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2025 Budget Stakes: Cuts Would Widen Economic Disparities for Many People of Color
Republican proposals that Congress could act on this year, including spending cuts House Republicans are reportedly ...
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House Republican Budget’s $4.5 Trillion Tax Cut Doubles Down on Costly Failures of 2017 Tax Law
Following a presidential campaign in which Donald Trump promised to improve the economic circumstances of working families, ...
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In Case You Missed It.
This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget, federal taxes, the economy, food assistance, health, Social Security, and housing.On the federal budget, CBPP President ...
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Millions of Low-Income Households Would Lose Food Aid Under Proposed House Republican SNAP Cuts
Substantial cuts to SNAP would mean households with low incomes in every state would lose support they need to put food on ...
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House Budget Would Increase Costs and Hardship for Many While Providing Huge Tax Breaks for a Wealthy Few
The House Republican budget passed today calls for massive cuts in health coverage, food assistance, and help paying for ...
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Eliminating Taxation of Social Security Benefits Would Be Unwise
Social Security beneficiaries with higher incomes pay income tax on part of their benefits. Repealing the taxation of Social ...
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House Budget Economic Claims Don’t Add Up
The budget plan that the House is scheduled to consider this week would add to the deficit as it calls on committees to cut ...
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House Republican Budget Takes Away Health Care, Food Aid to Pay for Expanded Tax Cuts for Wealthy
In a party line vote, the Republican-controlled House Budget Committee advanced their budget resolution to move forward ...
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Trump Administration’s Disregard of Appropriations Legislation Jeopardizes Action on 2025 Funding
The Trump Administration’s series of unilateral actions undermining Congress’s constitutional authority over federal budget ...
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2025 Budget Stakes: Rural Communities Would Be Hurt by Proposed Policies and Cuts
A range of proposals, including a menu of spending cuts that House Republicans are reportedly considering, would take away or ...
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Under House Budget Plan, Debt Limit Would Likely Be Reached by Fall 2026 Despite Increase
If all of the policies assumed in the budget plan the House Budget Committee (HBC) approved on February 14 were enacted, the ...
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Understanding the Medicaid Payment Error Rate Measure
With Congress expected to consider large funding cuts to Medicaid and President Trump stating recently that he plans to “love ...