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Meet Veronica Goodman

Veronica is a policy expert and writer with over 10 years of experience. She has worked as an economic advisor, researcher, and writer in various roles, including in government, at think tanks, in management consulting, and for non-profits. Veronica is also an economics lecturer at Johns Hopkins University.

Veronica earned graduate degrees in economics and management from Johns Hopkins University, and an undergraduate degree from The George Washington University. Her work and writing has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Newsweek, The Hill, The New York Times social media, among others. She is the author of four children's books, including the ABCs of Economics and E is for Economics.

A proud immigrant who is fluent in Spanish, she lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband and two daughters.

 

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The Regulatory Review: Modernizing SNAP After the Pandemic
The Regulatory Review: Modernizing SNAP After the Pandemic

The pandemic has served as a metaphorical earthquake that has stress tested the United States’ social safety net, especially federal anti-hunger programs.

Some of the most startling and grim images from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic were the miles-long lines outside of food banks as the economic toll of the crisis began to spread across the country. As schools closed down and businesses were shuttered, unemployment rates spiked to levels even higher than those during the Great Recession­—and many families who had never struggled to put food on the table found themselves in desperate need of help.

Newsweek: The Reconciliation Bill Should Invest in America's Kids
Newsweek: The Reconciliation Bill Should Invest in America's Kids

As Congress makes progress on a bipartisan infrastructure deal, Democrats turn their attention to the sizable $3.5 trillion reconciliation package. The bill includes major pieces of President Biden's Build Back Better platform and the American Families and Jobs Plans.

The Hill: As talks on infrastructure continue, Congress must invest in the workers who will build it
The Hill: As talks on infrastructure continue, Congress must invest in the workers who will build it

As talks on a bipartisan infrastructure deal continue, it’s critical to our country’s ongoing economic recovery that workforce development funding – specifically the $100 billion set aside in the American Jobs Plan – not be sidelined.

Progressive Policy Institute: Reimagining SNAP After the Pandemic
Progressive Policy Institute: Reimagining SNAP After the Pandemic

The coming months present the Biden administration with an opportunity to rethink the structure and role of SNAP, our country’s largest anti-hunger program, to better address food insecurity in the United States. During the pandemic, policymakers eased rules around eligibility and access to make it easier to prevent widespread hunger resulting from the economic toll of the pandemic. Studying these changes can inform how we modernize SNAP for the post-pandemic future.