#COVIDRelief

Bob Greenstein

GreensteinCBPP

Let’s hope the new #COVIDRelief package released Tuesday by Senate Majority Leader McConnell is just an opening bid, as it falls seriously short in key areas and reflects some dubious

Claire Zippel

c_zippel

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-

Make the Road PA🦋

MakeTheRoadPA

BREAKING: After, PA’s catastrophic first Covid Rent Relief Program failed to distribute $101M of $175M allocated to help families, like Migreldi, budget documents reveal state legislators transferred the unspent $101M

Garrett Wymer

GarrettWKYT

The bad news: @WKYT News at 11 will start at midnight.The good news: That's still three minutes earlier than we started our 11 p.m. show last night. But you'll definitely

Claire Zippel

c_zippel

The number of people struggling to meet their basic needs spiked at the close of last year, per @uscensusbureau #HouseholdPulseSurvey data collected Dec. 9-21, 2020, just prior to passage of

Bob Greenstein

GreensteinCBPP

As the number of COVID cases continues rising at an alarming rate across the country and millions of people continue to struggle to pay the rent and afford food, it

Brynne Keith-Jennings

BrynneKJ

Thread: The nutrition provisions in the bill the House Education and Labor Committee is considering today as part of the #COVIDRelief package would help Americans struggling to afford enough food.

Peggy Bailey

PeggyBaileyDC

Thread: The Senate Republican #COVIDRelief package – no eviction moratorium extension, no #homelessness assistance, no eviction prevention, no new housing vouchers, no #RentReliefNow.https://www.cbpp.org/press/statements/greenstein-senate

Bob Greenstein

GreensteinCBPP

THREAD: President Trump’s new executive actions should deeply concern all Americans. They fall dramatically short of responding effectively to the enormous need across the country due to COVID-19 and the

Bob Greenstein

GreensteinCBPP

Yesterday, Senate Republicans unveiled their plan for the next #COVIDRelief package:https://www.cbpp.org/press/statements/greenstein-senate-republican-covid-relief-proposal-fails-to-meet-needs-of Their plan falls far short of meeting the ne

Cheryle Johnson

CheryleJ0806

I used to be an @GOP voter. I started life as an @TheDemocrats but as I grew older and worked in conservative environments later in life, my voting trended that

Danilo Leandro Trisi

TrisiDanilo

If you’re interested in long-term poverty trends by race & ethnicity, check out our new paper.Govt policies reduced poverty substantially over the last 5 decades, but more needs to be

Center on Budget

CenterOnBudget

Thread: Once again, the integrity of the #2020Census is under attack, as the Trump administration seeks to rush the count during a pandemic and suppress the count of immigrants. Last

Anna Bailey

AnnaKBailey

Later today, on his first day in office, President Biden will call on the #CDC to extend the national #EvictionMoratorium through March and help millions of people stay in their

Family Income Support Team at CBPP

TeamTANF_CBPP

Sobering analysis from @WashUSPI: among a sample of renters, half who received #TANF were evicted, compared to just 1.5% of those not receiving TANF. 1/7 https://socialpolicyinstitute.wustl.edu/cash-assistance-tanf-recipients-suffer-the-bru

Peggy Bailey

PeggyBaileyDC

Thread: Trump’s expected executive orders to (among other things) extend the eviction moratorium from the CARES Act are woefully inadequate for addressing renters’ hardship. People need help paying the rent.

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