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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Podcast

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- a...

Episodes

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

Paul Van de Water, Senior Fellow, discusses how Chairman Paul Ryan's budget plan would affect Medicare.

4:22Apr 13, 2011

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

Erica Williams, Policy Analyst with the Center's State Fiscal Project discusses how proposed budgets put forth by many governors would great...

3:17Apr 5, 2011

Radical Medicaid Proposals Could Add Millions to Ranks of Uninsured

Edwin Park, Vice President for Health Policy, discusses how Medicaid block grant proposals would harm seniors, children, and people with dis...

4:59Mar 24, 2011

Basic Facts About State and Local Workers

Liz McNichol, Senior Fellow with the Center's State Fiscal Project discusses the facts about state and local workers: who they are, what the...

3:38Mar 17, 2011

Improving the Delivery of Key Work Supports at this Critical Moment

Stacy Dean, Vice President for Food Assistance Policy, and Dottie Rosenbaum, Senior Analyst, discuss the Work Support Strategies Initiative...

8:37Mar 8, 2011

The February Unemployment Report and What It Means for the Economy

The jobs report for February is discussed by Chief Economist, Chad Stone.

2:47Mar 4, 2011

Tax Cuts Worsening Wisconsin's Budget Problems

Nick Johnson, Vice President for State Fiscal Policy discusses the budget situation in Wisconsin.

4:19Mar 1, 2011

Examining the President's Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2012

James Horney, the Center's Vice President for Federal Fiscal Policy, discusses the President's budget proposal for fiscal year 2012.

4:29Feb 16, 2011

Troubling Trends in Governors' Budget Proposals

Erica Williams, policy analyst with the Center's State Fiscal Project, discusses troubling trends in governors' new budget proposals.

4:17Feb 8, 2011

CBPP on January Jobs Report

The jobs report for January is discussed by Chief Economist, Chad Stone.

3:08Feb 4, 2011

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

Chad Stone, the Center's Chief Economist, discusses what the Commerce Department's new report on gross domestic product means for the econom...

3:13Feb 1, 2011

Misunderstandings About State Debt and Pensions Create Unnecessary Alarm

Senior advisor Iris Lav discusses misconceptions concerning bond debt, pensions and other challenges facing states.

4:42Jan 25, 2011

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

Senior Fellow Paul Van de Water discusses myths about health reform's impact on jobs and the deficit.

3:57Jan 18, 2011

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

Jim Horney, the Center's Director of Federal Fiscal Policy, discusses the new budget rules in the U.S. House of Representatives.

3:47Jan 11, 2011

CBPP on December Jobs Report

The jobs report for December is discussed by Chief Economist, Chad Stone.

3:29Jan 7, 2011

Rising Need, Falling Funding for TANF Program

Director of the Center's Welfare Reform and Income Support Division, Dr. LaDonna Pavetti, talks about cuts to the safety net despite the ris...

4:44Dec 21, 2010

The Recovery Act is Boosting the Economy

Michael Leachman, Assistant Director of the Center's State Fiscal Project, discusses the latest information showing that the Recovery Act is...

3:53Dec 14, 2010

Housing Assistance at Risk for Struggling Families

Senior Policy Analyst Doug Rice discusses proposed funding cuts that could cause tens of thousands of low-income families to lose housing as...

3:20Dec 7, 2010

CBPP on November Jobs Report

The jobs report for November is discussed by Chief Economist, Chad Stone.

3:57Dec 3, 2010

The Impact of the Expiration of Federal Emergency Unemployment Benefits

Chad Stone, the Center's Chief Economist, discusses the expiration of federal emergency unemployment benefits and what it means for millions...

3:33Nov 30, 2010