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Joint Economic Committee Democrats

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May 11 2017

The State of Child Care in America

As women have entered the workforce and become breadwinners, access to affordable, high-quality child care has become an increasingly important part of a family’s economic success. High-quality early learning and care provide many benefits to families

May 09 2017

The Financial CHOICE Act: The Wrong Choice for America

House Republicans are hoping to overturn the financial safeguards put in place to prevent the next financial crisis and to protect consumers from the costs of reckless, abusive, and fraudulent behavior on Wall Street. Republicans’ proposal, the Financial CHOICE Act (Choice 2.0), is a wrong choice for America.

May 05 2017

Dynamic Scoring Threatens Budget Deficits and Working Americans

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnunchin recently claimed long-term economic growth will pay for the cost of President Trump’s proposed tax reform plan. This claim relies on using so-called “dynamic scoring,” a tactic long exploited by Republicans to justify not paying for immense tax cuts. However, dynamic scoring methodologies can lead to wildly different estimates that often underestimate how much these tax cuts increase the budget deficit.

May 05 2017

President Trump Job Tracker April 2017

To keep tabs on the current administration’s jobs numbers, a comparison between the April jobs report under President Trump and the average jobs report in the late 1990’s.

May 03 2017

The Retirement Crisis

Joint Economic Committee Democrats released a fact sheet today on the state of retirement in the United States as Republicans attempt to pass Congressional Review Act legislation making it harder for Americans to save for retirement. Far too many workers do not have access to a retirement savings plan through their employer and many earn too little to save. The fact sheet details that more than 30 percent of workers do not have access to retirement benefits through their employer, and nearly 70 percent of the lowest-paid workers do not have access to a retirement plan.

May 03 2017

Joint Economic Committee Democrats Release Retirement Crisis Fact Sheet

Joint Economic Committee Democrats released a fact sheet today on the state of retirement in the United States as Republicans attempt to pass Congressional Review Act legislation making it harder for Americans to save for retirement. Far too many workers do not have access to a retirement savings plan through their employer and many earn too little to save.

May 03 2017

Reports on the Dangers of TrumpCare

Joint Economic Committee Democrats released three reports on the dangerous threats TrumpCare poses to Americans across the country. The findings in these reports conclude that the latest Republican bill would make it harder for rural Americans to obtain health insurance; cut funding used for the treatment of substance use disorders (SUDs); and limit access to and increase costs for mental health services. The reports, “Rural Americans Lose Bigly Under TrumpCare,” “TrumpCare Undermines Fight Against Opioid Epidemic,” and “TrumpCare Reverses ACA Gains for Mental Health,” outline how millions of Americans would lose under TrumpCare.