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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) ...
Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesOpinion

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

Raising the prospect of mass layoffs as direct retaliation if Democrats do not accede to the House Republicans’ short-term ...
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 ...
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 ...