The 2025 reconciliation law’s Medicaid cuts target adults covered through ACA expansion, but the harms extend further. Children and indviduals who are pregnant or postpartum could also face coverage losses and reduced access to care: cbpp.org/research/healt…
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Too many low-income families are going without the help they need to afford food after deep SNAP cuts were enacted last year. The first step to prevent this from getting imminently worse: Congress must delay the SNAP cost shift before the end of the year. cbpp.org/blog/to-mitiga…
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Under the Trump administration’s proposed rollback of BBCE, a small increase in earnings could mean a family loses their entire SNAP benefit — leaving them worse off despite earning more. BBCE allows states to phase benefits out more gradually. (That’s why most states use it!)
The Trump Administration’s proposed rule would take SNAP away from more than 6 million people, primarily working families with children, as well as seniors and people with disabilities. Read @TyJonesCox’s statement on the proposal: cbpp.org/press/statemen…
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Already, 5.5 million people, including an estimated 2 million children, have lost SNAP since the 2025 reconciliation law was enacted. Congress must delay the law’s SNAP cost shift before year’s end to prevent further losses of food assistance. cbpp.org/blog/to-mitiga…
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One reason more people are expected to lose SNAP under this proposal to gut BBCE than under a similar proposal from 2019: more states, including very red ones, have adopted or expanded BBCE in recent years because it eases a benefit cliff & encourages work. For example, Ohio:
NEW: The USDA is proposing a new rule that they estimate will remove millions of people from SNAP.
The USDA says this is closing a "long-exploited loophole." Here's what we know in the @washingtonsun:
washingtonsun.com/administration…
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Can’t be said enough: The Trump administration’s own analysis is that this proposal would kick 6.3 million people off SNAP, including 1.78 million school-aged kids who would also lose automatic enrollment for free meals at school when they lose SNAP.
In the midterm elections, the public made clear to elected officials to focus on affordability. Instead, USDA today resurrected a harmful proposed rule that by their own estimates, would take SNAP food assistance from more than 6 million people. cbpp.org/press/statemen…
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Instead of addressing concerns about affordability, the Trump administration just issued a proposed rule that would take SNAP away from more than 6 million people — on top of the unprecedented cuts enacted in last year's Republican reconciliation law. cbpp.org/press/statemen…
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In the midterm elections, the public made clear to elected officials to focus on affordability. Instead, USDA today resurrected a harmful proposed rule that by their own estimates, would take SNAP food assistance from more than 6 million people. cbpp.org/press/statemen…
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The Trump Administration’s proposed rule would take SNAP away from more than 6 million people, primarily working families with children, as well as seniors and people with disabilities. Read @TyJonesCox’s statement on the proposal: cbpp.org/press/statemen…
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With people on the verge of having their health coverage taken away by the new Medicaid work requirement, a delay is essential and the calls for one are mounting
from 42 patient groups: lung.org/media/press-re…
and from 16 US senators (h/t @PunchbowlNews) punchbowl.news/wp-content/upl…
from 42 patient groups: lung.org/media/press-re…
and from 16 US senators (h/t @PunchbowlNews) punchbowl.news/wp-content/upl…
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Meeting basic needs shouldn’t be like a Jenga tower. For too many families, losing one piece makes your life tumble down. We should be able to help families with low incomes afford all the basics - health care, food, housing, etc.
azeconcenter.org/losing-your-ho…
azeconcenter.org/losing-your-ho…
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Breastfeeding can be challenging without the right support. WIC helps parents through counseling, peer support, access to breast pumps, and food benefits. Ashley Blair shares how WIC helped her overcome breastfeeding challenges and care for her children: cbpp.org/blog/wic-a-pow…
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“Outside of my own mother, I have never been cared for with so much compassion, patience, and understanding.” In this new @CenterOnBudget blog, Ashley Blair explains how WIC's hands-on, compassionate care transformed her breastfeeding experience.
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Nearly 1.2 million veterans lived in households receiving SNAP between 2022 and 2024. But the 2025 reconciliation law eliminated the work requirement exemption for veterans, putting many at risk of losing food assistance: cbpp.org/research/food-…
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This week at CBPP, we focused on housing, climate, and state revenue ballot measures: cbpp.org/blog/in-case-y…
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October #JobsDay numbers show job growth has increased with payrolls rising by 165,000. Unemployment fell slightly to 4.1%, and payrolls were revised upward by 84,000 for the months of August and September. (1/6)
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State & local govts need flexibility to raise revenue & fund vital services in good times and bad. In Colorado, California, and Utah, voters preserved that flexibility. In Iowa and North Carolina, they adopted new restrictions instead. Let’s break it down. cbpp.org/research/state…
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The Justice Department is stepping back from long-standing efforts to enforce disabled people’s right to access care in their communities. But decades of legal protections, including the Supreme Court’s Olmstead decision, remain in place. cbpp.org/research/feder…
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A GAO report confirms that the EPA illegally withheld $1.5 billion in climate and environmental funding Congress directed to communities facing greater exposure to environmental harms and climate change. cbpp.org/research/feder…
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Voters in Colorado, Washington, and California moved to raise or protect taxes on the wealthy that fund public services, while measures passed in other states could worsen fiscal pressures. Read Meg Wiehe’s statement on the state revenue ballot measures: cbpp.org/press/statemen…
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