Recent News About Center On Budget & Policy Priorities

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  Romig: 'Social Security is not going bankrupt'

  Kathleen Romig, director of Social Security and disability policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, recently emphasized the need for policymakers to address Social Security's funding shortfall while protecting promises to workers and beneficiaries.

  By Federal Newswire Report

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  CBPP Vice President: 'Top tax bill priority should be to ensure 19M kids in families with low incomes receive the full [Child Tax Credit]'

  A recent analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has shown that expanding the Child Tax Credit has emerged as a top tax priority in future economic legislation.

  By Federal Newswire Report

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  Romig: 'Social Security has done more to relieve poverty than any program in American history'

  The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities director of Social Security and disability policy recently issued a report stating Social Security benefits significantly reduce poverty in the United States, particularly among older adults and children.

  By Federal Newswire Report

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  Bergh: Impact from SNAP exemptions 'for certain vulnerable groups is more uncertain'

  The debt ceiling deal in Washington comes with food assistance changes that could harm some vulnerable populations but assist others, a Washington-based policy analyst said.

  By Federal Newswire Report

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