Should the Disadvantaged be Spared from the Budget Axe? A Look at the President’s Budget Commission Findings and How They Could Impact the Poor
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Brookings Institute
12/06/2010
Event Summary
The poor, the near-poor, and their children who rely on government benefits to get ahead have more to lose than most if the federal budget implodes. On December 16 the Center on Children and Families and Budgeting for National Priorities Project at Brookings, in cooperation with Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity and the Hudson Institute, convened two panels of experts to examine the recommendations of the President's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform from the perspective of the disadvantaged.
