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The Hamilton Project at Brookings produces research and policy proposals on how to create a growing economy that benefits more Americans.
Washington, DC
Joined March 2010
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Who is participating in the labor market? . Who is not participating in the labor market, and why not? . @AvivaAronDine, Lauren Bauer, and Eileen Powell offer seven economic facts about prime-age labor force participation:
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Get ready for #JobsDay with a new set of economic facts about prime-age labor force participation:
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In a new @nytopinion piece, Hamilton Project Advisory Council members and former Treasury secretaries Robert E. Rubin and Lawrence H. Summers share their thoughts on the budget bill and the nation’s fiscal trajectory:
This bill is more budget busting than big and beautiful. We helped balance the budget but Trump’s plan unbalances our finances and our country. Read my @nytopinion piece with Bob Rubin. We were members of Bill Clinton’s economic team when the federal budget was balanced, the.
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RT @AvivaAronDine: Many working people will lose health care & SNAP due to struggles with work requirement documentation (paperwork). But m….
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Yesterday, USDA released FY24 SNAP payment error rates for states. Check out this data interactive that shows SNAP payment error rates by state from FY2003–24:
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Congress is considering stricter work requirements for SNAP and Medicaid. Lauren Bauer reviews the evidence:
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Changes in social programs over recent decades have markedly reduced poverty rates and the number of uninsured Americans, @econjared writes, citing work from @BobGreensteinDC: .
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WATCH: Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach warns that the budget bill’s state cost-sharing proposal would increase pressure on state budgets and the severity of economic downturns.
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RT @BrookingsInst: The House budget bill restricts states’ abilities to waive work requirements for SNAP when jobs are hard to find. These….
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SNAP not only helps to provide a basic need—resources to put food on the table—but it also helps stabilize and stimulate the economy. Lauren Bauer and Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach explain how the budget bill in front of the Senate could undermine that:
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RT @mtkonczal: Important point on the '80 hours a month' Medicaid requirements cutting health care for those who do work but can't control….
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The budget bill’s expanded SNAP work requirements could punish even those actively searching for work. Lauren Bauer joined PBS News Hour to discuss:
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The Senate is back in session and taking up the reconciliation bill. Prepare for the week ahead with recent THP analyses: .- .- .- .Stay tuned for more to come.
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Many low-income workers work in occupations with volatile wages and hours. Work requirements fail to acknowledge this volatility, penalizing even workers averaging 80+ hours monthly, Elizabeth Ananat, @agpines, and Olivia Howard write.
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RT @AvivaAronDine: A striking admission in Trump officials’ work requirements NYT op-ed: many working ppl who “work inconsistently througho….
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Our federal expenditures tracker, now updated with the latest Monthly Treasury Statement, lets you monitor funding to key programs and departments. Try it out:
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Congress is facing a choice on the Child Tax Credit, @BobGreensteinDC writes: Will they adopt lower-cost CTC changes that benefit children in low-income working families, or higher-cost changes that largely exclude them?
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Proposed cuts to safety net programs could roll back decades of progress on reducing poverty. @BobGreensteinDC joins @BrookingsInst’s The Current podcast to explain:
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Over recent decades, poverty rates have fallen considerably, and health care coverage has expanded markedly. A new paper from @BobGreensteinDC examines the role the safety net played:
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