Robert Greenstein

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. In 1994, he was appointed by President Bill Clinton to serve on the Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement and Tax Reform. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9807E6DF1738F936A25751C1A962958260] 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. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9903E3D8123BF934A25751C0A964948260]

References

* 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.
* Pear, Robert. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9807E6DF1738F936A25751C1A962958260 "Panel on a U.S. Benefits Overhaul Fails to Agree on Proposals"] , "New York Times", December 15, 1994, retrieved October 25, 2006.

External links

* [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]