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This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget, state budgets and taxes, the economy, health, food assistance, and Social Security.
* On the federal budget, Chuck Marr urged the Treasury Department and IRS to automatically provide stimulus payments to people receiving Supplemental Security Income and veterans’ benefits ([link removed]) . We also updated our backgrounder on the federal budget process ([link removed]) .
* On state budgets and taxes, we posted fact sheets detailing how states and localities will divide the fiscal relief ([link removed]) in the Coronavirus Relief Fund and how much states will receive through the Education Stabilization Fund ([link removed]) in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Recovery (CARES) Act. We also posted a fact sheet as part of our new “State Budget Watch” series tracking estimated state revenue shortfalls as states start grappling with a hit to tax collections ([link removed]) . Joshuah Marshall explained that tribal nations need more federal coronavirus relief ([link removed]) .
* On the economy, we updated our economic chart book ([link removed]) . We also updated our backgrounders on unemployment insurance ([link removed]) and how many weeks of unemployment compensation are available ([link removed]) . And we updated our coronavirus response roundup. ([link removed])
* On health, Aviva Aron-Dine urged Congress to reject attempts to weaken Medicaid protections ([link removed]) enacted in the bipartisan Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Jesse Cross-Call noted that despite COVID-19, some states are still blocking Medicaid expansion and seeking other restrictions ([link removed]) .
* On food assistance, Ed Bolen explained that unemployed workers can get SNAP throughout the current health emergency ([link removed]) . We posted a fact sheet showing that most states are easing SNAP participation rules, and many have opted to provide added benefits ([link removed]) . We updated our report calling on the Department of Agriculture and states to act quickly to deliver food assistance allowed by the Families First Act ([link removed]) .
* On Social Security, Chuck Marr noted that Social Security beneficiaries shouldn’t have to file a tax return to get their stimulus rebate ([link removed]) .

Chart of the Week — CARES Act Boosts Jobless Benefits in 2020 ([link removed])

A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of the highlights:

How Tea Party Budget Battles Left the National Emergency Medical Stockpile Unprepared for Coronavirus ([link removed])
ProPublica
April 3, 2020

10 million Americans filed for unemployment in the past two weeks. We need another massive stimulus bill. Now. ([link removed])
Business Insider
April 2, 2020

Filing for unemployment benefits? Read this first ([link removed])
CNN
April 2, 2020

Needy Will Face Hurdles to Getting Coronavirus Stimulus ([link removed])
New York Times
April 1, 2020

Social Security recipients who don’t usually file tax returns will automatically get $1,200 payments, Treasury says in reversal ([link removed])
Washington Post
April 1, 2020

Extended Tax Deadlines Make Balancing State Budgets Tricky ([link removed])
Bloomberg Tax
April 1, 2020

Leveraging SNAP to alleviate poverty — a proven policy approach needed now ([link removed])
The Hill
March 29, 2020

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