by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 21, 2014 | Jobs and Growth
Several progressive members of Congress this week are working on two fronts to highlight and ultimately improve the plight of low-wage workers. Some are participating this week in the "Live the Wage Challenge," in which they commit to trying to live within a weekly...
by Robert Borosage | Jul 17, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth, Progressive Vision
House Democrats released their 2014 election year platform Wednesday, entitled "Middle Class Jump Start: 100 Day Action Plan to Put the Middle Class First." Naturally, the release of a major party’s election year agenda received virtually no press coverage, far less...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 16, 2014 | Jobs and Growth
House Republicans today unanimously rejected an agency funding amendment by Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) that would have required the federal government to pay a minimum wage of $10.10 an hour to its employees. The vote – 193 to 230 – came a day after a bizarre exchange...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 14, 2014 | Jobs and Growth
The House is scheduled to begin debate Tuesday on a short-term patch to get past an election-season crisis on federal transportation funding, but the Campaign for America's Future sent a letter to members of Congress today calling on them to "quickly renew robust,...
by Roger Hickey | Jul 14, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Barack Obama won the presidency in 2008 with a pledge to end the recession and then build a 21st-century, full-employment economy. His program: invest big time in America's transportation and energy infrastructure - and in education and training. Today, Americans...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 10, 2014 | Jobs and Growth
Tax-writing committees in both the House and Senate have voted to send to their respective chambers bills that would put a temporary patch on the nation's seriously wounded and weakened Highway Trust Fund. In effect, members of both parties in both houses have elected...
