Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesOpinion

New Data Show Social Security Staff Cuts Harm Service Delivery in Every State

In just 15 months, the Trump Administration has pushed out more than 8,000 Social Security Administration (SSA) workers — ...
Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesOpinion

Block-Granting Not a Solution to Benefit Cliffs

Addressing program benefit cliffs requires additional resources to provide a longer, slower down-ramp in benefits, rather ...
Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesOpinion

Administration’s Last-Minute Restrictions Likely to Worsen Impact of Medicaid Work Requirement

The Trump Administration’s final rule implementing the new Medicaid work requirement makes major, last-minute policy shifts ...
Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesOpinion

Republican Megabill Implementation and Trump Administration Actions Will Deepen Harms for Black Households and Small Businesses

The Trump Administration and Republicans in Congress have adopted policies that adversely impact people of all races, ...
Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesOpinion

President Trump’s New Slush Fund Flagrantly Disregards Law to Serve His Personal Ends at Taxpayer Expense

The Trump Administration announced the creation of a $1.776 billion politically directed slush fund — sidestepping Congress ...
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

In Case You Missed It . . .

This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget, health, and food assistance. Katie Bergh posted a thread to X and Bluesky on provisions of the Republican megabill that have led to a decline in ...