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Social Security has announced yet another reorganization. The devil will be in the details.
But the fact remains: Even after the reshuffling is complete, SSA will have thousands fewer and less experienced staff because of the deep cuts the Trump Admin made this year.
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But the fact remains: Even after the reshuffling is complete, SSA will have thousands fewer and less experienced staff because of the deep cuts the Trump Admin made this year.
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Reassignment Won’t Fix the Largest-Ever Social Security Staffing Cut
The Social Security Administration will have fewer and less experienced staff on the front lines serving the public with significantly less support, leading to worse outcomes for people who rely on So...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Social Security has announced yet another reorganization. The devil will be in the details.
But the fact remains: Even after the reshuffling is complete, SSA will have thousands fewer and less experienced staff because of the deep cuts the Trump Admin made this year.
www.cbpp.org/research/soc...
But the fact remains: Even after the reshuffling is complete, SSA will have thousands fewer and less experienced staff because of the deep cuts the Trump Admin made this year.
www.cbpp.org/research/soc...
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Now that the gov is reopened, appropriators should not only provide Social Security with adequate customer service funding, but also include enforceable measures to reverse deep staff cuts, lift service restrictions, improve transparency & secure our sensitive data.
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Congress Needs to Address the Trump Administration Turmoil at the Social Security Administration
Years of underfunding have forced the Social Security Administration (SSA) to serve the growing number of beneficiaries with fewer staff, creating customer service woes that the Trump Administration h...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Now that the gov is reopened, appropriators should not only provide Social Security with adequate customer service funding, but also include enforceable measures to reverse deep staff cuts, lift service restrictions, improve transparency & secure our sensitive data.
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Reports that the White House is working on a proposal to extend premium tax credit enhancements shows the Administration is acknowledging the urgent need to address premium spikes for millions of marketplace enrollees. But big questions remain.🧵
November 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Reports that the White House is working on a proposal to extend premium tax credit enhancements shows the Administration is acknowledging the urgent need to address premium spikes for millions of marketplace enrollees. But big questions remain.🧵
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Some recent Republican responses to the marketplace premium tax credit issue would shift more people to bronze plans with Health Savings Accounts as an alternative to silver plans with PTC enhancements and cost sharing reductions. So how do these plans stack up in real terms?
November 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Some recent Republican responses to the marketplace premium tax credit issue would shift more people to bronze plans with Health Savings Accounts as an alternative to silver plans with PTC enhancements and cost sharing reductions. So how do these plans stack up in real terms?
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The GAO released a report last week on health savings accounts (HSAs) reaffirming that HSAs do little to help people with low and moderate incomes – who would be hurt the most if Congress lets premium tax credit enhancements expire.
GAO-25-107480, HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS: Information on Features and Use,
and Characteristics of Account Holders
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November 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The GAO released a report last week on health savings accounts (HSAs) reaffirming that HSAs do little to help people with low and moderate incomes – who would be hurt the most if Congress lets premium tax credit enhancements expire.
The Trump Admin’s move to rescind the Biden-era public charge rule will cause fear and confusion among immigrants and their families, leading many to forgo needed health care, food, or other support out of concern it could affect their immigration status. www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
Trump Administration’s Move to Rescind Public Charge Rule Will Cause Fear, Confusion for Immigrants
November 19, 2025: The Trump Administration has moved to rescind the Biden Administration’s public charge rule, reigniting fear and confusion among people who are immigrants and their families. The pr...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The Trump Admin’s move to rescind the Biden-era public charge rule will cause fear and confusion among immigrants and their families, leading many to forgo needed health care, food, or other support out of concern it could affect their immigration status. www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
This week at CBPP, we focused on #health, #FoodAssistance, #StateBudgets and #StateTaxes, and #ClimateChange. www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case...
November 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
This week at CBPP, we focused on #health, #FoodAssistance, #StateBudgets and #StateTaxes, and #ClimateChange. www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case...
Tribal citizens who rely on #Medicaid for care at Indian Health Service and tribal facilities will be harmed if states respond to new funding pressures from the Republican megabill by cutting payments or services — cuts that wouldn’t save states any money. www.cbpp.org/blog/states-...
States Should Protect Medicaid Funding in Indian Country
Everyone should be able to see a doctor when they are sick, afford their prescriptions, and get the preventative care their family needs. For tribal citizens — people who are members of federally...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Tribal citizens who rely on #Medicaid for care at Indian Health Service and tribal facilities will be harmed if states respond to new funding pressures from the Republican megabill by cutting payments or services — cuts that wouldn’t save states any money. www.cbpp.org/blog/states-...
CBPP Chief Economist @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social provides analysis on the September jobs report, and details what's at stake when economic data is delayed.
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The September Jobs Report Is Out. But What Happens When Data Is Delayed?
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November 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
CBPP Chief Economist @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social provides analysis on the September jobs report, and details what's at stake when economic data is delayed.
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Here they go again: Republicans in Congress are reviving the ACA repeal debate. After enacting unprecedented cuts to Medicaid, they are looking for ways to eliminate federal premium tax credits that some help about 20M people afford marketplace plans.
November 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Here they go again: Republicans in Congress are reviving the ACA repeal debate. After enacting unprecedented cuts to Medicaid, they are looking for ways to eliminate federal premium tax credits that some help about 20M people afford marketplace plans.
ACA marketplace is open for enrollment. Double-check your info, compare plans before December 15, and respond to marketplace notices, so your coverage stays up to date.
November 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
ACA marketplace is open for enrollment. Double-check your info, compare plans before December 15, and respond to marketplace notices, so your coverage stays up to date.
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The Trump Administration is abandoning plans for the biggest-ever cut to Social Security Disability Insurance, which would have hit older workers hardest.
The rule would have devastated up to 1.5 million workers' financial stability, retirement security & access to health care.
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The rule would have devastated up to 1.5 million workers' financial stability, retirement security & access to health care.
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Social Security scraps plan to limit disability benefits after uproar
The policy would have fundamentally altered who qualifies for the two federal disability programs by eliminating or limiting a person’s age as a factor to consider.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The Trump Administration is abandoning plans for the biggest-ever cut to Social Security Disability Insurance, which would have hit older workers hardest.
The rule would have devastated up to 1.5 million workers' financial stability, retirement security & access to health care.
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The rule would have devastated up to 1.5 million workers' financial stability, retirement security & access to health care.
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Today, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on rising health care costs. But the real, urgent focus should be that 20 million people would face higher premium costs if the PTC enhancements expire at the end of the year.
Here’s how real people will are affected.
Here’s how real people will are affected.
November 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Today, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on rising health care costs. But the real, urgent focus should be that 20 million people would face higher premium costs if the PTC enhancements expire at the end of the year.
Here’s how real people will are affected.
Here’s how real people will are affected.
People who rely on #SNAP to afford groceries face new hardships as the Trump Administration cuts and withholds food assistance. @tyjonescox.bsky.social writes on how these actions put the Administration on the wrong side of history. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
Taking Away Food Assistance Puts the Trump Administration on the Wrong Side of History
The Trump Administration became so determined to deny people their SNAP benefits that it fought all the way to the Supreme Court, even though the funds were available and it had the legal authority to...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
People who rely on #SNAP to afford groceries face new hardships as the Trump Administration cuts and withholds food assistance. @tyjonescox.bsky.social writes on how these actions put the Administration on the wrong side of history. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
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After enacting the deepest #SNAP cuts in history & needlessly disrupting benefits during the shutdown, the Trump Administration is quietly advancing draft regulations to take SNAP away from millions more people – primarily working families with kids, seniors & disabled people.
November 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
After enacting the deepest #SNAP cuts in history & needlessly disrupting benefits during the shutdown, the Trump Administration is quietly advancing draft regulations to take SNAP away from millions more people – primarily working families with kids, seniors & disabled people.
By delaying or even denying disaster aid & gutting hazard mitigation programs, the Trump Administration has weakened preparation and response efforts, leaving climate-impacted communities—including people with low incomes & people of color—at greater risk. www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-a...
Trump Administration Actions Weakening Disaster Preparation and Response
Climate change is causing storms, wildfires, droughts, and floods to become more frequent and severe, and these hazards are the leading contributor to rising disaster costs across the country. The...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
By delaying or even denying disaster aid & gutting hazard mitigation programs, the Trump Administration has weakened preparation and response efforts, leaving climate-impacted communities—including people with low incomes & people of color—at greater risk. www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-a...
States can make climate-change fueled disasters less damaging: by applying for and using federal hazard mitigation funds both before and after disasters, and by adopting state-level policies that factor in future climate risks when investing in resilience. www.cbpp.org/research/cli...
States Should Use Funding Available Pre- and Post-Disaster to Build Long-Term Resilience to Climate Change
Executive SummaryWhat Can States Do?Foster cross-agency coordination on hazard mitigation and climate adaptationRequire consideration of future risk in hazard mitigation investmentsDirect hazard...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
States can make climate-change fueled disasters less damaging: by applying for and using federal hazard mitigation funds both before and after disasters, and by adopting state-level policies that factor in future climate risks when investing in resilience. www.cbpp.org/research/cli...
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S&P today downgraded New Fortress Energy, which manages key power generation in #PuertoRico, to selective default after the company missed a Nov. 17 interest payment and entered a forbearance deal on its 2029 secured notes. www.spglobal.com/ratings/en/r...
November 19, 2025 at 1:38 AM
S&P today downgraded New Fortress Energy, which manages key power generation in #PuertoRico, to selective default after the company missed a Nov. 17 interest payment and entered a forbearance deal on its 2029 secured notes. www.spglobal.com/ratings/en/r...
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My colleague @shelbytgonzales.bsky.social unpacks the new effort to rescind Biden Admin's #PublicCharge rule and how doing so will create fear and confusion among people who are immigrants and their families.
By moving to rescind the Biden Admin’s #PublicCharge rule, which largely restored long-standing policy after courts blocked a harmful rule put forward in the first Trump rule, the Administration is reigniting fear and confusion among people who are immigrants and their families.
November 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
My colleague @shelbytgonzales.bsky.social unpacks the new effort to rescind Biden Admin's #PublicCharge rule and how doing so will create fear and confusion among people who are immigrants and their families.
As millions shop for ACA marketplace coverage, vague proposals to replace premium tax credits with cash "accounts" would raise costs and leave people without affordable options; policymakers should extend proven tax credit enhancements instead. www.cbpp.org/blog/vague-o...
Vague Offers of Cash Fail to Address Looming Premium Spikes for Marketplace Enrollees
President Trump and some congressional Republicans have floated ending or cutting marketplace tax credits that help more than 20 million people afford coverage and instead giving people a fixed sum...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
As millions shop for ACA marketplace coverage, vague proposals to replace premium tax credits with cash "accounts" would raise costs and leave people without affordable options; policymakers should extend proven tax credit enhancements instead. www.cbpp.org/blog/vague-o...
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By moving to rescind the Biden Admin’s #PublicCharge rule, which largely restored long-standing policy after courts blocked a harmful rule put forward in the first Trump rule, the Administration is reigniting fear and confusion among people who are immigrants and their families.
November 18, 2025 at 2:02 AM
By moving to rescind the Biden Admin’s #PublicCharge rule, which largely restored long-standing policy after courts blocked a harmful rule put forward in the first Trump rule, the Administration is reigniting fear and confusion among people who are immigrants and their families.
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This is not rocket science - helping people pay rent ends homelessness. Stopping that help will cause people to lose their home.
This new HUD action, which threatens the housing stability of 170k people, will cause homelessness, not end it. It must be undone.
This new HUD action, which threatens the housing stability of 170k people, will cause homelessness, not end it. It must be undone.
🧵It’s official-@HUDgov is slashing overall permanent housing funds by roughly 2/3 in its main #homelessness solutions program–the Continuum of Care(CoC). If Congress doesn’t undo this harmful change, over 170K formerly unhoused people will lose housing assistance next year.
November 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
This is not rocket science - helping people pay rent ends homelessness. Stopping that help will cause people to lose their home.
This new HUD action, which threatens the housing stability of 170k people, will cause homelessness, not end it. It must be undone.
This new HUD action, which threatens the housing stability of 170k people, will cause homelessness, not end it. It must be undone.
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On Friday, USDA reiterated that states were required to implement many of the megabill's SNAP cuts—major changes impacting millions of people—on the day it became law, with a grace period that ended 11/1. States won't get more time before they start being penalized for errors.
November 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
On Friday, USDA reiterated that states were required to implement many of the megabill's SNAP cuts—major changes impacting millions of people—on the day it became law, with a grace period that ended 11/1. States won't get more time before they start being penalized for errors.
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HUD is changing how homelessness funding works in ways that will return people to the streets, leave supportive housing on the brink, and further strain already decimated state and local budgets:
🧵It’s official-@HUDgov is slashing overall permanent housing funds by roughly 2/3 in its main #homelessness solutions program–the Continuum of Care(CoC). If Congress doesn’t undo this harmful change, over 170K formerly unhoused people will lose housing assistance next year.
November 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
HUD is changing how homelessness funding works in ways that will return people to the streets, leave supportive housing on the brink, and further strain already decimated state and local budgets:
With the harmful Republican megabill shifting costs to states, lawmakers must raise new revenues and protect existing ones to safeguard health care, food assistance, and other vital services while building stronger, more equitable communities. www.cbpp.org/blog/states-...
States Must Prioritize Revenue to Support People and Communities in Wake of Harmful Republican Megabill
As states move closer to their 2026 legislative sessions, lawmakers nationwide are grappling with how to respond to fallout from recent federal policies, including this July’s harmful Republican...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
With the harmful Republican megabill shifting costs to states, lawmakers must raise new revenues and protect existing ones to safeguard health care, food assistance, and other vital services while building stronger, more equitable communities. www.cbpp.org/blog/states-...