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This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget, state budgets and taxes, federal taxes, health, and the economy.
* On the federal budget, we released a series of blog posts on proposed Senate appropriations for 2020. Jennifer Beltrán explained ([link removed]) the harm that the Senate Appropriation Committee’s proposed cuts to the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education would cause; Kathleen Romig cautioned ([link removed]) against another cut to funding for Social Security operations; Dottie Rosenbaum recommended ([link removed]) that policymakers protect SNAP from funding shortfalls; Samantha Jacoby pointed out ([link removed]) that past IRS funding cuts weakened tax enforcement and collection, and recommended a funding boost for enforcement and operations support; and Douglas Rice
noted ([link removed]) that although housing aid was a rare bright spot in the Senate Appropriations Committee-approved bill to fund the departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, more is needed. Also, Richard Kogan, Paul N. Van de Water, and Kathleen Bryant detailed ([link removed]) the long-term budget outlook, which has improved substantially since 2010 but remains challenging.

* On state budgets and taxes, Erica Williams used ([link removed]) new Census data to show that income gains were uneven across states, as well as among racial and ethnic groups, in 2018.

* On federal taxes, during Hispanic Heritage Month, Jennifer Beltrán recognized ([link removed]) how expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit would boost incomes for millions of Latino households.

* On health, Kyle Hayes warned ([link removed]) that the Trump Administration's recent proclamation creating a new health coverage mandate for certain people seeking to immigrate lawfully to the United States will undermine health coverage. We updated ([link removed]) our timeline tracking the Trump Administration’s efforts to undermine the Affordable Care Act.

* On the economy, we updated ([link removed]) our chart book tracking the post-Great Recession economy.

Chart of the Week – Debt as Percent of Economy Rising More Slowly Than in 2010 Projection ([link removed])

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

The 5 states adopting the Trump administration’s healthcare plan for poor Americans paid more than $400 million just to process paperwork, government watchdog says ([link removed])
Business Insider
October 11, 2019

New evidence demonstrates that the public charge rule will harm immigrant families and others ([link removed])
Health Affairs
October 9, 2019

Federal court to hear arguments in case over Matt Bevin's Medicaid work requirements plan ([link removed])
Louisville Courier Journal
October 9, 2019

Lawsuits around US seek to block Trump’s public charge rule ([link removed])
Associated Press
October 8, 2019

Trump signed an executive order about how much he hates Medicare-for-all ([link removed])
Vox
October 7, 2019

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