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Washington, D.C. — A new report from the Center for American Progress provides a road map for how U.S. manufacturers can regain global competitiveness and overcome the strategic risks presented by global supply chains, particularly with respect to health care and national defense. Until recently, the United States was the world’s largest manufacturing exporter. In recent […]

RELEASE: New Polling Shows Strong Bipartisan Support for Federal Aid for People in Need Date: March 10, 2021 Contact: Julia Cusick Washington, D.C. — A new poll from the Center for American Progress, in partnership with GBAO Strategies, shows that there is strong bipartisan support for policies that will help provide short-term relief for Americans navigating the economic fallout caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as long-term investments to strengthen the social safety net and many other poverty alleviation policies. Notably, two-thirds of voters believe it is more important for th...

Date: March 1, 2021 Contact: Julia Cusick Washington, D.C. — Today, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Brendan Boyle (D-PA) unveiled the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, which would levy a 2 percent annual tax on households and trusts worth between $50 million and $1 billion, as well an additional 1 percent annual surtax on assets above $1 billion. Following the announcement of the bill, Alexandra Thornton, senior director of tax policy at the Center for American Progress, released the following statement: The Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act recognizes that our tax s...

RELEASE: Expanding the Child Tax Credit Would Lead to a Stronger and More Equitable Recovery Date: February 23, 2021 Contact: Julia Cusick Washington, D.C. — A new analysis from the Center for American Progress examines the benefits of expanding the child tax credit along the lines of what is proposed in the American Rescue Plan. The issue brief finds that provisions of the child tax credit expansion in the American Rescue Plan would have a dramatic impact on child poverty and be more effective at reducing child poverty than previous expansions. Key benefits include: Reducing child poverty...

Washington, D.C. — New state polling shows overwhelming support in Michigan for President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan, with a 26-point margin, even after Michiganders hear the most effective political arguments against it. A new economic analysis from the Center for American Progress finds that Michigan’s economy is in an extremely perilous state—but that the […]