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 ABCs of state budgets, and the problems that many states face today because of the recession are discussed by the Deputy Director of the Center's State Fiscal Project, Jon Shure.
The Earned Income Tax Credit and how it helps low-wage workers and their families is discussed by John Wancheck, Coordinator of the Center's Earned Income Tax Credit Outreach campaign.
The long-term budget outlook is discussed by the Center's Director of Federal Fiscal Policy, Jim Horney.
Robert Greenstein discusses the long-term budget deficit before the House of Representatives Committee on the Budget on January 21, 2010.
How food insecurity affects families is discussed by Stacy Dean, the Center's Director of Food Assistance Policy.
A recent analysis of the effect of the Recovery Act on poverty is discussed by Arloc Sherman, the Center's Senior Researcher in the Welfare Reform and Income Support Division.
The jobs report for December is discussed by Chief Economist, Chad Stone.
The current status of health reform in Congress is discussed by the Center's Senior Health Fellow, Judy Solomon.
The state budget crisis and what it means for the national economy is discussed by the Deputy Director of the Center's State Fiscal Project, Jon Shure.
Two key provisions in the Recovery Act – unemployment insurance and COBRA – and suggestions for Congress are discussed by Chief Economist, Chad Stone.
The recession's impact on homelessness and how increased federal rental assistance can help struggling families are discussed by the Center's Senior Policy Analyst for Housing, Doug Rice.
Dr. LaDonna Pavetti, Director of the Center's Welfare Reform and Income Support Division, testifies on the safety net's response to the recession before the Budget Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives.
The health reform bill currently being debated by the Senate is discussed by Senior Health Fellow, Judy Solomon.
The jobs report for November is discussed by Chief Economist, Chad Stone
James Horney and Paul Van de Water, former senior CBO officials now at the Center, discuss their new analysis, which finds that recent claims that the House and Senate health bills are not really paid for — because the track record shows that Congress will never allow the bills' Medicare savings to take effect — are belied by the historical record. MIT health economist Jonathan Gruber assesses measures in the bills to restrain health care costs.
