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Washington, D.C. — Today, President Joe Biden announced a framework for the Build Back Better Act. Following the announcement, Patrick Gaspard, president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement: The announcement of today’s Build Back Better framework marks a new beginning for American families, our economy, and our planet. With the Build […]

Washington, D.C. — Today Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), chair of the Senate Finance Committee, proposed the Billionaires Income Tax. The proposal would ensure that roughly 700 of the richest Americans pay their fair share in taxes. Following the announcement of the bill, Seth Hanlon, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, released the following […]

Washington, D.C. — Today, the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing introducing several bills (H.R. 5479, H.R. 5495, and H.R. 5505) that will help the United States identify and respond to manufacturing supply chain risk. These bills incorporate ideas advanced earlier this year in a report by the Center […]

Washington, D.C. — Today, the Biden administration released a governmentwide strategy to better understand, manage, and mitigate the risks that climate change poses to the American economy, its workers, and families. This road map of agency actions follows a May 2021 executive order directing agencies to measure, disclose, and mitigate climate-related risks to the financial system […]

Washington, D.C. — A new analysis from the Center for American Progress demonstrates the footprint of home care workers and early childhood educators in the American labor market in each state. The analysis finds that: Almost 3.2 million Americans—overwhelmingly women, and disproportionately women of color—are employed in home health and early childhood occupations, representing 2.2 percent […]