Category: Jobs and Growth
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Transportation Funding Proposal Forces GOP To Face Its Tax Phobia
A plan unveiled today to keep the federal fund that pays for surface transportation projects from drying up within the next two months comes with some plain truth that Republicans keep trying to avoid.
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House Republicans Once Again Jam Commuters And Stiff Workers
The vote House Republicans cast Tuesday night to sharply limit funding for the nation\’s transportation projects was a missed opportunity to offer relief to the jobless as well as those stuck in traffic.
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GOP Gets Lost In Search For Highway Funds; Will Senate Find The Way?
A group of senators meets Wednesday to discuss sources of federal funding for transportation projects. Let\’s hope they come up with something better than the stinker left by the House Republican leadership.
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House Republicans Cue Up Another Tax Giveaway. Just Say No.
The House is about to get it all wrong in today\’s vote for a research and experimentation tax credit bill. Here\’s why the Campaign for America\’s Future has joined Americans for Tax Fairness in calling for a \”no\” vote.
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Blocked Wage Increase Another Sign Of Right\’s Economic Sabotage
What would otherwise be a virtuous economic cycle has been broken by wrong-headed economic austerity. The filibuster of a minimum wage bill Wednesday in the Senate is the latest example.
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Today\’s Senate Minimum Wage Vote Is A Moral Litmus Test
Religious leaders \”driven by Scripture’s repeated admonitions against exploiting and oppressing workers\” remind us that the Senate vote on the minimum wage is not just a key vote politically.
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Tell Boehner: Stop \”Throwing Spaghetti,\” Renew Unemployment Insurance
Call 661-BOEHNER and tell House Speaker John Boehner to stop the excuses and put help for the long-term unemployed up for a vote. And join today\’s \”Twitter storm\” at 2 p.m. Eastern to #RenewUI.
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Budget Vote Outcome Doesn\’t End The Debate Over Our Economic Priorities
The battle over the principles and policies in the Progressive Caucus budget, contrasted against the federal budget proposal by Rep. Paul Ryan, will continue all the way through the November elections.
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Meet Some \’Smart Capitalists\’ Who Have Already Raised Their Minimum Wage
Three business owners say they know first-hand that raising federal the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour would be a win for business as well as a win for workers.
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Time To Tell Paul Ryan To Stop His April Foolishness
The latest proposal from the House Budget Committee chairman is less April Fool\’s joke and more cruel hoax. This budget – and more importantly, the values and priorities that it enshrines – must be challenged.