GOP lawmaker says giving fathers paid leave would ‘ruin’ America
The United States is the only industrialized nation in the world with no paid family leave plan.
By Oliver Willis - October 14, 2021The United States is the only industrialized nation in the world with no paid family leave plan.
By Oliver Willis - October 14, 2021The Democrats’ proposal would invest in climate, health care, and human infrastructure.
By Josh Israel - August 05, 2021A new poll found 66% of registered voters support the bipartisan infrastructure framework.
By Josh Israel - July 22, 2021AFSCME Local 2592 President Georgiann Hunsicker said her members now need Congress to pass child care funding.
By Josh Israel - July 19, 2021Republicans have cited a Tax Policy Center study that doesn’t support their claims.
By Josh Israel - July 08, 2021Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell called proposed funding ‘unrelated tax hikes, wasteful spending, and Green New Deal socialism.’
By Josh Israel - June 30, 2021The president plans to pass a bipartisan infrastructure deal and to enact other priorities separately using budget reconciliation.
By Josh Israel - June 25, 2021Some Senate Democrats say the omissions must be covered in other legislation.
By Josh Israel - June 24, 2021Rep. James Comer voted for President Donald Trump’s tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.
By Josh Israel - June 15, 2021Democrats in Congress are reportedly willing to agree to a smaller version of Biden’s American Jobs Plan now if they can pass their other spending priorities through reconciliation soon after.
By Josh Israel - June 14, 2021Rep. Kevin Brady says a higher capital gains tax rate for the very rich would stop economic growth.
By Josh Israel - June 10, 2021Three-quarters of Republican voters in Senate battleground states want paid leave and want it now.
By Josh Israel - June 07, 2021The very wealthy got most of the benefits under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
By Josh Israel - June 04, 2021The Senate parliamentarian reportedly just changed her mind about the need for supermajority to pass bills.
By Josh Israel - June 03, 2021The self-proclaimed ‘workers’ party’ is looking out for those earning $400,000 and up.
By Josh Israel - May 19, 2021Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa doesn’t want the IRS to have the tools to crack down on rich tax evaders.
By Josh Israel - May 18, 2021President Joe Biden’s expanded child tax credits will begin helping 39 million families in July.
By Associated Press - May 17, 2021Most Americans want to fund federal investment plans by taxing the rich and corporations.
By Josh Israel - May 17, 2021Republican attacks on President Joe Biden’s latest popular plan don’t have much ground to stand on.
By Josh Israel - May 04, 2021Republicans are against nearly everything President Joe Biden deems needed.
By Josh Israel - May 03, 2021The president will lay out his $1.8 trillion proposal, which includes universal preschool, two years of free community college, and monthly $250 payments for parents.
By Associated Press - April 28, 2021They also really like his forthcoming $1.8 trillion American Families Plan.
By Josh Israel - April 27, 2021