In the wake of another horrific shooting death in MN by federal immigration officers -on top of wrongful detentions, violence, & fear there & across the country- it is appropriate for the Senate to use the budget process to push for critical protections for people & communities.

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As the House nears a vote on extending the expired Premium Tax Credit enhancements, affordable health coverage is at stake. Our interactive map shows congressional district level estimates for rising out-of-pocket premiums faced by ACA marketplace enrollees nationwide: www.cbpp.org/research/hea...

This week, the House is expected to vote on a bill to extend the Premium Tax Credit enhancements. This would reduce 2026 premiums for the average #ACA marketplace enrollee by more than half, improving affordability for millions of people struggling with health costs. www.cbpp.org/research/hea...

New feature article from TNJ (nation's best student magazine): Inside Yale’s Quiet Reckoning with AI thenewjournalatyale.com/2025/10/insi...

Food assistance for low-income veterans isn't only at risk because of the shutdown. The Republican megabill's SNAP cuts specifically targeted veterans by eliminating their previous exemption from SNAP's harsh three-month time limit.

New working paper posted last week. This is one of my dissertation chapters, I estimate the effect of a major expansion of the federal EITC on measures of material hardship (it helps!). I’ll have a poster on this at #2025APPAM find me if you want to chat about it papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Groceries saw their biggest jump in nearly three years last month, a worrisome sign for inflation-weary shoppers. Tariffs are contributing to higher prices for imported staples like bananas and coffee.

Update on SNAP payments in D.C.: City officials tell me that the $30 million in local funds being used to cover SNAP will be fully paid out by next week. If federal funds start flowing before that, they may be able to make a swap and save some of the local funds being used.

Update: USDA revised their #SNAP contingency fund plan to provide households with a larger share of their November benefits. This is an important but inadequate step. Families need their full benefits to afford groceries & the Administration has the authority to provide them.

New data: CBPP analyzed USDA’s contingency fund spending plan & found it is only going to release 2/3 of the funding they committed to in court filings, cutting families’ SNAP benefits far more than necessary, violating USDA’s own regulations & shortchanging millions of families.

To comply with court order, Trump Regime to pay out enough money to fund SNAP benefits at 50% for November. More at www.patreon.com/posts/142745...

If you think your kids aren't old enough to hear about what's happening in this country, remember that there are millions of kids their same age who don't have that choice.

Families cannot afford further delays. The Administration must immediately release the contingency reserves and use their legal authority to transfer additional funds so families can get the full benefits they need to buy food as quickly as possible.

SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities. n.pr/48PNNIt

The Administration can and should take action immediately to ensure November #SNAP benefits go out on time. Nearly two-thirds of needed funds are available right now in the contingency fund. www.cbpp.org/blog/the-tru...

Not the point of the post, but it's extremely illegal for the Trump admin to not use the $6 billion in the SNAP contingency fund on benefits for November. In addition, USDA has broad transfer authority - like they used to make WIC whole - to help plug the gap (you need about $8 bn for the month).

The Administration is legally required to use contingency reserves to fund November benefits for the 1 in 8 Americans who need #SNAP to afford groceries, despite USDA Sec. Rollins’ claim that the Administration is unable to do so. My statement: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...

For DC, this combined with federal workers who are furloughed now needing to access the local food banks, will be devastating

Military members lined up at a food bank because Trump's shutdown means that people aren't getting paid. This video from @scrippsnews.bsky.social is getting wide circulation on Instagram, which is where I downloaded it from Don Lemon's account.

❗❗❗ You may have heard that USDA ended a long-running data collection on food insecurity and called it "redundant." Our friends @kcww.bsky.social and Isabel Pastoor at @ipums.bsky.social fact-checked that claim. Read what they found: blog.popdata.org/food-securit...

On Friday, Michigan's legislature approved a budget that allocates $270 million ($20 million from TANF + $250 million from the state's Healthy Michigan fund) to scale up #RxKids, the GI pilot that started in Flint, MI. www.freep.com/story/news/l...

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Premium tax credit enhancements help tipped workers, veterans, small business workers, farmers, and older people afford health coverage. Their premiums will soon spike and millions of them will lose coverage if the enhancements expire. (1/5)

The Trump Administration is defunding important surveys and undermining federal statistical agencies, suppressing data that would reveal the harmful effects of the Republican megabill’s deep cuts and leaving families’ struggles harder to track. www.cbpp.org/research/pov...

Without sufficient funding and freedom from political interference, the federal statistical system as we know it — and our ability to make economic and policy decisions based in reality — are in jeopardy. www.cbpp.org/research/pov...

Local officials charged with administering the country’s social safety net said changes in Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act will tax an already strained system.

SNAP-Ed supports nutrition and physical activity programming and public health initiatives for SNAP-eligible kids and adults in all 50 states + DC. On Sept 30, SNAP-Ed will end because of #OBBB. @tampabaytimes.bsky.social recently highlighted SNAP-Ed in Florida: www.tampabay.com/news/educati...

President Trump’s sweeping domestic policy law fundamentally alters how food stamps are funded. Some states warn that the entire SNAP program is at risk of being eliminated if legislatures cannot come up with their share.

Understanding government effectiveness starts with collecting the data. Hard not to see this as the Administration anticipating that they will want to hide the impact of their policy actions from the public. Congress must act to protect government accountability.

The Administration acknowledged that it will stop the survey that measures food insecurity, just as tariffs push up food prices and the deep cuts to food assistance enacted in July start to take effect. Congress must intervene to save these vital data. www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

In 2024, #SNAP, SSI, the #ChildTaxCredit, housing vouchers, and #Medicaid lifted millions out of poverty, but the harmful Republican megabill and Trump Administration plans cut/would cut them, taking food, housing, and income support from millions. www.cbpp.org/blog/analyzi...

Millions of women could lose #Medicaid or #SNAP under the harmful Republican megabill as new work requirements cut them off even if they work or care for family. “It is red tape that cuts people off,” says CBPP’s Katie Bergh. #GreatRead via @politico.com: www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Black unemployment rates are the canary in the coal mine and Black women are feeling the negatives of what’s likely coming first. My @centeronbudget.bsky.social colleague @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social explains.

Looking ahead to the annual release of Census data on poverty, income, and health coverage next week, here are five points to keep in mind about 2024’s numbers: www.cbpp.org/research/pov...

NEW: Congressional Budget Office analysis of who wins and loses in the GOP megabill. Top 10% gets $13,600 a year (2.7% increase in income) Bottom 10% *loses* $1,200 a year (3.1% drop in income) This isn't shared sacrifice--it's class warfare.

Our analysis of new information from CBO today: The harmful Republican megabill will result in about 4 million people, including 1 million kids, seeing their food assistance terminated or cut substantially. Some states could even end #SNAP entirely. cbo.gov/system/files...

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The grocery store is playing songs I burned onto CDs in high school and it’s hurting my feelings.

We do know what works & the new Exec Order not just allowing but incentivizing communities to actively harm people ISN’T IT! Helping people pay rent & giving them access to support services ends homelessness. We must protect people and join the fight against this inhumanity.

BREAKING: Trump’s new Executive Order directs states to treat homelessness and mental illness as crimes. Criminalization doesn’t help anyone – we need housing and healthcare, not handcuffs and budget cuts. #HousingNotHandcuffs Our statement: buff.ly/JlcAsF4

"The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations, ranging from minimum wage requirements for home health care workers and people with disabilities to standards governing exposure to harmful substances."

The House Appropriations Subcommittee for Commerce, Justice, Science & Related Agencies today marked up its FY2026 spending bill, allotting $1.677 billion to the Census Bureau. That’s well below the $2 billion Census stakeholders recommended. (2/7) thecensusproject.org/wp-content/u...

I was just informed that Denali National Park has a sled dog puppy cam and you might also need this information www.nps.gov/dena/learn/p...

The 2021 Child Tax Credit expansion involved automatic deposits of cash into bank accounts of most eligible families. Our study finds that this reduced administrative burdens & boosted CTC take-up, but disparities remained. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @pamherd.bsky.social 1/

Underappreciated aspect of Senate Republicans' unfunded mandate for SNAP: they're setting states up to fail. The amount is tied to a state's SNAP error rate. But the bill: -Cuts federal $ for strategies that reduce errors *in half* -Adds new & error-prone red tape requirements

Every major health system in Louisiana is warning Speaker Mike Johnson and the rest of the state’s congressional delegation that the Senate GOP’s planned Medicaid cuts “would be historic in their devastation.”