Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesOpinion

Trump Budget Fails to Offer Solutions, Raises Risk of Hasty, Harmful Cuts

President Trump’s 2027 budget, released today, isn’t a serious plan to address real issues facing families and the nation. It ...
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In Case You Missed It...

This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget, food assistance, health, and the economy.On the federal budget, Sharon ...
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New Data Show Marketplace Consumers Facing Higher Costs, Selecting Lower-Quality Coverage

New open enrollment data for 2026 show that people are paying much more for marketplace coverage following the expiration of ...
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How Many Weeks of Unemployment Compensation Are Available?

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization and policy institute that conducts research and analysis on a range of government policies and programs. It ...
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Five Questions to Ask in Trump’s 2027 Budget

If this year’s budget is broadly similar to the policies it has pursued so far and in its previous budgets, it will be a ...
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SNAP Works for America’s Children

While SNAP provides only a modest benefit, it forms a critical foundation for the health and well-being of America’s children.The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) delivers more ...
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WIC’s Critical Benefits Reach More of Those Eligible Than in Recent Years

The federally funded WIC program — the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children — improves ...
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A Record of Historic Harm in the First Year of Trump’s Second Term

The Trump Administration and congressional Republicans advanced one of the most radically regressive policy agendas in our nation’s history during the first year of President Trump’s second term. As a ...
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SNAP Helps Millions of Low-Wage Workers

Crucial Financial Support Assists Workers in Jobs with Low Wages, Volatile Income, and Few Benefits The nation’s largest anti-hunger program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, ...
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SNAP Costs and Caseloads Declining

SNAP spending, which rose substantially as a share of the economy (gross domestic product or GDP) in the wake of the Great Recession, fell for the second consecutive year in 2015, [1] following the ...
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Economic Downturn and Legacy of Bush Policies Continue to Drive Large Deficits

Federal deficits and debt have been sharply higher under President Obama, but the evidence continues to show that the Great Recession, President Bush’s tax cuts, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq ...
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The Case for Boosting SNAP Benefits in Next Major Economic Response Package

Policymakers are appropriately considering additional stimulus measures in the face of mounting job losses and other dire economic signs due to COVID-19. A top item on their list should be raising ...