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This week at CBPP, we focused on the new Census data on poverty, incomes, and health coverage; federal taxes; Social Security; housing; and the economy.
* On the new Census data, Robert Greenstein stressed ([link removed]) that although progress on poverty continued in 2018, more Americans were uninsured. Matt Broaddus detailed ([link removed]) how the improvements health coverage under the Affordable Care Act eroded in 2018. Danilo Trisi highlighted ([link removed]) that key programs the Trump Administration has targeted for cuts kept millions of Americans out of poverty last year.

* On federal taxes, Chuck Marr and Yixuan Huang showed ([link removed]) that women of color especially benefit from working family tax credits. We also updated ([link removed]) our backgrounder on federal tax expenditures.

* On Social Security, Kathleen Romig and Kathleen Bryant explained ([link removed]) that cutting Social Security to offset paid parental leave would weaken retirement security.

* On housing, Douglas Rice highlighted ([link removed]) a House bill that would make Housing Choice Vouchers available to more youth leaving foster care.

* On the economy, we updated our backgrounder ([link removed]) on how many weeks of unemployment compensation are available and our chart book ([link removed]) on the post-Great Recession economy.

Chart of the Week — Progress in Reducing Share of Americans Without Health Coverage Eroding ([link removed])

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

Study Shows Income Gap Between Rich and Poor Keeps Growing, With Deadly Effects ([link removed])
New York Times
September 10, 2019

U.S. Census Bureau Reports Poverty Rate Down, But Millions Still Poor ([link removed])
NPR
September 10, 2019

Breaking A 10-Year Streak, The Number Of Uninsured Americans Rises ([link removed])
Kaiser Health News
September 10, 2019

Poverty declines, but more are uninsured and household income is at a standstill, census data show ([link removed])
Los Angeles Times
September 10, 2019

Congress returns to face funding deadline ([link removed])
Marketplace
September 9, 2019

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