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President of Center on Budget and Policy Priorities , formerly OMB/HHS, Nats fan, mom.
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The early days with a newborn are hard enough w/out making parents take an unnecessary trip to the Social Security office, which may be far away in a rural state — & may be understaffed or closed given the Admin’s plans to fire many Social Security Administration employees.

submitted 4 hours ago • 1 comment

Addressing toxins in our environment will take federal experts, regulations, and research. Caring for children and adults who are sick from toxins requires a strong #Medicaid program. Firing workers indiscriminately & slashing Medicaid won’t improve health. #CBPPJointAddress

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

A balanced budget? The House Budget Resolution’s tax cuts are so large that even with massive cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and student loans the budget would INCREASE the deficit. #CBPPJointAddress

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

An agenda to lower costs for families? The President has supported the House budget plan that would make it harder for families to afford health care, food and college. #CBPPJointAddress

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

When listening to the President's joint address to Congress tonight, it is worth comparing what he says to the House budget plan he endorsed.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

HHS makes decisions that affect the health & wellbeing of every one of us. This allows the Administration to make sweeping, reckless changes to policies at a moment’s notice w/out input from people who should have a voice: patients, parents, doctors, caregivers, and others.

submitted 6 days ago • 5 comments

Overnight, the Senate passed a partisan budget that lays a path for taking food assistance & health coverage away from people & making college more expensive -- to pay for defense & deportation funding &, later, costly tax cuts for the wealthy.  www.cbpp.org/press/statem...

submitted 13 days ago • 4 comments

I want to express my deep gratitude to @PaulNVandeWater as he marks his last day @CenterOnBudget. Paul’s expertise on Social Security, Medicare, health coverage, & more has been instrumental to our policy work throughout his many years here.

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

House R leaders are reportedly telling members not to worry about their budget plan’s deep cuts that would take health coverage & help buying groceries away from their constituents bc passing the resolution is just a 1st step in passing budget legislation. www.politico.com/live-updates...

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

The House Republican budget released today by Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington is an extreme giveaway to the wealthy at the expense of families who already have a hard time making ends meet.

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

A flurry of executive actions in recent weeks pose serious risks and concerns, and many are overtly unlawful. New @CenterOnBudget pieces explain the problems with DOGE access to the Treasury payment systems & illegal actions taken related to funding, regs, & citizenship.

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment