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News January 29, 2025

CBS News: What does Trump’s federal funding freeze mean for people who get aid?

“‘If it's resolved quickly, the aggregate economic effects for the first quarter will be modest, but it will matter a whole lot to people on the other side of …
News December 12, 2024

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell: Trump fails to comment on Musk’s plans for government cuts

“In Trump’s first term, he proposed cuts particularly in programs for people of need, including millions of hard-pressed working families, many of whom voted f…
News December 11, 2024

Marketplace: Escalating child care costs force women out of the work force

“'You’re asking young families to spend a college tuition to have their child taken care of,' said Lauren Bauer, an economist with the Brookings Institution. '…
News August 2, 2024

Time: We do need more moms in politics. JD Vance won’t get us there

“One way is by restoring the billions in childcare funding provided by the American Rescue Plan Act which expired in September, resulting in immediate increas…
News May 4, 2024

CNN: They have jobs but still need help to feed their families

“In addition to rising prices, another pressure for many middle class families is that their wages have not kept up with inflation as well as the pay of their …
News April 17, 2024

Axios: Who the U.S. economic safety net leaves behind

"While key tax breaks and support programs lift a significant percentage of children, parents and older Americans out of poverty, they barely move the needle o…
News December 22, 2023

POLITICO: States slow to opt into permanent summer meals program

“A 2020 study from The Hamilton Project, an economic policy group within the Brookings Institution, found preliminary evidence that the program meaningfully re…
News December 19, 2023

The New York Times: As need rises, housing aid hits lowest level in nearly 25 years

“In the past 40 years, entitlements have grown 15 times as fast as discretionary programs outside of defense, Robert Greenstein of the Brookings Institution ha…
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