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May 4, 2017 (New York, NY) – Following the passage of Trumpcare in the House of Representatives, Tamara Draut, Vice President of Policy and Research at Demos, a New York based public policy think tank, issued the following statement:

How The People’s Budget Helps and Trump’s Budget Hurts

The Congressional Progressive Caucus’ 2017 People’s Budget tackles inequality head-on, rewriting the rules of a rigged economy so that corporations pay their fair share and the infrastructure and programs that serve the people are well resourced.

The Congressional Progressive Caucus has released its People’s Budget, which it aptly subtitles a “roadmap to resistance.” The CPC budget is proactive, pro-public, and progressive. In decided contrast to the dystopian vision of the Trump budget, the CPC budget presents a bold vision rooted in the

April 28, 2017 (New York, NY) – As President Donald Trump’s first one hundred days come to a close, Heather McGhee, President of Demos, a New York based public policy think tank, issued the following statement:

People of color are being hit “first and worst” by the impacts of climate change.

Donald Trump’s election came at the worst possible time in so many ways. In a spectacular litany of truly awful aims, including mass deportation of undocumented immigrants, repealing Obamacare, retracting federal oversight of abusive local policing, undoing Obama-era banking reforms, and much more

From the chambers of the House Financial Services Committee, we hear that consumers are losing “ econom

Soaring rhetoric about freedom and choice is everywhere on Capitol Hill this week.

As we approach the Peoples Climate March on April 29, Americans are expressing concern about climate change at the highest levels ever reported. A recent Gallup report shows that concern for global warming is at a three-decade high.