Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesOpinion

Health Insurance Premium Spikes Imminent as Tax Credit Enhancements Set to Expire

If Congress waits until the end of the year to extend the enhancements, 1.5 million more people will be uninsured in 2026 ...
Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesOpinion

SNAP’s Contingency Reserve Is Available for Regular SNAP Benefits, as USDA and OMB Have Ruled in Past

The Administration must use all available options to fund November benefits for the 1 in 8 people in the U.S. who need SNAP ...
Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesOpinion

The Trump Administration Is Purposefully Inflicting Unnecessary Pain During the Shutdown

The Trump Administration is making the situation worse by taking unprecedented, and even illegal, steps during the shutdown ...
Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesOpinion

States Should Turn to Mansion Taxes to Raise Needed Revenue in 2026

Taxes work best when they ask more from those who have more to give and fund services that support our communities. Mansion ...
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

House Reconciliation Bill Proposes Deepest SNAP Cut in History, Would Take Food Assistance Away From Millions of Low-Income Families

House Reconciliation Bill Proposes Deepest SNAP Cut in History, Would Take Food Assistance Away From Millions of Low-Income Families More Than 2 Million Children Live in Households That Would Lose at ...