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Washington, DC – Don’t break out the bubbly yet, warns Robert Borosage, of the Campaign for America’s Future, commenting on this morning’s release of unemployment numbers for February, we are still in a jobs deficit.
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Washington, DC–With sequestration spending cuts due to begin on Friday, 350 prominent economists issued a statement today warning that “the fragile recovery is threatened by obsessive concern with cutting deficits that has infected both parties.” The economists from universities and research groups across the U.S. reminded politicians that the U.S. more »

Washington, DC –After President Obama called on Congress to postpone the deep across the board spending cuts set to kick in on March 1 in the so-called sequester, Campaign for America’s Future co-director Robert Borosage said, “The sequester irresponsibly will cost over one million jobs and impede an already faltering recovery. more »

Washington, D.C. -- Today’s report that the U.S. economy added 157,000 jobs in January is welcome news that the American economy has not sunk into recession, as many European countries have. But Roger Hickey of the Campaign for America’s Future warned that the austerity policies that have pushed unemployment upward in those countries are now scheduled to be imposed on the U.S. more »

Washington, DC -- The government reported on Wednesday that the U.S. economy contracted by 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter. The bad news comes as Congress and the White House are debating spending cuts set to take place on March 1. Robert Borosage, co-director of the Campaign for America’s Future warns that cuts in government spending would further slow economic growth. more »

Washington, D.C. – In response to a report in The Hill that Sen. more »

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. House is poised to once more hold America’s good faith and credit hostage to extort spending cuts that they otherwise could not win. This time, House Speaker John Boehner seeks to extend the debt ceiling for three months — complete with a trigger mechanism that prevents lawmakers from getting paid if they fail to produce a budget once that extension lapses. more »

Washington, DC – Robert Borosage co-director of the Campaign for America’s Future urges President Obama to “provide new direction and hope for a beleaguered people” in his upcoming inaugural and State of the Union addresses. more »

Washington, DC – Robert Borosage, co-director of the Campaign for America’s Future said that the December Unemployment Report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics this morning, which shows unemployment at 7.8 percent with 155,000 jobs created last month, is a warning to Washington to turn back to job creation and away from deficit reduction measures that more »

Washington, DC -- The Campaign for America’s Future opposes benefit cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. more »