Center on Budget
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Informing debates. Shaping policy. Producing results.
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Joined May 2009
17 million people losing health coverage and becoming uninsured is not "minutiae."
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RT @RachelIJacobson: Energy second only to deficit as reason public disapproves of OBBB. "By a 25-point margin, they oppose its removal of….
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RT @Katie_Bergh: "Perhaps this is the aim of the mind-numbing numbers and bureaucratic mumbo jumbo of the 'big, beautiful bill': to get sta….
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RT @Katie_Bergh: Parents who can't find steady work. Unemployed workers in their early 60s. Veterans struggling to transition to civilian l….
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RT @TyJonesCox: No matter the spin - research has shown over and over again that work requirements do not increase employment. They do not….
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As the Trump administration moves ahead with federal “RIF” staff cuts, CBPP’s Sam Berger explains, “The RIF authority doesn’t give you any extra ability to ignore congressional spending requirements.” #GreatRead via @washingtonpost:
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People who rely on education and veterans' programs are left waiting while the Trump administration withholds funds and bypasses Congress. #GreatRead via @Reuters:
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About 22 million people will face steep premium hikes and 4 million could lose health coverage altogether in 2026 unless policymakers extend enhanced premium tax credits. #GreatRead via @CNBC:
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RT @ChuckCBPP: Meanwhile, Trump and congressional Republicans just voted to eliminate the US’s main climate change policy - while also prop….
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RT @gbenga_ajilore: I don't know how you can talk about bipartisanship at a time when the Republican Congress are reneging on "bipartisan"….
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RT @gbenga_ajilore: Something I’ve been watching this week is the appropriations process, especially given concerns with rescissions and ot….
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#GreatRead via @rollcall highlighting that people relying on foreign aid and public media face cuts if the Senate approves the Trump administration’s $9.4 billion rescissions package:
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#GreatRead via @MSNBC on how the Trump administration's cuts left the Social Security Administration short-staffed, causing long waits and service disruptions:
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Trump's proposal to rescind $9.4B in previously approved spending could make it more difficult for Congress to fund the government in a bipartisan way. Funding bills generally require 60 votes in the Senate. A presidential rescission request needs only 51:
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RT @Brendan_Duke: 2 million tipped workers--about 40%--could be among those at risk of losing health coverage because of the #Medicaid and….
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RT @AnnaKBailey: At a time when need for rental assistance is greater than ever, we can't afford to go backwards. We need more rental assis….
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RT @WillPFischer: House Republicans are proposing a major cut to housing vouchers that would result in more homelessness & evictions. Congr….
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RT @zoeneuberger: Important update on #WIC funding⬇️ As the appropriations process unfolds, it will be critical for policymakers to adopt t….
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This week at CBPP, we focused on the #FederalBudget and #FederalTaxes, #StateBudgets and #StateTaxes, and #health.
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RT @JBalmaceda787: 1/ Stunning reversal: #PuertoRico's governor has announced the gov't will be reopening a bidding process for 800MW in te….
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RT @PeggyBaileyDC: Ending homelessness takes implementing common sense policies that we know work. These are all tested and proven lower t….
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