Republicans continue to make the claim that programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – formerly known as food stamps – create a cradle-to-grave welfare state.

FACT CHECK: "Strengthening" the Safety Net?

The idea that decimating programs will save them is truly Orwellian – it’s like throwing an anchor at a person who is drowning.

FACT CHECK: Will Deep Cuts to Social Safety Net Programs "Protect" Future Generations?

Republicans continue to make the claim that making deep cuts will protect these programs for future generations. Nothing could be further from the truth.

The Broken Budget Process: Legislative Proposals

Opening Statements

Ranking Member Van Hollen's Opening Statement

Witnesses

Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum

Alison Acosta Fraser, Director, Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation

Henry J. Aaron, Senior Fellow of Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution

Infographic: The Fiscal Cliff

Budget Committee Live

Budget Fact Check

FACT CHECK: Do Welfare Programs Encourage People to Stay Unemployed?

FACT CHECK: “Block-granting”

FACT CHECK: Do Programs like SNAP Create a Cradle-to-Grave Welfare state?

FACT CHECK: "Strengthening" the Safety Net?

FACT CHECK: Will Deep Cuts to Social Safety Net Programs "Protect" Future Generations?

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