Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesOpinion

Administration Plans for Mass Firings in a Shutdown Not Justified by Law or Prudent Management

Last week, the Trump Administration leaked a memo directing agencies to consider widespread firings of federal employees in ...
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Federal Data Are Disappearing as Statistical Agencies Face Budget Cuts and Political Pressure

Federal statistical agencies face increasingly overt politicization by the Trump Administration on top of chronic ...
Opinion
Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesOpinion

People With Low Incomes May Lose $0 Premium Plans — a Lifeline — Unless Congress Acts

Everyone should be able to get the health care they need to thrive, and for that to happen, it must be affordable, high quality, and easily accessible for all. Premium tax credit (PTC) ...
Opinion
Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesOpinion

The Administration and State Officials Should Take Steps to Keep WIC Operating During a Partial Government Shutdown

Reported White House statements imply that if the federal government partially shuts down on October 1, the WIC program will shut down almost immediately, meaning low-income families would lose ...