House Progressives Unveil 2025 Agenda to Inspire Action for a More Equitable Nation
With more than 100 members, the Congressional Progressive Caucus has a track record of pushing the policy debate towards bold solutions.
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Washington’s months-long debate over raising the debt ceiling started with some prominent Republicans calling to slash Social Security.
After some public outcry, debt ceiling negotiators agreed not to touch Social Security — this time. But now that the deal’s been signed, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) says he’s launching a commission to push “uncomfortable” cuts to this central pillar of our retirement system.
This is scary news for the estimated 40 percent of Americans age 65 and older who would fall below the poverty line if they lose these benefits.
Corporate pay practices have contributed to the retirement insecurity that afflicts so many American families. For decades now, the heads of big businesses have been slashing employee retirement benefits while feathering their own nests — often with taxpayer support.
Read the full commentary on The Hill web site.
by Sarah Anderson
With more than 100 members, the Congressional Progressive Caucus has a track record of pushing the policy debate towards bold solutions.
by Sarah Anderson
When companies are paying their executives more than Uncle Sam, you know we've got a problem.
by Sarah Anderson
/by Scott Klinger
A postal facility in Medford is one of many across the country facing the transfer of processing functions to a regional hub hundreds of miles away.
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