Thread by @c_zippel, Almost a year into the pandemic, millions of people are still struggling [...]

Almost a year into the pandemic, millions of people are still struggling to put food on the table, make rent, and cover bills. Per #HouseholdPulseSurvey data collected Jan. 6-18: https://www.cbpp.org/blog/hardship-remains-high-latest-census-data-show

Hardship Remains High, Latest Census Data Show

Hardship remains high across the board although some measures halted their upward trend in early January, Census data released today show. Millions of people report that their household didn’t get

https://www.cbpp.org/blog/hardship-remains-high-latest-census-data-show

24 million adults (11%) said their household didn’t get enough to eat in the last week.
15 million renters (21%) weren’t caught up on rent.
80 million adults (35%) said their household had difficulty paying for usual expenses in the last week.

Policymakers must move quickly to deliver a robust #CovidRelief package to address widespread hardship and put the economy on the road to a complete and equitable recovery.

This week’s budget resolution is an important step to providing urgently needed #CovidRelief, as Joel Friedman @CenterOnBudget writes: https://www.cbpp.org/blog/budget-resolution-marks-important-step-toward-urgently-needed-covid-relief

Budget Resolution Marks Important Step Toward Urgently Needed COVID

The House and Senate this week are considering the budget resolution for fiscal year 2021, a first step toward enacting much-needed COVID relief using the fast-track “reconciliation” process for

https://www.cbpp.org/blog/budget-resolution-marks-important-step-toward-urgently-needed-covid-relief

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