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Robert Greenstein is founder and executive director of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), a Washington, DC think tank that focuses on federal and state fiscal policy and public programs that affect low- and moderate-income families and individuals. According to his CBPP bio, Greenstein is "an expert on the federal budget and in particular, the impact of tax and budget proposals on low-income people".

Greenstein was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 1996, and the 14th Annual Heinz Award in Public Policy in 2008.^[1] In 1994, he was appointed by President Bill Clinton to serve on the Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement and Tax Reform.^[2] Prior to founding the Center, Greenstein was Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service at the United States Department of Agriculture under President Jimmy Carter.^[3]

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CBPP Homepage
Tax and Spin : A think tank and its "genius." - Center for Budget and Policy Priorities head Robert Greenstein
Pearlstein, Steven. "A Powerhouse for the Poor", Washington Post, May 4, 2007, retrieved May 12, 2007.
Deparle, Jason. "Democrats Face Hard Choices in Welfare Overhaul", New York Times, February 22, 1994, retrieved March 28, 2008.
Pear, Robert. "Panel on a U.S. Benefits Overhaul Fails to Agree on Proposals", New York Times, December 15, 1994, retrieved October 25, 2006.

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 * [http://www.cbpp.org CBPP Homepage]
 * [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_16_51/ai_55432930 Tax and Spin : A think tank and its "genius." - Center for Budget and Policy Priorities head Robert Greenstein]
-* [http://heinzawards.net/recipients/robert-greenstein The Heinz Awards, Robert Greenstein profile]
 * [[Steven Pearlstein|Pearlstein, Steven]]. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/03/AR2007050302036.html "A Powerhouse for the Poor"], ''Washington Post'', May 4, 2007, retrieved May 12, 2007.
 * Deparle, Jason. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D03E0D8133BF931A15751C0A962958260 "Democrats Face Hard Choices in Welfare Overhaul"], ''New York Times'', February 22, 1994, retrieved March 28, 2008.