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Walz and Johnson Make Misleading Claims About Bill’s Impact on SNAP
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Republican and Democratic leaders have either downplayed or overstated the estimated impact of the House reconciliation bill on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that due to work requirements in the bill, 3.2 million people would lose all…
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Assessing Medicaid Coverage Losses Under House Reconciliation Bill
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Republicans say that able-bodied adults who don’t work would lose Medicaid coverage under the House tax-cuts-and-spending bill, while Democrats say the legislation would hurt vulnerable groups. The bill’s main target is those able-bodied adults, but other groups would lose coverage due to paperwork burdens and…
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Q&A on New COVID-19 Vaccine Policies
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In the past two weeks, U.S. public health authorities have skirted normal procedures and announced two major policy changes that will likely reduce access to COVID-19 vaccines and restrict use to higher-risk populations. On May 20, the Food and Drug Administration announced a new regulatory framework that suggests…
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Explaining Trump’s Claim of a ‘68%’ Tax Increase
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center estimates that, on average, Americans’ taxes would rise about 7.5% if the 2017 tax cuts are allowed to fully expire at the end of the year. But President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that if the Republican budget bill, called…