Immigration activists demonstrate at the Supreme Court in Washington in support of President Barack Obama’s executive order to grant relief from deportation in order to keep immigrant families together, March 18, 2016. The U.S. Capitol is in the background. — by Tom
—by Harry Stein On March 24, the Congressional Budget Office, or CBO, published data that surprised even the staunchest advocates for health care reform: New estimates show that total federal spending in fiscal year 2016 for major health care programs will be
— by Matt Lee-Ashley, ThinkProgress Guest Contributor Less than two weeks after the arrest of Cliven Bundy and the armed militants who were occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon, the U.S. House of Representatives will consider three bills that would dispose
— by CAP Action War Room Almost half of all Americans, and 90 percent of all seniors, take a prescribed drug every month. Meanwhile, U.S. spending on prescription drugs increased 13 percent last year to a record $374 billion. Prescription drugs save
Well, now we know what Jeb means by “Right to Rise” … might it refer to deficits and debt? — by CAP Action War Room New Analysis Of Jeb’s Tax Plan Details Massive Tax Giveaways To Wealthiest Americans Yesterday, former Florida Governor
—by CAP Action War Room Economic Mobility and Union Membership Go Hand In Hand We all can agree that zip code shouldn’t determine destiny and a child’s economic future should not be determined by his or her parents’ income. Upward mobility and
Apr 30, 2015 | by CAP Action War Room Sen. Murray and Rep. Scott Introduce The Raise The Wage Act To Raise The Minimum Wage To $12 Today, Senator Patty Murray and Congressman Bobby Scott released the Raise the Wage Act, which
Proposal, columnist writes, ‘is based on an economic philosophy that has failed the country and its people savagely in the past and inevitably will do so again.’ by Deirdre Fulton, staff writer U.S. Congressman Tom Price, House Budget Committee chairman and lead
— by CAP Action War Room The Fight For Equal Rights For LGBT Americans Does Not End At Marriage We’ve been talking a lot about a certain Supreme Court case over the past month, with the Affordable Care Act under attack for
How We Can Eliminate Barriers to Economic Security and Mobility for People with Criminal Records — By Rebecca Vallas and Sharon Dietrich Between 70 million and 100 million Americans—or as many as one in three—have a criminal record. Many have only minor offenses,
