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  1. Stimulus keeping more than 6m out of poverty in '09 & reducing severity of poverty for additional 33m: http://www.cbpp.org/t227 2:30 PM Dec 18th from web
  2. Estate-tax opponents falsely assert that family-owned farms & small businesses would benefit from its repeal: http://www.cbpp.org/t228 1:05 PM Dec 18th from web
  3. New Report: "Loss of Medicare Buy-In Not the Major Setback Some Assume" http://www.cbpp.org/t230 12:35 PM Dec 18th from web
  4. Proposed amendment to pending Senate health bill would be poorly targeted, inequitable, & difficult to understand http://www.cbpp.org/t223 11:08 AM Dec 18th from web
  5. Chart: "Economic Downturn, Financial Rescues, and Legacy of Bush Policies Drive Record Deficits" http://www.cbpp.org/t229 1:43 PM Dec 17th from web
  6. Must Read: "Estate Tax Repealed, But Hopefully Just For Now" by @TimFernholz in @theprospect http://bit.ly/8Upo43 12:11 PM Dec 17th from web
  7. New Report: Allowing Estate Tax to Expire Would Burden Family Farms and Small Businesses http://www.cbpp.org/t228 11:04 AM Dec 17th from web
  8. Housing assistance is cost-effective way to create & preserve jobs, should be included in future jobs legislation: http://www.cbpp.org/t224 10:15 AM Dec 17th from web
  9. Health insurance coverage for low-income parents continues to lag significantly behind children: http://bit.ly/8p8qsc 8:52 AM Dec 17th from web
  10. New Report: State-Level Data Show Recovery Act Protecting Millions From Poverty http://www.cbpp.org/t227 8:04 AM Dec 17th from web
  11. 15 states scaled back health insurance coverage for low-income families due to budget pressures in 2009: http://bit.ly/8p8qsc 1:50 PM Dec 16th from web
  12. Stimulus is delivering a boost to the economy during its most vulnerable period: http://www.cbpp.org/t226 12:17 PM Dec 16th from web
  13. Tax cuts enacted under Bush, wars, & economic downturn account for virtually entire deficit over next 10 years: http://www.cbpp.org/t226 10:25 AM Dec 16th from web
  14. 26 states advanced health coverage for low-income children, parents, and pregnant women in 2009: http://bit.ly/8p8qsc 8:00 AM Dec 16th from web
  15. New Report: "President Obama Largely Inherited Today’s Huge Deficits" http://www.cbpp.org/t226 7:23 AM Dec 16th from web
  16. Over past decade, substantial progress has been made on covering low-income families through Medicaid and CHIP: http://bit.ly/8p8qsc 2:30 PM Dec 15th from web
  17. New Podcast: "Homelessness and Rental Assistance in the Recession" http://www.cbpp.org/t225 Find it on iTunes: http://bit.ly/zc5j4 12:23 PM Dec 15th from web
  18. Greenstein column opinion piece in @washtimes today: "More Stimulus Requires Fiscal Relief" http://bit.ly/7clWDG 10:25 AM Dec 15th from web
  19. New Report: "Options For Jobs Legislation: Providing $1 Billion To Prevent Homelessness" http://www.cbpp.org/t224 8:43 AM Dec 15th from web
  20. Interested in healthcare, taxes, & anti-poverty policy issues? Check out our State Policy Fellowship Program http://www.cbpp.org/fellowship/ 2:31 PM Dec 14th from web
  • Name Center on Budget
  • Location Washington, D.C.
  • Web http://www.cbpp.org
  • Bio The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is a policy institute that examines federal and state fiscal policies.
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