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May 14, 2025 | Testimony/Comments | Rricha deCant

CLASP Statement for the Record for the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions “Hearing on Fiscal Year 2026 Department of Health and Human Services Budget”

CLASP submitted this statement for the record in response to the  United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions “Hearing on Fiscal Year 2026 Department of Health and Human Services Budget.” Read statement here. 

May 14, 2025 | Testimony/Comments | Rricha deCant

CLASP Statement for the Record for the United States House Committee on Appropriations “Budget Hearing- Health and Human Services”

CLASP submitted this statement for the record in response to the May 14, 2025 “Budget Hearing-Health and Human Services” of the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations.

January 30, 2025 | Report/Brief | Christian Collins

Threats to the Department of Education: Private Equity Replacing Public Funding

This brief details the threat that the new administration poses to the federal Department of Education and its impact on post-secondary institutions.

July 25, 2024 | Report/Brief | Christian Collins

Fixing Student Debt and Finding a Pathway to Good Jobs

The Biden-Harris Administration's student debt relief efforts aim to alleviate the burden on borrowers, particularly those from marginalized communities.

February 21, 2024 | Report/Brief | India Heckstall

Fostering Inclusion for Black Immigrant Students at HBCUs

By India Heckstall, Christian Collins, Felecia Russell, and Melquin Ramos The report “Fostering Inclusion for Black Immigrant Students at HBCUs” examines the pivotal role of Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) in addressing the educational needs of students of color, particularly Black immigrants, amid systemic…

December 15, 2023 | Report/Brief | Sapna Mehta

Roadmap to Equity: Ensuring Federal Infrastructure Investments Create Good Jobs for Women & People of Color

In 2021 and 2022, President Biden signed three critical bills into law—the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors and Science Act (CHIPS and Science Act). They provide nearly $2 trillion in federal…

September 28, 2023 | Testimony/Comments | India Heckstall

CLASP Statement for the Record U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development Hearing on “How SCOTUS’s Decision on Race-Based Admissions is Shaping University Policies” September 28, 2023

The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) is grateful for the opportunity to submit this statement for the record to the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and the Workforce. CLASP is a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit advancing anti-poverty policy solutions that disrupt structural and systemic…

January 9, 2023 | Report/Brief | Emily Andrews

Addressing Economic Inequity with a Whole-of-Government Approach: Recommendations for Aligning Federal Subsidized Employment Investments

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December 13, 2022 | Fact Sheet

Paving a Pathway to Prosperity: Young Adults

Expanding EITC for Young Adults  The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) temporarily expanded Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) eligibility for the 2021 tax year to young workers (19-24) who don’t have dependent children and increased the maximum credit from $542 to $1,502.  This EITC expansion…

December 13, 2022 | Fact Sheet

Paving a Pathway to Prosperity: Working People

Providing Income to Unemployed Workers  Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance—enacted by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act—helped people unable to work due to the pandemic. This included self-employed workers, those seeking part-time employment, or people who otherwise wouldn’t qualify for regular unemployment benefits.…

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