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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…
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…
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…
Axios: Food insecurity spiked last year, new report shows
“So many households are struggling financially, even if their pay has gone up," says East, from The Hamilton Project, who has been studying pay increases. Now…
The Hill: Pressley presses big banks for updates on $30 billion in racial equity pledges
"The congresswomen cited a 2020 study from The Hamilton Project that found white households held 84 percent of the wealth in the country, despite accounting fo…
Bloomberg: US consumers near day of reckoning as pandemic cash stash shrinks
“So far at least, such signs of distress are not cause for alarm, according to Edelberg and Goulas of Brookings. But if financially strapped households rack up…
Science-based increase in SNAP benefits should result in a healthier citizenry
Bob Greenstein explains how an increase in SNAP benefits will benefit millions of Americans and should lead to a healthier, more productive citizenry and workf…
The Hill: Ending WIC competitive bidding could harm millions of women and children
"Competitive bidding has saved WIC an average of $1.7 billion per year in recent years, all of which goes back into the program, enabling WIC to serve about 2 …
