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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...