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The Hill: Ending WIC competitive bidding could harm millions of women and children
"Competitive bidding has saved WIC an average of $1.7 billion per year in recent years, all of which goes back into the program, enabling WIC to serve about 2 …
Marketplace: School lunches aren’t free to everyone anymore. Some advocates think they should be.
"Whereas programs that are universal, or nearly universal, do a better job of actually reaching the people who need them most. 'But you’ve got to recognize tha…
Associated Press: COVID-expanded child tax credit benefit nears lapse
"Robert Greenstein, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, compared the child tax credit to America’s signature safety net programs — Social Security,…
NBC News: Higher food costs make the math even harder for Americans on food stamps
"'The question is really what’s going to happen in the interim between now and the next annual inflation adjustment,' said Lauren Bauer, a fellow in economic s…
Wendy Edelberg testifies on raising revenue to invest in shared prosperity
Wendy Edelberg discusses the effects of the tax provisions being considered in the reconciliation package by Congress in response to the economic impacts of th…
Lauren Bauer testifies on the future of SNAP: Moving past the pandemic
On May 26, 2021, Lauren Bauer testified before the the U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department…
Robert Greenstein joins The Hamilton Project at Brookings
Robert Greenstein has been appointed as a Visiting Fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution, where he will be affiliated with The Hamilton Proje…
To target aid to the neediest families, we need to strengthen TANF
During the COVID-19 pandemic, broad-based income support through both direct checks and unemployment insurance have been essential in limiting the income losse…
