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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Podcast
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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
Paul Van de Water, Senior Fellow, discusses how Chairman Paul Ryan's budget plan would affect Medicare.
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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 greatly harm their states residents.
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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 disabilities, as well as states.
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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 they do, and how their pay compares to their private sector counterparts.
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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 and their report on improving the delivery of key services to needy families.
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The February Unemployment Report and What It Means for the Economy
The jobs report for February is discussed by Chief Economist, Chad Stone.