2025-03-31T09:00:42-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000001934992_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>istock_000001934992_large.jpg</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-analysis-quantifies-low-and-moderate-income-families-losses-under-house-budget-resolution</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/new-analysis-quantifies-low-and-moderate-income-families-losses-under-house-budget-resolution"/>
  <lastmod>2025-03-19T16:07:06-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/BL-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: House Budget Resolution Leaves Families With Low, Moderate Incomes Worse Off, Wealthy Households Get Windfall</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-republican-attacks-on-medicaid-expansion-would-threaten-coverage-for-20-million-people</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-republican-attacks-on-medicaid-expansion-would-threaten-coverage-for-20-million-people"/>
  <lastmod>2025-03-20T08:43:43-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1172502652.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Patient, wearing blood pressure cuff, and doctor in medical facility</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/cuts-to-health-care-food-assistance-and-income-support-to-fund-tax-cuts-for-the-wealthy-would</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/cuts-to-health-care-food-assistance-and-income-support-to-fund-tax-cuts-for-the-wealthy-would"/>
  <lastmod>2026-03-04T12:21:41-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/1.1t.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: House Republican Plan Would Take Health Care and Food Assistance Away from People to Pay for Tax Cuts for Wealthy</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-737</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-737"/>
  <lastmod>2025-11-12T10:55:52-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-must-adopt-senate-plan-allowing-dc-to-spend-its-own-funds</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-must-adopt-senate-plan-allowing-dc-to-spend-its-own-funds"/>
  <lastmod>2025-03-24T16:20:00-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-475383044.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>iStock-475383044.jpg</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-should-end-pass-through-tax-break-for-millionaire-business-owners-extend-tax-credit</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-should-end-pass-through-tax-break-for-millionaire-business-owners-extend-tax-credit"/>
  <lastmod>2026-03-11T10:19:38-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/aptc-passthru-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Republican Tax Plan: Millionaire Business Owners Get Tax Cuts, Small Business Owners’ Health Coverage Costs Spike</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-738</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-738"/>
  <lastmod>2025-03-28T16:21:10-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/social-security-stability-remains-at-risk</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/social-security-stability-remains-at-risk"/>
  <lastmod>2025-03-31T15:09:45-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock_000004678635_Large.jpg</image:loc>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/sweeping-federal-worker-layoffs-leave-states-reeling</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/sweeping-federal-worker-layoffs-leave-states-reeling"/>
  <lastmod>2025-04-01T10:36:44-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/Workers-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>More Than 8 in 10 Federal Workers Live Outside the Washington, D.C. Area</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/snap-food-assistance-is-a-sound-investment-in-our-nations-health-well-being-and-economy</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/snap-food-assistance-is-a-sound-investment-in-our-nations-health-well-being-and-economy"/>
  <lastmod>2025-04-04T13:35:46-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-182497963.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Grocery store checkout line</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-739</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-739"/>
  <lastmod>2025-04-04T14:18:59-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/advocates-must-hold-states-accountable-on-ai-given-trump-order</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/advocates-must-hold-states-accountable-on-ai-given-trump-order"/>
  <lastmod>2025-04-08T09:44:04-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock_85107225_XXXLARGE.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Using a laptop keyboard</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/the-2017-tax-law-did-not-boost-the-economy</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/the-2017-tax-law-did-not-boost-the-economy"/>
  <lastmod>2026-03-11T10:19:22-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/gdp-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: 2017 Tax Law Did Not Create Growth in Nation's Economy as Promised</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/shifting-federal-costs-for-food-assistance-health-care-other-priorities-to-states-would-cause</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/shifting-federal-costs-for-food-assistance-health-care-other-priorities-to-states-would-cause"/>
  <lastmod>2025-04-09T14:54:30-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock_000006183587_Large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>iStock_000006183587_Large.jpg</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/on-tax-day-reject-doge-led-cuts-to-the-irs-workforce-and-budget</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/on-tax-day-reject-doge-led-cuts-to-the-irs-workforce-and-budget"/>
  <lastmod>2025-04-10T10:38:36-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/staffing-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Reported IRS Staffing Cuts Could Lose $2.4 Trillion in Revenue Over Decade, Increase Annual Tax Gap by Over 25%</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-740</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-740"/>
  <lastmod>2025-04-11T15:49:27-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-and-doge-claim-power-to-falsely-list-living-persons-as-dead-in-social-security-records</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-and-doge-claim-power-to-falsely-list-living-persons-as-dead-in-social-security-records"/>
  <lastmod>2025-04-15T14:35:31-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock_25866400_XXLARGE.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Social Security Card and W2</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/republicans-claims-of-fraud-are-a-pretext-for-unpopular-and-drastic-medicaid-cuts</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/republicans-claims-of-fraud-are-a-pretext-for-unpopular-and-drastic-medicaid-cuts"/>
  <lastmod>2025-04-16T10:10:43-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-164755262.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Capitol Dome</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/dc-public-safety-executive-order-revives-failed-tough-on-crime-policies-ignores-proven</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/dc-public-safety-executive-order-revives-failed-tough-on-crime-policies-ignores-proven"/>
  <lastmod>2025-04-17T10:34:24-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-538807336.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>D.C. Row Houses</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/with-economic-risks-high-here-are-three-facts-to-remember-about-recessions</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/with-economic-risks-high-here-are-three-facts-to-remember-about-recessions"/>
  <lastmod>2025-04-17T11:22:51-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/Nonpandemic-recessions-defined-by-jobless-recoveries-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Last Three Non-Pandemic Recessions Defined by &quot;Jobless Recoveries&quot;</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-can-make-property-taxes-fairer-without-shortchanging-local-services</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-can-make-property-taxes-fairer-without-shortchanging-local-services"/>
  <lastmod>2025-06-25T13:49:21-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000008722409_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>istock_000008722409_large.jpg</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-741</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-741"/>
  <lastmod>2025-04-18T15:16:01-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/jobless-landing_720.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Black, Hispanic People Fared Worse in “Jobless Recoveries,” Given Labor Market Inequities</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/upcoming-tax-reform-bill-should-address-over-650000-children-in-veteran-families-who-are-left</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/upcoming-tax-reform-bill-should-address-over-650000-children-in-veteran-families-who-are-left"/>
  <lastmod>2026-03-11T10:18:47-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2025-04/vet-ctc-landing_Landing-01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Children in Veteran Families With Low Incomes Are Left Out of Full Child Tax Credit</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/irs-ice-agreement-weakening-privacy-protections-poses-risks-for-all-taxpayers</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/irs-ice-agreement-weakening-privacy-protections-poses-risks-for-all-taxpayers"/>
  <lastmod>2025-04-21T15:37:06-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-174879501.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>internal-revenue-service-building-with-name</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/immigrants-contribute-greatly-to-the-social-security-trust-funds-solvency</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/immigrants-contribute-greatly-to-the-social-security-trust-funds-solvency"/>
  <lastmod>2025-04-23T11:00:09-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/imm-landing_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Immigration Benefits the Social Security Trust Fund</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/emerging-tax-and-budget-bill-flunks-basic-rules-for-fighting-recessions</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/emerging-tax-and-budget-bill-flunks-basic-rules-for-fighting-recessions"/>
  <lastmod>2025-04-24T10:14:20-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/unemp-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Workers Are Unemployed Longer When Economy Is Weaker</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-742</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-742"/>
  <lastmod>2025-04-25T16:01:49-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-republicans-reportedly-planning-to-shift-billions-in-snap-costs-to-states</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-republicans-reportedly-planning-to-shift-billions-in-snap-costs-to-states"/>
  <lastmod>2025-04-28T16:35:10-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000018720613_large_1.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Calculating Grocery Bills</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/our-response-to-the-housing-crisis-must-include-rental-assistance-not-just-more-supply</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/our-response-to-the-housing-crisis-must-include-rental-assistance-not-just-more-supply"/>
  <lastmod>2026-03-04T12:21:55-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock_000001113565_large.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Rowhouses</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/republican-plans-to-slash-food-assistance-arent-about-program-integrity</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/republican-plans-to-slash-food-assistance-arent-about-program-integrity"/>
  <lastmod>2025-05-01T09:14:00-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock_000019968489_Double.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>hands-pushing-shopping-cart</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/unprecedented-use-of-special-government-employees-raises-serious-ethical-concerns</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/unprecedented-use-of-special-government-employees-raises-serious-ethical-concerns"/>
  <lastmod>2025-05-01T14:32:16-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-543827024_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>White House at Night</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/nearly-2-million-more-people-will-need-to-visit-social-security-offices-under-revised-policy</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/nearly-2-million-more-people-will-need-to-visit-social-security-offices-under-revised-policy"/>
  <lastmod>2025-05-02T11:33:35-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-587506108.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>iStock_587506108</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-743</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-743"/>
  <lastmod>2025-05-02T16:28:36-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-cuts-would-reduce-access-to-health-care-for-entire-communities</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/medicaid-cuts-would-reduce-access-to-health-care-for-entire-communities"/>
  <lastmod>2025-05-06T16:21:19-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-516181986.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>People in waiting room</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/five-reasons-lawmakers-should-reject-expansions-of-health-savings-accounts</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/five-reasons-lawmakers-should-reject-expansions-of-health-savings-accounts"/>
  <lastmod>2025-05-07T17:23:14-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/hsa-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Value of HSAs Skewed to the Wealthy, Compared to Value of PTCs That Primarily Help People With Low to Moderate Incomes</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/broad-property-tax-cuts-wont-provide-relief-to-those-most-impacted-by-high-housing-costs</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/broad-property-tax-cuts-wont-provide-relief-to-those-most-impacted-by-high-housing-costs"/>
  <lastmod>2026-03-04T12:22:10-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-173016230.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>iStock-173016230.jpg</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-administration-politicizing-social-security-administration-will-further-undermine</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-administration-politicizing-social-security-administration-will-further-undermine"/>
  <lastmod>2025-05-08T10:36:25-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/ssa-landing_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Leaked Plans Reveal Unprecedented Politicization of Social Security Administration</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/continued-freeze-of-greenhouse-gas-reduction-fund-threatens-climate-investments-in-vulnerable</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/continued-freeze-of-greenhouse-gas-reduction-fund-threatens-climate-investments-in-vulnerable"/>
  <lastmod>2025-05-09T11:28:28-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1399694331.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>iStock-1399694331.jpg</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-744</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-744"/>
  <lastmod>2025-05-09T16:03:47-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/more-frequent-medicaid-renewals-would-increase-errors-and-lead-eligible-people-to-lose-health</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/more-frequent-medicaid-renewals-would-increase-errors-and-lead-eligible-people-to-lose-health"/>
  <lastmod>2025-05-12T14:13:39-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/istock-651143122_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Stethoscope on money</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/how-house-republican-agenda-boosts-the-wealthy-does-little-or-worse-for-low-income-families</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/how-house-republican-agenda-boosts-the-wealthy-does-little-or-worse-for-low-income-families"/>
  <lastmod>2026-03-11T10:18:01-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/hsa-landing_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: House Republican Tax Plan Bestows Enormous Tax Cuts on Wealthy, Does Little for Low- and Moderate-Income Families</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/administrations-if-you-want-welfare-arguments-conceal-proposals-true-impact</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/administrations-if-you-want-welfare-arguments-conceal-proposals-true-impact"/>
  <lastmod>2026-05-14T15:50:46-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/stmt-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: House Republican Plan Would Take Health Care and Food Assistance Away from People to Pay for Tax Cuts for Wealthy</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-745</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-745"/>
  <lastmod>2025-05-16T13:36:33-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/stmt-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: House Republican Plan Would Take Health Care and Food Assistance Away from People to Pay for Tax Cuts for Wealthy</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-746</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-746"/>
  <lastmod>2025-05-23T14:14:40-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-747</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-747"/>
  <lastmod>2025-05-30T14:41:25-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-budget-would-slash-wic-fruit-and-vegetable-benefits-for-millions</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-budget-would-slash-wic-fruit-and-vegetable-benefits-for-millions"/>
  <lastmod>2025-06-10T14:47:59-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-600089144.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Pregnant Woman Shopping for Vegetables</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-republican-tax-bill-extends-and-expands-costly-tax-breaks-for-the-wealthy</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/house-republican-tax-bill-extends-and-expands-costly-tax-breaks-for-the-wealthy"/>
  <lastmod>2025-09-23T11:23:52-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1214623182.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>iStock-1214623182</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/turning-away-from-national-commitment-house-bill-takes-away-food-assistance-and-health</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/turning-away-from-national-commitment-house-bill-takes-away-food-assistance-and-health"/>
  <lastmod>2025-06-13T09:20:18-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1402514502.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Stock-1402514502.jpg</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-748</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-748"/>
  <lastmod>2025-12-17T08:46:33-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tracking-senate-action-on-tax-and-budget-reconciliation-plan</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/tracking-senate-action-on-tax-and-budget-reconciliation-plan"/>
  <lastmod>2025-11-12T11:13:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-639491684.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Senate podium</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-749</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-749"/>
  <lastmod>2025-06-13T16:25:17-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2025-06/5%20million_senate%20bill.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>More than 5 million people at risk of losing at least some of their food assistance under Senate Republican reconciliation bill</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/social-security-trust-funds-would-be-on-stronger-footing-if-not-for-trump-economic-immigration</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/social-security-trust-funds-would-be-on-stronger-footing-if-not-for-trump-economic-immigration"/>
  <lastmod>2025-06-18T16:20:05-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1396054810.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>iStock-1396054810.jpg</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-750</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-750"/>
  <lastmod>2025-06-23T08:33:30-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2025-06/GtNaZZdXAAAumGU.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Senate Republican Proposal Takes Food Assistance Away From Millions of People</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/unless-congress-acts-59000-additional-households-at-risk-of-homelessness</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/unless-congress-acts-59000-additional-households-at-risk-of-homelessness"/>
  <lastmod>2026-04-29T15:19:11-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-176777477.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Capitol building with dark clouds behind it</image:caption>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/vouchers_static.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>As Emergency Housing Vouchers Funding Nears Expiration, Thousands Face the Risk of Losing Their Homes</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/hiking-sales-taxes-to-cut-property-taxes-is-unfair-for-low-income-residents</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/hiking-sales-taxes-to-cut-property-taxes-is-unfair-for-low-income-residents"/>
  <lastmod>2025-06-25T13:48:35-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2025-06/6-25-25sfp_f0.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Majority of Households Pay More in Sales Tax Than Property Tax</image:title>
   <image:caption>Majority of Households Pay More in Sales Tax Than Property Tax</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-751</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-751"/>
  <lastmod>2026-07-22T10:35:17-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/administrations-recent-actions-severely-weaken-protections-and-eliminate-resources-for-people</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/administrations-recent-actions-severely-weaken-protections-and-eliminate-resources-for-people"/>
  <lastmod>2026-04-29T14:50:33-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1320059428.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Parent and child preparing food together</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-752</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-752"/>
  <lastmod>2025-07-03T14:33:26-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2025-07/coverage-loss-all-states-list.jpg</image:loc>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/targeted-reforms-are-the-best-way-to-promote-property-tax-equity-without-harming-local</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/targeted-reforms-are-the-best-way-to-promote-property-tax-equity-without-harming-local"/>
  <lastmod>2025-07-08T08:28:12-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-538807336.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>D.C. Row Houses</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-753</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-753"/>
  <lastmod>2025-07-11T16:24:39-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rescission-package-would-sabotage-recent-funding-deal-poison-future-negotiations</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/rescission-package-would-sabotage-recent-funding-deal-poison-future-negotiations"/>
  <lastmod>2025-07-18T15:15:27-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1497271375.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>iStock-1497271375.jpg</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-754</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-754"/>
  <lastmod>2025-07-18T16:33:18-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/Time-limits-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Time Limit Would Put More Than 3 Million People at Risk of Eviction and Homelessness</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-755</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-755"/>
  <lastmod>2026-04-09T17:50:09-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2025-07/extension_vs_final_bill.png</image:loc>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/contrary-to-administrations-misleading-claims-new-senior-deduction-doesnt-help-low-and-middle</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/contrary-to-administrations-misleading-claims-new-senior-deduction-doesnt-help-low-and-middle"/>
  <lastmod>2026-04-09T17:49:43-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/seniuors-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Harmful Republican Megabill's Senior Deduction Heavily Skewed to Wealthier Seniors, Leaves Out Low- and Middle Income</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-administration-plans-to-force-millions-more-seniors-and-people-with-disabilities-to</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-administration-plans-to-force-millions-more-seniors-and-people-with-disabilities-to"/>
  <lastmod>2025-07-31T14:19:14-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/ssa-burden-landing.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: By the Numbers: Burdensome New Restrictions for Social Security Beneficiaries</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/marketplace-enrollees-tell-congress-extend-the-enhanced-premium-tax-credits</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/marketplace-enrollees-tell-congress-extend-the-enhanced-premium-tax-credits"/>
  <lastmod>2025-11-18T12:09:06-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-1796947698_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Glucose Monitor</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-fully-funds-wic-but-serious-threats-to-nutrition-aid-remain</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/senate-fully-funds-wic-but-serious-threats-to-nutrition-aid-remain"/>
  <lastmod>2025-07-30T14:07:16-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-660504192.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>iStock-660504192.jpg</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-756</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-756"/>
  <lastmod>2025-08-01T14:02:18-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/hous-landing_0.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>In Focus: Without Funding Increase, 400,000+ More People Would Experience Housing Instability</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/state-and-local-policymakers-should-invest-in-state-funded-rental-assistance-to-solve-the</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/state-and-local-policymakers-should-invest-in-state-funded-rental-assistance-to-solve-the"/>
  <lastmod>2026-03-04T13:11:01-05:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/iStock-887291624_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Apartment complex</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-757</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-757"/>
  <lastmod>2025-08-08T14:14:10-04:00</lastmod>
  <priority>0.5</priority>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2025-08/8-7-25econ_f4.png</image:loc>
   <image:title>Job Recoveries Take Even Longer to Begin for Black Workers - Sometimes By Nearly Two Years</image:title>
   <image:caption>Job Recoveries Take Even Longer to Begin for Black Workers - Sometimes By Nearly Two Years</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-758</loc>
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