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

Publications

Jun 20 2017

TrumpCare Threatens Rural Hospitals

Rural hospitals play a critical role in ensuring that Americans and their families have access to needed health care services. Given that rural communities tend to be older, rural hospitals are particularly important for older Americans in these communities. Rural hospitals are also often a critical driver of economic activity in the areas in which they are located, serving as an important employer and providing good-paying jobs that inject money into local communities.

Jun 16 2017

Celebrate Fathers—Support Child Care and Parental Leave

Ahead of Father’s Day, Joint Economic Committee Democrats released a fact sheet today underscoring the need for affordable, high-quality child care and parental leave. The fact sheet examines the crucial family-friendly policies needed to lift up all American families, including mothers, children and fathers alike.

Jun 15 2017

TrumpCare, Medicaid, and the Opioid Crisis

Joint Economic Committee Democrats released a fact sheet today on the important role Medicaid plays in fighting the opioid crisis and how TrumpCare would reverse the progress we have made so far. The fact sheet follows last week’s Joint Economic Committee hearing on the economic impacts of the opioid crisis.

Jun 14 2017

Medium Post: We need the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

Two years ago, although pregnant women won a victory in the Supreme Court in Young v. UPS, the complicated process set up in the decision still left many working women uncertain about their rights in the workplace. Just last month, former Wal-Mart employees filed a class action lawsuit for refusing them reasonable accommodations, which a 2013 study estimated occurs to 250,000 women each year. Many more are likely discouraged from even asking.

Jun 13 2017

Job Losses from House Republican TrumpCare in 2018 Graphics

State-by-state graphics showing how many jobs each state would lose under TrumpCare with comparisons to state industries. Graphic data is from Economic Policy Institute’s new report “How many jobs could the AHCA cost your state?”

Jun 13 2017

Medium Post: Learning from the Failed Experiment in Kansas

Maybe, just maybe, the action taken by the Kansas legislature last week to end the massive tax cuts pushed by Governor Brownback and enacted five years ago will wake up Congressional Republicans to the folly of massive tax cuts for the wealthy as a means of economic growth.

Jun 12 2017

State Opioid Epidemic Fact Sheets

The Joint Economic Committee released state fact sheets with information on how each each state has been impacted by the opioid epidemic. The fact sheets also examine how Medicaid has helped those seeking treatment for substance use disorders.