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Congressional Progressive Caucus Denounces President Trump's Immoral FY2021 Budget
2/11/20President Trump's proposed budget is an insult to working people across the country. We often say that budgets are moral documents – and this budget clearly shows a complete absence of empathy and decency in this White House.
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Progressive Caucus Applauds Passage of USPS Fairness Act
2/5/20We are pleased that the USPS Fairness Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives tonight. For years, the U.S. Postal Service has been subject to unfair political attacks and threats of privatization because of the onerous, harmful and unnecessary pre-funding mandate, which requires USPS to prefund retiree health benefits 75 years in advance
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Progressive Caucus Responds to Trump's State of the Union
2/4/20Donald Trump has no understanding of the struggles facing working families. He thinks the economy is working because it works for his billionaire friends -- but the reality for everyday families is far different.
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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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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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