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STATEMENT: CAP Economist Michael Madowitz on the December 2020 Jobs Report Date: January 8, 2021 Contact: Julia Cusick Washington, D.C. — Center for American Progress Economist  Michael Madowitz released the following statement today on the December 2020 employment situation figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: December’s employment report underscores what has been apparent for months: Delayed economic relief and a mismanaged public health crisis are pushing the economy into ...

Date: December 21, 2020 Contact: Julia Cusick Washington, D.C. — Tonight, both houses of Congress passed a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package. Following the passage of the bill, Winnie Stachelberg, executive vice president for External Affairs at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement: The relief package passed by both houses of Congress tonight will undoubtedly save lives, businesses, and jobs. Importantly, it includes protections for people who were on the brink...

STATEMENT: Today’s Google Lawsuit Underscores the Seriousness of Anti-Competitive Behavior in the Tech Industry Date: December 17, 2020 Contact: Julia Cusick Marc Jarsulic, chief economist at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement: The lawsuits brought by nearly every state attorney general acknowledge what many have long observed—that Google has exercised its dominance in search and online advertising in ways that are prohibited by antitrust law. They claim ...

RELEASE: CAP Outlines Blueprint To Address Climate Resilience and Environmental Racism in Low-Income Communities of Color Date: December 17, 2020 Contact: Julia Cusick Washington, D.C. — A new report from the Center for American Progress outlines a new framework to restructure the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) to address environmental racism and build climate resilience in low-income communities of color. The CRA was enacted in 1977 to combat redlining and other forms of discriminatory le...

STATEMENT: Bipartisan Relief Proposal a Necessary First Step for Recovery Date: December 15, 2020 Contact: Julia Cusick Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, a bipartisan group of senators announced a proposal for a COVID-19 relief package. Following the announcement, Winnie Stachelberg, executive vice president for External Affairs at the Center for American Progress, released the following statement: Over the past seven months, the U.S. House of Representatives has twice passed relief bills compre...

STATEMENT: Secretary Vilsack Has the Experience To Hit the Ground Running at the USDA Date: December 10, 2020 Contact: Julia Cusick Mara Rudman, executive vice president for Policy at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement: Secretary Vilsack returns to the USDA with the experience to immediately hit the ground running. He now has the opportunity to lead the department into a new era by tackling some of the country’s most urgent challenges: hunger, corporate concentr...

Marc Jarsulic, chief economist at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement: Today’s suits are welcome and overdue. Facebook has a dominant social media platform that produces huge profits and gives the company enormous influence over an important means of communication. It’s clear that Facebook has long sought to preserve its monopoly power by acquiring competitors such as WhatsApp and Instagram. By doing so, it has denied consumers access to more innovative and le...