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Congressional Progressive Caucus Statement on the Passing of Congressman Elijah Cummings
10/17/19Chairman Cummings was a beacon of justice, integrity, and compassion within the Congressional Progressive Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus, and the Congress as a whole.
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Congressional Progressive Caucus Responds to Introduction of H.R. 3
9/20/19House Democrats regained the majority last year buoyed by our promise to tackle out of control drug prices. We appreciate Speaker Pelosi meeting with us today to receive our constructive feedback. We see this as the beginning of the negotiation process and we look forward to working with Democratic Leadership and the relevant committees to improve this legislation in the coming weeks.
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Congressional Progressive Caucus Urges the Trump Administration to De-Escalate Tensions with Iran
9/18/19President Trump has spent his tenure in the White House undermining regional stability in the Middle East and threatening to drag us deeper into endless war. Whether it's tearing up the Iran Deal, destabilizing our coalition allies, or fueling the brutal war in Yemen, the end result has been the same: pushing peace in the Middle East further out of reach. Time after time, President Trump has shown that he cannot be trusted to tell the truth or exercise restraint. The escalation of tensions with Iran is just the latest example of his reckless, short-sighted and dangerous approach.
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Op Eds
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The Hill: A $15 minimum wage is exactly what our economy needs
7/16/19This week, Democrats in the House have the chance to end poverty wages and increase paychecks for 27 million American workers. There's no excuse not to get this done.
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CPC Co-Chair Rep. Raul Grijalva: Bailing On the Paris Climate Deal Would Be a Huge Security Risk
6/28/17By Rep. Raul Grijalva and Michael Shank Published in Time The Trump Administration is poised to isolate itself f...
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CPC Vice Chair Rep. Keith Ellison: Three myths about the minimum wage
6/28/17All workers, whether they get tips or not, deserve $15 an hour.
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CPC In the News
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Millionaire (and billionaire) taxes: An idea whose time has come?
02/08/19Originally Published in CBS News By Megan Cerullo The idea of hiking taxes on the richest Americans i...
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'Everybody In, Nobody Out': What We Know So Far About the Medicare for All Act of 2019
02/07/19With H.R. 676 no longer and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wa.) to soon unveil a revised single-payer bill, here's our informed perspective on why the new version is shaping up to be a much stronger and more detailed piece of legislation
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'Green New Deal' lands in the Capitol
02/07/19The climate and economic plan backed by progressives and several Democratic presidential hopefuls calls for "massive" government action "on a scale not seen since World War II."
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