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Ashley Burnside

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Senior Policy Analyst with the Public Benefits Justice Team at @CLASP.org. Previously worked at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities & the Congressional Hunger Center. LGBTQ, disability, and anti-poverty advocate. All views are my own. (she/her)

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Kris Cox @krisycox.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
For the same cost, an EITC expansion can get more help to low-inc kids b/c of its targeting than a CTC expansion. Still, neither the EITC nor the CTC provide any help to kids w/ parents who are out of work in a given year, incl those laid off or ill – or those displaced by AI.
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Kris Cox @krisycox.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
The #EITC is an important tool for helping low- & moderate-income working fams w/ kids afford the basics. Rep. McDonald-Rivet has intro’d a valuable bill expanding the EITC that @centeronbudget.bsky.social estimates would help >5M low-inc kids under age 4. mcdonaldrivet.house.gov/media/press-...
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Congresswoman McDonald Rivet Introduces Bill to Cut Taxes for Working Families by Thousands of Dollars Per Year
WASHINGTON— Today, with the support of a broad coalition of endorsers, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) introduced the Working Parents Tax Relief Act, a game-changing tax cut that would re...
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Ashley Burnside @burnsideashley1.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
This year, 30% of children won't get the full Child Tax Credit due to their families not earning enough. This includes about half of Black children, 42% of Latino children, and over half of Native American children. Lawmakers must fix this. Read more: www.clasp.org/blog/child-t...
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This Tax Day, the Child Tax Credit Won’t Help All the Families Who Need It | CLASP
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Ashley Burnside @burnsideashley1.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
This Tax Day, families throughout the nation will claim the Child Tax Credit (CTC), but many will be left out due to restrictive and discriminatory eligibility rules, including the families who'd benefit the most from the CTC. Learn more in my @clasp.org blog: www.clasp.org/blog/child-t...
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This Tax Day, the Child Tax Credit Won’t Help All the Families Who Need It | CLASP
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Children Thrive Action Network @letkidsthrive.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
[1/6] This week, #EducationForAll children is under attack by the GOP House Judiciary Committee and some Tennessee lawmakers.
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Shelby Gonzales @shelbytgonzales.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
House lawmakers are considering an anti-immigrant bill (H. R. 1958) that would put people with lawful immigration statuses at risk of deportation - potentially resulting in separation from their loved ones—due to a mistake and/or confusion related to public benefit processes.
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Ashley Burnside @burnsideashley1.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
My colleague Jesse Fairbanks and I wrote a @clasp.org blog discussing how Trump Accounts will exacerbate wealth inequality. We offer recommendations of policies that would effectively promote wealth and opportunity: www.clasp.org/blog/generou...
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Generous Donations to Trump Accounts Won’t End Wealth Inequality | CLASP
To create a country where all children have generational wealth, lawmakers and donors need to invest in cash programs that effectively target families based on income and wealth.
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Kathleen Romig @kathleenromig.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Fact check: the OBBBA did NOT eliminate taxes on Social Security. In fact, it does nothing to help lower- and middle-income seniors--but it does harm Social Security's financing. #CBPPSOTU www.cbpp.org/blog/contrar...
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Contrary to Administration’s Misleading Claims, New Senior Deduction Doesn’t Help Low- and Middle-Income Seniors, Does Deplete Social Security Trust Funds
The Trump Administration has been peddling false and exaggerated claims about the harmful Republican megabill’s effects on the taxation of Social Security benefits, including in a blast email from...
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Peggy Bailey @peggybaileydc.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The Republican Megabill will result in millions of people losing access to health coverage and food assistance. Or as the President said - "lifting" people off assistance. So cruel. #CBPPSOTU
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Ashley Burnside @burnsideashley1.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Trump Accounts as designed will widen inequality and worsen the racial wealth gap. The Dell donation and future donations could be better targeted to families with lower incomes. Read more in our @clasp.org blog: #SOTU2026 clasp.org/blog/generou...
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Generous Donations to Trump Accounts Won’t End Wealth Inequality | CLASP
To create a country where all children have generational wealth, lawmakers and donors need to invest in cash programs that effectively target families based on income and wealth.
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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
the state of the union is mens hockey thank you and have a good night
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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
CBPP's Samantha Waxman on today's Senate vote to overturn parts of D.C.'s tax law (via X): x.com/waxmansd/sta...
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Ashley Burnside @burnsideashley1.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Congress is considering a bill that would provide statutory authority for states to use federal TANF funds toward anti-abortion centers, also known as crisis pregnancy centers. TANF funds should go to families with low incomes, not toward centers that shame women. www.clasp.org/publications...
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Use TANF Funding For Cash Assistance, Not Crisis Pregnancy Centers | CLASP
All pregnant people should have the right to make their own reproductive decisions, free from legal restrictions; misleading, coercive, or false health information; and financial constraints. TANF can...
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Ashley Burnside @burnsideashley1.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
I am proud to have contributed to this important @clasp.org report documenting the harms from the first year of the Trump Administration's second term across issue areas including public benefits, immigration, child care, early and higher education, and workers' rights. www.clasp.org/publications...
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The First Year of Trump’s Second Term: Harms to Children, Families, and Workers | CLASP
CLASP’s new timeline, “The First Year of Trump’s Second Term: Harms to Children, Families, and Workers,” provides a clear illustration of just some of the ways that President Trump and his administrat...
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Ashley Burnside @burnsideashley1.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
This week, the HHS announced the withholding of funding for TANF, CCDF child care subsidies, and the SSBG program from California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York. These states stand to lose a total of $10 billion in federal funding. (1/3) Read more: www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
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Freezing $10 Billion in Federal Funding Will Harm Children and Families | CLASP
The Trump Administration is using politically motivated, racist, and anti-immigrant commentary to villainize those who oppose them and excuse the illegal withholding of federal funding. Children, fami...
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Ashley Burnside @burnsideashley1.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
See @clasp.org's statement on child care providers being attacked by "influencers," and how the federal government's response will threaten access to vital child care for children and families throughout the nation: www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
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Child Care Providers Across Many States Attacked by “Influencers”; HHS Response Threatens Access for Children and Families | CLASP
Washington, D.C., January 5, 2026 — Last week, an ill-informed YouTube “influencer” accused child care centers run by Somali providers in Minnesota of fraud. In response to these accusations and witho...
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Ashley Burnside @burnsideashley1.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
I'm quoted in @newrepublic.com about the affordability crisis w/ my colleague Lorena Roque: "We can’t talk about affordability in this moment without naming the huge health care costs that families are now facing because of the expiration of the premium tax credits.” newrepublic.com/article/2042...
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What Does It Mean to Be in an “Affordability Crisis”?
Democrats are running on fixing it. Trump is running from it. But what does this year’s political buzzword really mean?
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Ashley Burnside @burnsideashley1.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
My CLASP policy brief responds to New York Times reporting about the Baby's First Years study from earlier this summer which questioned the effectiveness of guaranteed income (GI) programs. GI programs work, and one study shouldn't discount the success of them. www.clasp.org/publications...
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Despite Misleading Reporting, Guaranteed Income Programs Help Families | CLASP
New brief details how guaranteed income programs help families thrive and boost economic security.
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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
After enacting the deepest #SNAP cuts in history & needlessly disrupting benefits during the shutdown, the Trump Administration is quietly advancing draft regulations to take SNAP away from millions more people – primarily working families with kids, seniors & disabled people.
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 18/11/2025
Yesterday, Homeland Security proposed to repeal the 2022 public charge rule. This would allow officers to arbitrarily deny green cards to immigrants based on their health, economic situation, or potential use of benefits like health care & food assistance. Learn more: www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
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Public Charge Proposal Threatens the Health and Well-being of Immigrant Families and All Communities | CLASP
CLASP is committed to ensuring that all families are able to meet their basic needs, and we will work alongside our partners to defeat this reckless public charge proposal as we did under the first Tr...
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Children Thrive Action Network @letkidsthrive.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
[1] This morning, federal agents entered a learning center without a warrant and detained a Pre-K teacher in front of the children she cares for. In a video, the woman can be seen telling the agents that she has documentation. 19thnews.org/2025/11/chil...
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 29/10/2025
Nearly a month into the government shutdown, millions of families are paying the price for deliberate policy choices by the Trump Administration and Congress. This is a 🚨manufactured🚨 crisis that’s putting jobs, food, and care at risk.
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Kathleen Romig @kathleenromig.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Alarming news this morning that Social Security head Frank Bisignano has been named “CEO” of IRS, a move that raises 3 major concerns: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Bessent Picks Social Security Chief Frank Bisignano as IRS CEO
The Social Security head will do double duty at the tax agency while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent retains his formal title as acting IRS commissioner.
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Children Thrive Action Network @letkidsthrive.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
CTAN is outraged by the Trump Admin's attempt to forcibly remove dozens of immigrant kids over the holiday weekend.Read our statement and our partners' statements below: childrenthriveaction.org/2025/09/chil... @clasp.org
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Children’s Advocates Outraged by Trump Administration’s Attempt to Deport Children in Need of Safety - Children Thrive Action Network
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS:  Melissa Stek, Communications Consultant, melissa@mountgem.com  Tom Salyers, Director of Communications, tsalyers@clasp.org   Washington, DC, September 2, 2025—Me...
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Kathleen Romig @kathleenromig.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
DOGE staff at Social Security have put the sensitive data of hundreds of millions is at "high risk," which could have “catastrophic impact,” according to internal SSA docs. This was not only foreseeable, but widely predicted. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
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DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 14/08/2025
Today marks the 90th Anniversary of the creation of the #SocialSecurityAdministration #SSA. But now, policymakers want to cut funding from SSA. Without these benefits, SSI beneficiaries would be left unable to afford essentials. www.clasp.org/publications...
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Ashley Burnside @burnsideashley1.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
The #ChildTaxCredit amount and eligibility rules changed in the budget reconciliation bill. Unfortunately, the credit won't be available for families with the lowest incomes and some immigrant families. Learn 10 things to know about the #CTC in my new @clasp.org blog: www.clasp.org/blog/10-thin...
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10 Things to Know About the Child Tax Credit Under the New Trump Reconciliation Bill  | CLASP
By Ashley Burnside On July 4, President Trump signed his reconciliation law that will make changes to the Child Tax Credit (CTC). The reconciliation law provides tax breaks for the wealthiest people b...
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Ashley Burnside @burnsideashley1.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
July is #DisabilityPrideMonth. Amid the celebrations, this month marks the passage of a law that will cause great harm for people with disabilities: the budget reconciliation law. I wrote a @clasp.org blog summarizing the ways this new law will harm disabled people: www.clasp.org/blog/july-ma...
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July Marks a Call to Action for the Disability Community   | CLASP
By Ashley Burnside  July is an important month for the disability community, especially this year. Commonly referred to as Disability Pride Month, July commemorates the passage of the Americans with D...
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Ashley Burnside @burnsideashley1.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
"Today’s opinion has profoundly negative consequences for our nation. A large body of research has documented that U.S. citizenship is a key driver of economic growth, educational attainment, and health." Read more from @clasp.org: www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
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Supreme Court Decision on Birthright Citizenship Case Will Create Chaos and Harm Our Nations’ Babies, Families, and Communities | CLASP
This fight is far from over, and CLASP stands ready to work with partners to ensure that impacted families and service providers are informed about their rights.
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Ashley Burnside @burnsideashley1.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
The reconciliation package that would make devastating cuts to Medicaid and SNAP food benefits would hurt the #LGBTQ+ community and people living with HIV. Read more from the new fact sheet from @nclrights.bsky.social, @clasp.org, @hrc.org, and AIDS United: lgbtqpoverty.org/take-action
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TAKE ACTION — The National LGBTQ Anti-Poverty Action Network
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Ashley Burnside @burnsideashley1.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
The Senate reconciliation bill would hurt children and families by making devastating cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, removing CTC access for 2.6 million citizen children, making the EITC harder to claim for 17 million families and more. Read more from @clasp.org: www.clasp.org/blog/senate-...
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The Senate’s Budget Reconciliation Bill is Bad for Children and Families | CLASP
Families are already struggling with higher costs of living, and the Senate’s budget reconciliation bill will only increase the costs of health care, food, and everyday necessities. The bill's text af...
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AFT @aft.org · 29/05/2025
Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” includes a tax loophole for billionaires—practically paying them to “donate” to private school tuition for families earning up to $500,000 a year. It increases the deficit & weakens public schools. Tell your lawmakers: Say NO to school vouchers. aft.org/NoToVouchers
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 22/05/2025
The U.S. House of Representatives' reconciliation bill guts health care, restricts access to food, sacrifices our higher education system, and punishes immigrant families, all to provide more tax breaks for wealthy people and corporations. See our statement: www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
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House Reconciliation Bill Slashes Child and Family Supports to Fund Mass Deportation and Further Enrich the Wealthy | CLASP
This bill guts health care, restricts access to food, sacrifices our higher education system, and punishes immigrant families, all to provide more tax breaks for wealthy people and corporations.
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Tax the Greedy Billionaires @taxgreed.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
🚨 @housedemocrats.bsky.social offered multiple amendments to the GOP's "Big Beautiful Bill," which would've blocked tax cuts to multi-millionaires and billionaires at the expense of workers and the middle class. Republicans rejected each amendment. WATCH:
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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 20/05/2025
Billionaires don’t need tax breaks, but working families need food and health care. Join Families Over Billionaires on May 21 to demand legislation that puts the well-being of the country ahead of the bank accounts of the wealthy. www.mobilize.us/familiesover...
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Rally to Stop the Billionaire Tax Scam · Families Over Billionaires
This week, Congressional Republicans are plowing full-steam ahead to pass their cruel, billionaire-first tax bill. Join us this Wednesday, May 21st, for a rally at the Capitol to speak out as the Hous...
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Shelby Gonzales @shelbytgonzales.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Current law already bars people without a documented immigration status from food assistance through #SNAP. And many people with lawful immigration statuses are also barred including adults who are lawful permanent residents in their first five years in the U.S.
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Ashley Burnside @burnsideashley1.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
The proposed changes to the #ChildTaxCredit from the Ways and Means Committee are not targeted at the families making the lowest incomes and restrict access to the #CTC for 4.5 million children. Congress should improve the CTC to help it better fight child poverty. (1/8)
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Tax War Room @taxwarroom.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
It’s Tax Day — a perfect reminder of all the ways Trump, Musk, and Republicans in Congress are trying to rig the system against working families. Don’t just take our word for it. Elon Musk’s own AI assistant, Grok, agrees.
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Liz Zelnick @lizzelnick.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
This #TaxDay, tell Congress to say NO to tax giveaways to billionaires, paid for by cuts to Medicaid & SNAP! #BillionaireTaxBailout
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 15/04/2025
What if billionaires paid their fair share of taxes? Tax Day would be brighter for all of us. Use our new interactive tool to see who wins and who loses with the current budget proposal passed by the House and Senate (hint—it's not families):
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Robbing Us - National Women's Law Center
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Ashley Burnside @burnsideashley1.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Instead of cutting critical public benefits to pay for tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations, Congress should be investing in a fully refundable Child Tax Credit, paid family and medical leave, investing in home and community-based services for disabled people, and more. #BillionaireTaxBailout
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Ashley Burnside @burnsideashley1.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Very excited for this next chapter for CLASP! www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
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Tracey Gronniger @traceygro.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
SSI recipients are currently only allowed to save $2,000 (for individuals) or $3,000 (for couples). After that they lose their entire monthly benefit. We need to update the rules so that people can save enough to meet their needs
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Ashley Burnside @burnsideashley1.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Today @cortezmasto.senate.gov, Senator Bill Cassidy, Representative Danny Davis and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick introduced the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act. This bipartisan bill will #updateSSI asset limits, allowing SSI recipients to save more than the outdated $2,000. #DemolishDisabledPoverty
A dark blue social media infographic compares the cost of daily expenses in 1989 vs. today in 2025. A gallon of milk was $2.02 in 1989, but it’s $4.27 in 2025. Rent for an average apartment was $447 a month in 1989, but in 2025 it’s $2,081! An average car cost $2,000 in 1989, but it’s $48,000 in 2025. Yet the SSI asset limit was $2,000 in 1989, and it’s still $2,000 in 2025. White text on the graphic asks: “Why hasn’t the SSI asset limit kept up with inflation?”
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David Hogg @davidhogg.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
When we file our taxes, most of us are getting taxed twice— 💰 Once by the government 💰 And once by greedy corporations making billions off tax season Let’s talk about how you can finally stop paying $300 for TurboTax. 👇 (1/6) @economicsecurityproject.org
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Ashley Burnside @burnsideashley1.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
CLASP is disappointed to see the cancellation of the TANF pilots in five states previously approved by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). ACF should support innovation in TANF at the state level, not hinder it. Read our statement here: www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
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Cancellation of TANF Pilots Precludes Metrics-Based Innovation in Five States | CLASP
This statement can be attributed to Ashley Burnside, senior policy analyst at the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)  Washington, DC, March 13, 2025—CLASP is disappointed to see the cancellation...
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Sarah Erdreich @chronicpaindc.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
@mcbride.house.gov Your grace and class are an example to us all. Delaware is fortunate to have you!
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Ashley Burnside @burnsideashley1.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
"A nation's strength is built on the strength of its public education system, and these actions purposely weaken not only American education but America itself." Read @clasp.org's statement about the harmful cuts to the Department of Education: www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
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Cuts to Department of Education Will Affect Millions of Students & Families | CLASP
The action is particularly concerning because of the impact on marginalized and vulnerable student populations. Public school systems that rely on federal spending will face increased difficulty in co...
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Aditi S @writingaditi.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
HHS's decision to cancel pilot projects for 5 states under the #TANF program is a major setback for low-income families. In his recent blog, my colleague Nick Gwyn explains why this is a big deal: www.cbpp.org/blog/hhs-hal...
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HHS Halts Pilots Aimed at Helping Low-Income Parents Boost Employment, Earnings, and Their Family’s Well-Being | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
In a move that will significantly stymie state innovation in helping low-income families address barriers affecting their employment and earnings, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...
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Aditi S @writingaditi.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
The onslaught of harm continues. Republican budget proposals around TANF and SSBG jeopardize the wellbeing of millions of children, as this new fact sheet from @clasp.org shows: www.clasp.org/publications...
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Cuts to SSBG, TANF Would Eliminate Child Care for 40K Children, Disrupt Care for Millions More | CLASP
By Stephanie Schmit & Rachel Wilensky Federal budget proposals currently under consideration threaten resources available for children and families through multiple key programs, including the Tempora...
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