Congress Should Promptly Pass Core Provisions in SESA
I testified today before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing, and Community Opportunity on how some of the Section 8 Savings Act (SESA) self-sufficiency provisions are...
View ArticleChad Stone Testifies on Why Tax Reform is Not an Effective Tool for Speeding...
I testified before the Congressional Joint Economic Committee (JEC) at a hearing today examining how tax reform could help boost business investment and job creation. Here are the highlights: My...
View ArticleGreenstein on the Perils of a Balanced Budget Amendment
Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights today, Center President Robert Greenstein explained why a constitutional balanced...
View ArticleBernstein on Strengthening the Middle Class
Testifying before a House Education and Workforce Committee hearing today on “Expanding Opportunities for Job Creation,” CBPP Senior Fellow Jared Bernstein outlined policies to strengthen the middle...
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Bernstein on Income Inequality
Testifying at a Senate Budget Committee hearing today on “Assessing Inequality, Mobility, and Opportunity,” CBPP Senior Fellow Jared Bernstein explained that, “even with recent improvements in the job...
View ArticleProtecting Low-Income Families from Regressive Tax Increases
A smart proposal in Maryland would expand the state’s Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to help offset the impact on low-income families of several proposed tax increases. The proposed increases, in the...
View ArticleHow States Can Close Corporate Tax Shelters
Testifying last week before Maryland lawmakers, I explained why the state would benefit from joining the 23 states that have adopted a tax reform known as “combined reporting,” which treats a business...
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SNAP Working as Intended to Fight Hunger and Lift Families Out of Poverty
Testifying today before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture, Stacy Dean, the Center’s Vice President for Food Assistance Policy, explained that the Supplemental Nutrition...
View ArticleBernstein on the Safety Net, Work, and Poverty
CBPP Senior Fellow Jared Bernstein testified today at a House Ways and Means subcommittee hearing on how safety net and tax benefit programs affect recipients’ work incentives. Here’s an excerpt: For...
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