‘Supercommittee’ members’ states: How many residents depend on entitlements?
Women are used to being under-represented in Congress: There are only 17 women in the U.S. Senate (out of 100) and 76 women in the U.S. House of Representatives
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Women are used to being under-represented in Congress: There are only 17 women in the U.S. Senate (out of 100) and 76 women in the U.S. House of Representatives (out of 435). Unsurprisingly, only one woman — Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), also a co-chair, sits on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or “super committee,” which has been assigned to trim at least $1.2 trillion from the deficit over the next 10 years.
TAI analyzed statistics from each state the super committee members represent to see how dependent, on average, the states’ residents, and their women, are on some of the entitlement programs they are proposing to cut. TAI predominantly relied on state-by-state information compiled by the National Women’s Law Center.
In 2008, 307,300 non-elderly women relied on Medicaid, some for pregnancy assistance or due to permanent disability. In addition, 60,600 non-elderly women were on Medicaid because not all of their health-care services were covered by Medicare.
In 2009, Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program –- which helps low-income working families afford child care -– served an average of 27,100 Washington families(PDF) with 46,400 children each month.
In 2009, Head Start and Early Head Start preschool programs -– which provide grants for child development and early-education programs for low-income children -– served 11,300 young children in Washington.
Social Security reduced the poverty rate for women 65 and older from 60 percent to 6 percent and lifted 1,000 children out of poverty.
In 2008, about 25,700 non-elderly women and 7,200 elderly women in Montana relied on Medicaid.
Approximately 177,000 individuals in Montana use Medicare; 53 percent of them women.
In 2009, the CCDBG served approximately 2,400 Montana families (PDF), with 4,000 children, each month.
In 2009, Head Start and Early Head Start preschool programs served 2,900 Montana children.
In 2010, 51,100 Montana households were beneficiaries of the SNAP program.
Between 2007 and 2010, unemployment for women in Montana (PDF) increased from 3.4 percent to 5.9 percent.
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Sen. John Kerry(D-Mass.) Sen. John Kerry (Wikimedia Commons)
[One in six Massachusetts residents](: http://www.nwlc.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/massachusetts.pdf) (PDF) -– 1,140,800 people -– received Social Security benefits in 2010
Social Security reduced the poverty rate for women 65 and older from 46 percent to 11 percent and lifted 21,000 children out of poverty.
In 2008, about 494,500 non-elderly women and 111,800 elderly women in Massachusetts were on Medicaid.
Approximately 1,094,000 individuals in Massachusetts use Medicare; 53 percent of them are women.
In 2009, the CCDBG served approximately 18,300 Massachusetts families (PDF), with 24,800 children, each month.
In 2009, Head Start and Early Head Start preschool programs served 12,700 young children in Massachusetts.
In 2010, 407,300 Massachusetts households were beneficiaries of the SNAP program.
Between 2007 and 2010, unemployment for women in Massachusetts (PDF) increased from 4.1 percent to 7.5 percent.
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Rep. James Clyburn(D-S.C.) Rep. James Clyburn (Wikimedia Commons)
****One in six Arizona residents(PDF) –- 1,067,700 people people -– received Social Security benefits in 2010, according to the National Women’s Law Center.
Social Security reduced the poverty rate for women 65 and older from 46 percent to 13 percent and lifted 18,000 children out of poverty.
In 2008, about 433,200 non-elderly women and 63,900 elderly women in Arizona were on Medicaid.
Approximately 848,000 individuals in Arizona use Medicare; 58 percent of them are women.
In 2009, the CCDBG served approximately 19,900 Arizona families (PDF), with 32,700 children, each month.
In 2009, Head Start and Early Head Start preschool programs served 12,900 young children in Arizona.
In 2010, 439,400 Arizona households were beneficiaries of the SNAP program.
Between 2007 and 2010, unemployment for women in Arizona (PDF) increased from 4.0 percent to 9.4 percent.