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Center for Law and Social Policy Deputy Executive Policy Director Elizabeth Lower-Basch discussed the rise in food insecurity and changes to benefit programs.

Veronique de Rugy and Elizabeth Lower-Basch discussed poverty in the United States. Among the issues they addressed were government assistance programs, the prevalence of poverty in concentr…

Panelists talked about ways to improve the application and receiving process of public assistance programs, specifically removing barriers, increasing access, and easing the strain on agenci…

Elizabeth Lower-Basch talked about consideration by 23 states to require drug tests for recipients of programs such as welfare, food stamps, or unemployment benefits. She discussed the unint…

Elizabeth Lower-Basch talked about the provisions to help middle- and lower-income individuals most impacted by the economic downturn included in the $787 billion economic stimulus bill. She…