No question that a 1% increase in non-defense funding would not be sufficient to meet the country’s needs. Policymakers should take note. See our paper from David Reich cbpp.org/research/feder…

Project 2025 & House Republican policy agendas share common threads: drive up poverty & # of people without health coverage, disinvest in people, communities & the economy overall, & double down on tax cuts for wealthy & large corporations. See new CBPP analysis ⬇️

What is most striking in this year’s #Census data: the data again demonstrate that if policymakers made different choices/adopted common-sense measures like an expanded #ChildTaxCredit, fewer ppl would live in households that struggle to afford the basics. cbpp.org/press/statemen…