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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

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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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The Effect of Chairman Ryan's Radical Budget Plan on Medicare

Published: April 13, 2011, 8:52 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 22 seconds

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Governors Budgets Proposals: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Published: April 5, 2011, 5:28 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 17 seconds

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Radical Medicaid Proposals Could Add Millions to Ranks of Uninsured

Published: March 24, 2011, 5:16 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 59 seconds

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Basic Facts About State and Local Workers

Published: March 17, 2011, 7:15 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 38 seconds

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Improving the Delivery of Key Work Supports at this Critical Moment

Published: March 8, 2011, 9:25 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 37 seconds

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The February Unemployment Report and What It Means for the Economy

Published: March 4, 2011, 11:05 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 47 seconds

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Tax Cuts Worsening Wisconsin's Budget Problems

Published: March 1, 2011, 6:57 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 19 seconds

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Examining the President's Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2012

Published: Feb. 16, 2011, 10:16 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 29 seconds

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Troubling Trends in Governors' Budget Proposals

Published: Feb. 8, 2011, 6:48 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 17 seconds

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The Commerce Department's Report on GDP and What It Means for the Economy and Job Creation

Published: Feb. 1, 2011, 3:03 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 13 seconds

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Misunderstandings About State Debt and Pensions Create Unnecessary Alarm

Published: Jan. 25, 2011, 5:17 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 42 seconds

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Debunking False Claims About Health Reform's Impact on Jobs and the Deficit

Published: Jan. 18, 2011, 6:48 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 57 seconds

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The Impact of the New Budget Rules in the US House of Representatives

Published: Jan. 11, 2011, 7:44 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 47 seconds

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Rising Need, Falling Funding for TANF Program

Published: Dec. 21, 2010, 5:31 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 44 seconds

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The Recovery Act is Boosting the Economy

Published: Dec. 14, 2010, 3:02 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 53 seconds

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Housing Assistance at Risk for Struggling Families

Published: Dec. 7, 2010, 5:14 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 20 seconds

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The Impact of the Expiration of Federal Emergency Unemployment Benefits

Published: Nov. 30, 2010, 3:55 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 33 seconds

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Understanding Food Insecurity in the U.S.

Published: Nov. 23, 2010, 4:27 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 47 seconds

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Key Issues Facing Congress

Published: Nov. 16, 2010, 12:36 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 45 seconds

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Emergency Unemployment Insurance Benefits Remain Critical

Published: Nov. 9, 2010, 2:39 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 48 seconds

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State Ballot Initiatives Will Affect Public Services

Published: Nov. 2, 2010, 2:07 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 28 seconds

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States Continue to Feel Recession's Effects

Published: Oct. 26, 2010, 2:38 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 51 seconds

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Why There Won't Be a COLA in 2011

Published: Oct. 19, 2010, 1:49 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 13 seconds

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Deep Poverty Reaches Record High Nationwide

Published: Oct. 12, 2010, 2:12 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 43 seconds

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Understanding the Social Security Trust Funds

Published: Oct. 5, 2010, 2:25 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 40 seconds

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What the New Fiscal Year Means for Federal Programs

Published: Sept. 28, 2010, 12:10 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 4 seconds

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This Week's Health Care Milestone

Published: Sept. 21, 2010, 2:29 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 56 seconds

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Understanding the Census Bureau's Upcoming Report on Poverty

Published: Sept. 14, 2010, 2:49 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 6 seconds

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Next Steps on the Estate Tax

Published: Sept. 7, 2010, 2:26 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 56 seconds

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Upcoming Debate on Middle-Class and High-Income Tax Cuts

Published: Aug. 31, 2010, 3:52 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 9 seconds

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State Budget Crisis Continues Despite Surpluses

Published: Aug. 24, 2010, 2:17 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 34 seconds

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Social Security Reduces Poverty

Published: Aug. 17, 2010, 2:29 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 26 seconds

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What Seniors Should Know About the New Health Reform Law

Published: Aug. 10, 2010, 1:31 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 18 seconds

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Letting the High-Income Tax Cuts Expire

Published: Aug. 3, 2010, 2:32 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 23 seconds

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Health Reform Law Improves Access to Preventive Care Services

Published: July 27, 2010, 2:31 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes

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The Need for Extending the TANF Emergency Fund

Published: July 20, 2010, 2:04 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 35 seconds

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New Fiscal Year Brings More Tough Times for States

Published: July 13, 2010, 1:59 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 56 seconds

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Property Taxes

Published: July 6, 2010, 2:55 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 40 seconds

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CBPP on June Jobs Report

Published: July 2, 2010, 8:29 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 48 seconds

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New Health Insurance Option for Young Adults

Published: June 29, 2010, 2:28 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 4 seconds

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Unemployment Insurance

Published: June 22, 2010, 3:45 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 27 seconds

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New Ingredients Raising Costs for WIC Program

Published: June 15, 2010, 3:58 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 9 seconds

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The Recovery Act is Working

Published: June 8, 2010, 2:25 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 29 seconds

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CBPP on May Jobs Report

Published: June 4, 2010, 9:22 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 33 seconds

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How the Health Reform Law Reduces the Deficit, Part 1

Published: May 25, 2010, 7:14 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 53 seconds

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Climate Change Legislation and Low-Income Households

Published: May 18, 2010, 1:40 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 29 seconds

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Health Reform is a Good Deal for States

Published: May 11, 2010, 1:42 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 56 seconds

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CBPP on April Jobs Report

Published: May 7, 2010, 8:26 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 18 seconds

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Health Reform Myths & Realities: Episode 5

Published: May 7, 2010, 1:49 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 14 seconds

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State Budget Cuts Put Education Reforms at Risk

Published: May 4, 2010, 3:02 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 58 seconds

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Health Reform Myths & Realities: Episode 4

Published: April 30, 2010, 3:08 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 51 seconds

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Transforming Rental Assistance

Published: April 27, 2010, 2:39 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 23 seconds

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Health Reform Myths & Realities: Episode 3

Published: April 23, 2010, 2:16 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 12 seconds

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Health Reform Myths & Realities: Episode 2

Published: April 20, 2010, 2:45 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 10 seconds

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Health Reform Myths & Realities: Episode 1

Published: April 16, 2010, 4:21 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 45 seconds

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Federal Income Taxes At Historic Low

Published: April 15, 2010, 3:33 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 42 seconds

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Tax Trends for the Top 400 Taxpayers

Published: April 13, 2010, 3:14 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 9 seconds

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Where Do Our Federal Tax Dollars Go?

Published: April 6, 2010, 2:38 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes

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CBPP on March Jobs Report

Published: April 2, 2010, 5:33 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 36 seconds

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Avoiding Their Share: The Controversy over Amazon and Online Sales Taxes

Published: March 30, 2010, 6:47 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 19 seconds

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States Can't Stimulate Their Economies By Cutting Taxes

Published: March 23, 2010, 1:26 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 3 seconds

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Reconciliation and Health Reform

Published: March 16, 2010, 1:34 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 8 seconds

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The Recovery Act Creates Jobs and Boosts Economy

Published: March 9, 2010, 2:49 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 12 seconds

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CBPP on February Jobs Report

Published: March 5, 2010, 11:20 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 48 seconds

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The Hunger Free Schools Act

Published: March 2, 2010, 3:45 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 32 seconds

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Governors' Budget Proposals and the Economy

Published: Feb. 23, 2010, 2:58 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 44 seconds

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CBPP on January Jobs Report

Published: Feb. 16, 2010, 4:55 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 33 seconds

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The ABCs of State Budgets

Published: Feb. 9, 2010, 4:24 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 13 seconds

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The Earned Income Tax Credit

Published: Feb. 2, 2010, 3:37 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 36 seconds

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The Long-Term Budget Outlook

Published: Jan. 26, 2010, 5:42 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 12 seconds

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Robert Greenstein's Testimony on the Long-Term Budget Problem

Published: Jan. 21, 2010, 5:52 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 12 seconds

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Food Insecurity

Published: Jan. 19, 2010, 6:36 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 49 seconds

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Poverty and the Recovery Act

Published: Jan. 12, 2010, 4:34 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes

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CBPP on December Jobs Report

Published: Jan. 8, 2010, 7:40 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 21 seconds

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The Current Status of Health Reform

Published: Jan. 5, 2010, 4:12 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 27 seconds

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State Budget Crisis Puts Economic Recovery at Risk

Published: Dec. 29, 2009, 3:59 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 26 seconds

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Update on the Recovery Act

Published: Dec. 22, 2009, 5:53 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 4 seconds

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Homelessness and Rental Assistance in the Recession

Published: Dec. 15, 2009, 4:13 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 4 seconds

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The Impact of the Recession and the Recovery Act on Social Safety Net Programs

Published: Dec. 9, 2009, 6:46 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 55 seconds

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Understanding the Senate Health Reform Bill

Published: Dec. 8, 2009, 4:58 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 47 seconds

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CBPP on November Jobs Report

Published: Dec. 4, 2009, 11:54 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 6 seconds

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Disproving Claims that Medicare Cuts Don't Stick

Published: Dec. 4, 2009, 10:59 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 11 seconds

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The State Policy Fellowship Program

Published: Dec. 2, 2009, 9:19 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 10 seconds

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The Food Stamp Program

Published: Nov. 24, 2009, 4:09 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 8 seconds

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Understanding the House Health Reform Bill

Published: Nov. 17, 2009, 4:41 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 47 seconds

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CBPP on October Jobs Report

Published: Nov. 7, 2009, 12:49 a.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 35 seconds

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Maine and Washington Reject TABOR

Published: Nov. 5, 2009, 6:42 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 1 second

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Protecting Low-Income Consumers in Climate Change Legislation

Published: Nov. 3, 2009, 11:07 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 38 seconds

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Understanding the Senate Finance Committee's Health Reform Bill

Published: Oct. 27, 2009, 8:04 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 6 seconds

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Climate Change Testimony

Published: Oct. 21, 2009, 9:12 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 25 seconds

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Low-Income Consumers and the Kerry-Boxer Climate Bill

Published: Oct. 16, 2009, 9:56 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 32 seconds

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The Safety Net's Response to the Recession

Published: Oct. 8, 2009, 8:51 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 58 seconds

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TABOR's harmful effect on states

Published: Oct. 8, 2009, 8:09 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 47 seconds

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Edward Kleinbard and Lily Batchelder at the CAP/CBPP event

Published: Oct. 7, 2009, 9:54 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 20 seconds

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John Podesta's opening remarks at CAP/CBPP event

Published: Oct. 7, 2009, 9:23 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 6 seconds

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Robert Greenstein's opening remarks at CAP/CBPP event

Published: Oct. 7, 2009, 9:13 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 17 seconds

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CBPP on September Jobs Report

Published: Oct. 2, 2009, 8:59 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 21 seconds

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The Deficit, Debt, and Interest

Published: Sept. 23, 2009, 12:11 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 45 seconds

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Budget Reconciliation in Congress

Published: Sept. 15, 2009, 5:36 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 53 seconds

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Examining the 2008 Census Data on Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance

Published: Sept. 10, 2009, 7:11 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes

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CBPP on August Jobs Report

Published: Sept. 5, 2009, 2:04 a.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 54 seconds

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Understanding the New Budget Deficit Updates

Published: Aug. 27, 2009, 6:06 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 29 seconds

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High-Income Surcharge Can Help Pay for Health Reform

Published: Aug. 25, 2009, 7:53 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 43 seconds

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Correcting Myths About the Stimulus Bill

Published: Aug. 17, 2009, 8:43 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 44 seconds

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CBPP on July Jobs Report

Published: Aug. 10, 2009, 10:30 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 4 seconds

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Health Reform: Flaws of the Proposed Free Rider Employer Requirement Provision

Published: Aug. 6, 2009, 10:34 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 5 seconds

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Improving Consumer Relief in the Climate Change Bill

Published: July 30, 2009, 4:39 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes

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Policy Basic: The Estate Tax

Published: July 14, 2009, 10:15 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 4 seconds

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Policy Basic: Climate Change Legislation

Published: July 8, 2009, 4:08 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 51 seconds

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PAYGO Legislation

Published: June 26, 2009, 10 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 12 seconds

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May Jobs Report

Published: June 8, 2009, 4:21 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 11 seconds

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Strengthening the Federal Housing Voucher Program

Published: June 4, 2009, 4:45 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 56 seconds

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Social Security and Medicare Trustees' Reports

Published: May 13, 2009, 1:51 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 58 seconds

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Policy Basic: Where Do State Tax Dollars Go?

Published: May 7, 2009, 1:53 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 35 seconds

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Examining the President's 2010 Budget

Published: Feb. 28, 2009, 1:56 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 55 seconds

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Addressing Long-Term Deficits

Published: Dec. 17, 2008, 2:01 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes

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Latest Data on Poverty, Income, and Health Coverage

Published: Aug. 27, 2008, 2:04 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 47 seconds

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