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Senate GOP Follows House Into Austerity Abyss Senate budget cuts nearly as deep as House. The Hill: "Senate Republicans released a budget Wednesday that would balance in 10 years and cut spending by $5.1 trillion ... [The House budget] balances in nine years and cuts...
A "Moral Document": GOP Again Targets Social Security, Medicare
What are we to make of this year's Republican budgets? They harm seniors, use the disabled as pawns, punish the needy, pamper the wealthy, and employ deceit – all to promote a selfish agenda for the wealthy and powerful.
Trumka Takes Opposition to a TPP Fast-Track to the Peterson Institute
The AFL-CIO president's speech before the Peterson Institute of International Economics detailed his concerns regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership and fast-track trade promotion authority legislation.
The People's Budget Seeks Citizen Co-Sponsors And Democratic Support
The Campaign for America's Future has joined a campaign to sign up citizen co-sponsors of the Progressive Caucus People's Budget. The goal is to get a Democratic majority to support it during next week's floor vote.
Why Is SEC Refusing To Follow The Law And Issue CEO Pay-Ratio Rules?
What is the reason for the delay/refusal? Are the people at the SEC simply “playing ball,” hoping for lucrative corporate rewards when they leave government?
How Corporations Run Congress: A Talk With Ryan Grim
The Citizens United decision was dependent on an assurance that it would not lead to even the appearance of corruption. The findings of two Huffington Post reporters challenge that assertion.
Why Does Jeb Bush Keep Touting His Failures?
Jeb Bush is developing an odd habit of breezily touting parts of his record that don't look good up close. We've already had one President Bush who liked to say that up is down. Didn't work out too well.
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GOP Goes For Maximum Austerity Senate budget to be released today, will largely track House version. McClatchy: "...a GOP aide said the Senate proposal would resemble the House plan in three ways. Both generally would balance the budget at the end of a decade, the...
Dueling Visions: The CPC People's Budget vs. the Budget for the 1%
The Congressional Progressive Caucus released its People's Budget the day after House Republicans unveiled their proposal. The contrasts are stark and revealing. And at stake is the fight for America's future.
Immoral Choices in the House GOP Budget
Budgets, as Rev. Jim Wallis says, are moral documents. The House GOP’s budget proposal, however, makes immoral choices that will have devastating impacts on the most vulnerable Americans.
