September 23, 2025
End Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility in SNAP and Address Benefit Cliffs
Broad-based categorical eligibility (BBCE) in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is an administrative function with broad implications for SNAP caseloads and expenditures. Though Congress originally established BBCE as a way to lower administrative burden and increase program efficiency, states have used it in recent decades to expand SNAP eligibility beyond statutory income eligibility limits of 130 percent of the federal poverty level and other eligibility conditions.
August 4, 2025
Beyond Anecdotes
In a reversal of economic history, Microsoft, Intel, and other tech giants are using artificial…
February 28, 2024
Reform the Safety Net to Counter the Economic Challenges Facing Women Considering Abortion
Chairman Whitehouse, Ranking Member Grassley, and committee members, thank you for the opportunity to testify….
February 20, 2024
The New Right’s Attack on Markets Is as Ignorant as the Old Left’s
In The Next American Economy (2022), Samuel Gregg provides a refreshing defense of free markets, emphasizing the…