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'''Robert Greenstein''' is founder and President of the [[Center on Budget and Policy Priorities]] (CBPP), a Washington, |
'''Robert Greenstein''' is founder and President of the [[Center on Budget and Policy Priorities]] (CBPP), a [[Washington, D.C.]] think tank that focuses on federal and state [[fiscal]] policy and public programs that affect low and moderate-income families and individuals. |
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Greenstein was awarded a [[MacArthur Fellowship]] in 1996, and the 14th Annual [[Heinz Award]] in Public Policy in 2008.<ref>[http://heinzawards.net/recipients/robert-greenstein The Heinz Awards, Robert Greenstein profile]</ref> In 1994, he was appointed by President [[Bill Clinton]] to serve on the Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement and Tax Reform.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9807E6DF1738F936A25751C1A962958260 | work=The New York Times | first=Robert | last=Pear | title=Panel on a U.S. Benefits Overhaul Fails to Agree on Proposals | date=December 15, 1994}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9903E3D8123BF934A25751C0A964948260 | work=The New York Times | first=Robert | last=Pear | title=Totals For Food Stamps Are A Shifting Target | date=February 17, 1982}}</ref> In November |
Greenstein was awarded a [[MacArthur Fellowship]] in 1996, and the 14th Annual [[Heinz Award]] in Public Policy in 2008.<ref>[http://heinzawards.net/recipients/robert-greenstein The Heinz Awards, Robert Greenstein profile]</ref> In 1994, he was appointed by President [[Bill Clinton]] to serve on the Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement and Tax Reform.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9807E6DF1738F936A25751C1A962958260 | work=The New York Times | first=Robert | last=Pear | title=Panel on a U.S. Benefits Overhaul Fails to Agree on Proposals | date=December 15, 1994}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9903E3D8123BF934A25751C0A964948260 | work=The New York Times | first=Robert | last=Pear | title=Totals For Food Stamps Are A Shifting Target | date=February 17, 1982}}</ref> In November 2011, Greenstein was included on ''The New Republic's'' list of Washington's most powerful, least famous people.<ref> {{cite news | last = The Editors | title = Washington's Most Powerful, Least Famous People| url = http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/96131/washingtons-most-powerful-least-famous-people?passthru=ZTM3Y2VhYmZjNmIzMjllNzQ3MjMxOGEzMmJlZjg1NzI | work = The New Republic | date = 2011-11-03 | accessdate=2011-10-25}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:42, 4 February 2015
Robert Greenstein is founder and President of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), a Washington, D.C. think tank that focuses on federal and state fiscal policy and public programs that affect low and moderate-income families and individuals.
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] In November 2011, Greenstein was included on The New Republic's list of Washington's most powerful, least famous people.[4]
References
- ^ The Heinz Awards, Robert Greenstein profile
- ^ Pear, Robert (December 15, 1994). "Panel on a U.S. Benefits Overhaul Fails to Agree on Proposals". The New York Times.
- ^ Pear, Robert (February 17, 1982). "Totals For Food Stamps Are A Shifting Target". The New York Times.
- ^ The Editors (2011-11-03). "Washington's Most Powerful, Least Famous People". The New Republic. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
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External links
- 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.