Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Summary: The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is one of the nation's premier policy organizations working at the federal and state levels on fiscal policy and public programs that affect low- and moderate-income families and individuals. The Center's podcasts feature policy experts who provide updates and background on key issues in the news. Additional audio and video can be found at http://www.cbpp.org/multimedia
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Podcasts:
The jobs report for June is discussed by Chief Economist, Chad Stone.
Health Policy Analyst Sarah Lueck discusses a provision in the new health reform law that will start helping young adults this fall.
Unemployment Insurance, a critical program that helps workers who lose their jobs and strengthens the economy, is discussed by Chief Economist, Chad Stone.
Zoë Neuberger, Senior Policy Analyst, discusses the federal food and nutrition program for women, infants and children known as WIC, and the increase in the program's costs because manufacturers are adding expensive but unproven ingredients to formula.
The latest information showing that the Recovery Act is creating jobs and the need to extend more aid to states is discussed by Senior Policy Analyst, Michael Leachman.
The jobs report for May is discussed by Chief Economist, Chad Stone.
Paul Van de Water, a Senior Fellow at the Center, discusses the sources of revenue in the new health reform law.
Paul Van de Water, a Senior Fellow at the Center, discusses how the health reform law saves money for the federal government.
The Center's Chief Economist, Chad Stone, discusses how the new Kerry-Lieberman climate change legislation will affect low-income households.
Policy Analyst, January Angeles, discusses how the Medicaid expansion in the new health reform law is a good deal for states.
The jobs report for April is discussed by Chief Economist, Chad Stone.
Jim Horney, Director of Federal Fiscal Policy, discusses the false claim that the law doesn't slow health costs because its coverage expansions will increase total national spending on health care.
Nick Johnson, Director of the Center's State Fiscal Project, discusses the risk that state budget problems will derail education reform.
Jim Horney, Director of Federal Fiscal Policy, discusses the false claim that the new health reform law's cost estimate should include the cost of preventing a cut in the amount that Medicare pays doctors.
Will Fischer, a Senior Policy Analyst at the Center, discusses the President's plan to preserve affordable housing.
