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Joint Economic Committee Democrats Chairman - Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM)

Publications

Mar 08 2017

Facts on the Republican Plan to Gut Medicaid

Medicaid provides an essential lifeline to around 70 million Americans who would otherwise be unable to afford health care and plays an essential role in containing overall costs in America’s health system.[i] The Republican plan would gut $370 billion from the Medicaid program over 10 years, putting mothers, children, and the elderly at risk of being kicked to the curb and throwing state government budgets out of balance.

Mar 08 2017

House Republican Health Care Plan Scorecard

We scored the GOP health care plan with opinions from economists. The economists determined the effects of the plan to be disastrous for millions of people relying on care.

Mar 06 2017

Trump Childcare Proposals Mostly Benefit the Wealthy

Seventy percent of the benefits from President Trump’s childcare proposals would go to families earning at least $100,000, and 25 percent of benefits would go to families earning at least $200,000, according to new analysis from the Urban Institute.

Feb 27 2017

State-by-State Impact Of The ACA Repeal

The Economic Policy Institute released a state-by-state breakdown of the impact of ACA repeal. For instance, if the ACA were repealed, in Ohio alone 964,000 people would lose their health insurance—an increase of 155 percent—and over 50,000 jobs would be lost.

Feb 21 2017

ACA Repeal Would Increase Number of Uninsured by 18 Million in First Year

Repealing the ACA would increase the number of uninsured by 18 million people in the first year, and 32 million by 2026, according to CBO estimates. Premiums for individual plans would increase by 20-25 percent above current projections in the first year and would be roughly double the premiums currently projected for 2026.

Feb 13 2017

Wealth Disparity Between Black Families and White Families

If confirmed, Labor Secretary nominee Andrew Puzder will be America’s top watchdog against employer wage theft, which robs workers of more than $50 billion annually. An investigation of DOL data found around 60 percent of Mr. Puzder’s fast food restaurants had Wage and HourDivision violations.

Jan 27 2017

U.S. Economy by the Numbers

Key economic stats set in historical context and including:

National data

  • Economic growth (GDP)
  • Jobs
  • Unemployment
  • Income
  • Poverty

State data -- including data on all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico

  • Unemployment
  • Private-sector job growth