Shannon Buckingham
@shannonbuckingham.bsky.social
SVP for Communications at CBPP. Former OMB Comms. Mom, Hoya, Hill is home.
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Firing federal employees during a shutdown is not only illegal but must be seen for what it is: blatant extortion.
The Trump Administration is using working people and their families as pawns in a power play with no concern for who gets hurt.
The Trump Administration is using working people and their families as pawns in a power play with no concern for who gets hurt.
October 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Firing federal employees during a shutdown is not only illegal but must be seen for what it is: blatant extortion.
The Trump Administration is using working people and their families as pawns in a power play with no concern for who gets hurt.
The Trump Administration is using working people and their families as pawns in a power play with no concern for who gets hurt.
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Make no mistake-- today’s Supreme Court ruling does not end constitutionally guaranteed birthright citizenship. However, the SCOTUS has ruled against the injunctions that have been blocking The Trump Administration’s birthright citizenship EO from being implemented nationwide.
June 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Make no mistake-- today’s Supreme Court ruling does not end constitutionally guaranteed birthright citizenship. However, the SCOTUS has ruled against the injunctions that have been blocking The Trump Administration’s birthright citizenship EO from being implemented nationwide.
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Medicaid cuts in the House E & C Cmte bill would take health coverage away from millions by slashing hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funds. Loss of coverage means diseases go untreated & families face exorbitant medical debt.🧵 energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chairm...
May 12, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Medicaid cuts in the House E & C Cmte bill would take health coverage away from millions by slashing hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funds. Loss of coverage means diseases go untreated & families face exorbitant medical debt.🧵 energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chairm...
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House Republican plan would harm 4.5 million U.S. citizen children by stripping away their access to the Child Tax Credit if either of their parents file taxes w/o an SSN: cmsny.org/publications...
New Estimates of the Number of United States Citizen and Legal Permanent Resident Children Who May Lose Eligibility for the Child Tax Credit - The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS)
This fact sheet provides new estimates of the number of American citizen and legal permanent resident children who could lose eligibility for the federal Child Tax Credit if proposals currently consid...
cmsny.org
May 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
House Republican plan would harm 4.5 million U.S. citizen children by stripping away their access to the Child Tax Credit if either of their parents file taxes w/o an SSN: cmsny.org/publications...
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The President left out "for the wealthy' when talking about the tax cuts he supports. His proposals, which are included in the House budget resolution, cut taxes for the top 1% and pay for it by cutting food assistance and Medicaid. #CBPPJointAddress
March 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
The President left out "for the wealthy' when talking about the tax cuts he supports. His proposals, which are included in the House budget resolution, cut taxes for the top 1% and pay for it by cutting food assistance and Medicaid. #CBPPJointAddress
How to keep kids healthy & strong: protect and strengthen Medicaid health coverage and food assistance through SNAP. Don't slash them to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy www.cbpp.org/press/statem...
March 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
How to keep kids healthy & strong: protect and strengthen Medicaid health coverage and food assistance through SNAP. Don't slash them to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy www.cbpp.org/press/statem...
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An agenda to lower costs for families? The President has supported the House budget plan that would make it harder for families to afford health care, food and college. #CBPPJointAddress
March 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
An agenda to lower costs for families? The President has supported the House budget plan that would make it harder for families to afford health care, food and college. #CBPPJointAddress
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A balanced budget? The House Budget Resolution’s tax cuts are so large that even with massive cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and student loans the budget would INCREASE the deficit. #CBPPJointAddress
March 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
A balanced budget? The House Budget Resolution’s tax cuts are so large that even with massive cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and student loans the budget would INCREASE the deficit. #CBPPJointAddress
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“Today interest rates took a big beautiful drop”
That’s because the stock market did!
That’s because the stock market did!
March 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
“Today interest rates took a big beautiful drop”
That’s because the stock market did!
That’s because the stock market did!
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Trump promises tax cuts for everyone.
The tax increases he imposed today would wipe out any tax cuts the bottom of 40% of Americans would receive.
This doesn’t count additional import taxes he’s considering or the cuts to Medicaid and nutrition assistance.
The tax increases he imposed today would wipe out any tax cuts the bottom of 40% of Americans would receive.
This doesn’t count additional import taxes he’s considering or the cuts to Medicaid and nutrition assistance.
March 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Trump promises tax cuts for everyone.
The tax increases he imposed today would wipe out any tax cuts the bottom of 40% of Americans would receive.
This doesn’t count additional import taxes he’s considering or the cuts to Medicaid and nutrition assistance.
The tax increases he imposed today would wipe out any tax cuts the bottom of 40% of Americans would receive.
This doesn’t count additional import taxes he’s considering or the cuts to Medicaid and nutrition assistance.
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Speaking of investments...Since the IRA was passed, companies have announced and advanced 751 new clean energy projects totaling 406,007 new jobs and over $422 billion in investments across 48 states and Puerto Rico. t.co/213LZ3M5Pp
https://climatepower.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/January-2025-Clean-Energy-Boom-Report.pdf
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March 5, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Speaking of investments...Since the IRA was passed, companies have announced and advanced 751 new clean energy projects totaling 406,007 new jobs and over $422 billion in investments across 48 states and Puerto Rico. t.co/213LZ3M5Pp
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As we listen to President Trump paint a dark & misleading picture about immigrants in his joint address to Congress, I’m reminded that our lives are interconnected with immigrants in direct & indirect ways.
March 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
As we listen to President Trump paint a dark & misleading picture about immigrants in his joint address to Congress, I’m reminded that our lives are interconnected with immigrants in direct & indirect ways.
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The fact that Trump would blatantly lie people age 100+ receiving Social Security is scary.
Either he *grossly* misunderstands what's in Social Security data, despite being debunked by his own acting Commissioner.
Or, it's a pretext for slashing earned benefits for people who are very much alive.
Either he *grossly* misunderstands what's in Social Security data, despite being debunked by his own acting Commissioner.
Or, it's a pretext for slashing earned benefits for people who are very much alive.
March 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The fact that Trump would blatantly lie people age 100+ receiving Social Security is scary.
Either he *grossly* misunderstands what's in Social Security data, despite being debunked by his own acting Commissioner.
Or, it's a pretext for slashing earned benefits for people who are very much alive.
Either he *grossly* misunderstands what's in Social Security data, despite being debunked by his own acting Commissioner.
Or, it's a pretext for slashing earned benefits for people who are very much alive.
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These are blatant and widely debunked lies about Social Security.
March 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
These are blatant and widely debunked lies about Social Security.
Heartbreaking and senseless.
Among those fired from Social Security's Office of Transformation is the woman leading the effort to identify and enroll child survivors.
These kids experienced the death of a parent, but they aren't getting the Social Security benefits their parents earned. 🧵
www.govexec.com/management/2...
These kids experienced the death of a parent, but they aren't getting the Social Security benefits their parents earned. 🧵
www.govexec.com/management/2...
Social Security shutters its civil rights and transformation offices
Among the people affected are those managing the agency’s website, a front door to services for Americans online.
www.govexec.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Heartbreaking and senseless.
@sharonparrott.bsky.social on last night's Senate vote setting the path to take health coverage & help buying groceries away from people to pay for huge, costly tax cuts for the wealthy -- with a look ahead to potential House vote next week.
Overnight, the Senate passed a partisan budget that lays a path for taking food assistance & health coverage away from people & making college more expensive -- to pay for defense & deportation funding &, later, costly tax cuts for the wealthy.
www.cbpp.org/press/statem...
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Senate Republicans’ Opaque Budget Resolution Points in Troubling Direction | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
The budget framework lays a path for a future budget bill that could pay for increased military and homeland security spending with harmful policies that take food assistance and health coverage away ...
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February 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
@sharonparrott.bsky.social on last night's Senate vote setting the path to take health coverage & help buying groceries away from people to pay for huge, costly tax cuts for the wealthy -- with a look ahead to potential House vote next week.
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Important: If Republicans refuse to extend improved tax credits for people who use the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, 3.8 million people will become uninsured and nearly 20 million people will face higher premium costs. wapo.st/4ihkHE9
Democrats propose deal to GOP extending Affordable Care Act subsidies by a year
The offer, made Thursday night, would prevent 2.2 million people from losing health coverage, according to new Congressional Budget Office estimates.
wapo.st
December 6, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Important: If Republicans refuse to extend improved tax credits for people who use the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, 3.8 million people will become uninsured and nearly 20 million people will face higher premium costs. wapo.st/4ihkHE9
This is not an agenda that lowers costs for people.
If improved tax credits for the ACA marketplace expire, ~20 million people – in every state and congressional district – will have to pay an average of $700 extra in annual premiums to keep their coverage. www.cbpp.org/research/hea...
Premium Tax Credit Improvements Must Be Extended to Prevent Steep Rise in Health Care Costs | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Improvements to premium tax credits, enacted in the American Rescue Plan and extended by the Inflation Reduction Act, have helped nearly 20 million people afford health coverage in the Affordable...
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November 14, 2024 at 5:00 PM
This is not an agenda that lowers costs for people.
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NEW Paper: The deep corporate tax rate cut was the centerpiece of the 2017 Trump tax law. Like the overall law, it was skewed in favor of wealthy people, very expensive, and failed to deliver on its promises. It needs to be revisited
www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
March 21, 2024 at 4:03 PM
NEW Paper: The deep corporate tax rate cut was the centerpiece of the 2017 Trump tax law. Like the overall law, it was skewed in favor of wealthy people, very expensive, and failed to deliver on its promises. It needs to be revisited
www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
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When Speaker Johnson was asked today on CNBC about his support for a fiscal commission he said, “the catch is you want to make sure that they don’t go in with the idea that they would be raising taxes,” & he reiterated his support for more tax cuts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPrR...,
Speaker Johnson Joins CNBC Squawk Box
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March 21, 2024 at 7:09 PM
When Speaker Johnson was asked today on CNBC about his support for a fiscal commission he said, “the catch is you want to make sure that they don’t go in with the idea that they would be raising taxes,” & he reiterated his support for more tax cuts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPrR...,