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Building an Economy for All

Economic growth must be built on the foundation of a strong and secure middle class so that all Americans benefit from growth.

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Investing in a stronger and more equitable economy

We must continue to invest in research, technology, and innovation in a manner that ensures participation and benefits communities that are too often left behind. Only through such an approach can the United States remain at the cutting edge in an increasingly competitive global market.

Strengthening worker power and economic mobility

We need to increase wages, reduce poverty among working families, increase worker power, and create pathways to economic mobility for all.

Raising the floor for basic living standards

Working toward a stronger and more equitable economy for everyone involves rebuilding, expanding, and strengthening America’s social safety net to make it more comprehensive in eligibility and services as well as more flexible in how it can be accessed and used.

Creating a new social compact with business

A new social compact with business includes a regulatory vision that better aligns investors, companies, and the public interest on critical matters such as climate, workers’ rights, and equality.

By the numbers

134K

An estimated 134,000 families are pushed into poverty each year by child care expenses.

CAP, “Child Care Expenses Push an Estimated 134,000 Families Into Poverty Each Year” (2024).

$3.9K

A 20 percent across-the-board import tax combined with an additional 40 percent tax on Chinese goods would amount to about a $3,900 tax increase for a middle-income family.

CAP Action, “Former President Trump Proposes an Up to $3,900 Tax Increase for a Typical Family” (2024).

10%

An estimated 10 percent wage premium is experienced by union members compared with similar nonunion members.

CAP, “4 Ways Unions Make Our Economy and Democracy Stronger” (2024).

54%

Permanently extending the Trump tax cuts would increase the fiscal gap by 54 percent.

CAP, “Permanently Extending the Trump Tax Cuts Would Increase Upward Pressure on the Debt Ratio by More Than 50 Percent” (2024).

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State Legislators Fighting for the Working Class Upcoming Event

State Legislators Fighting for the Working Class

Please join the Center for American Progress Action Fund and State Innovation Exchange (SiX) Action for a discussion with state lawmakers on how to promote a policy agenda to support the working class.

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A New Vision for the Democratic Party: Remarks and Conversation With Sen. Elissa Slotkin Upcoming Event

A New Vision for the Democratic Party: Remarks and Conversation With Sen. Elissa Slotkin

Join CAP Action for a conversation with Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Neera Tanden, CEO of CAP Action, about a new vision for the Democratic Party to fight back against Republicans’ attacks on American pocketbooks and democracy.

Center for American Progress Action Fund and online via Zoom

Representing Working-Class Voters Past Event

Representing Working-Class Voters

Please join the Center for American Progress Action Fund for a discussion with congressional representatives about how best to promote an agenda for today’s working class.

1333 H St NW, Washington, DC | Online via Zoom

Representative Bresnahan, Protect SNAP for the Future of Our Community Personal Story

Representative Bresnahan, Protect SNAP for the Future of Our Community

John Kelly, vice president of a food pantry network in Pennsylvania, explains how his organization works to address food insecurity in the community. He argues that proposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) would harm many families that are already struggling to get by.

The Bucks County Beacon

John Kelly

Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, Please Don’t Take Food Away From Our Kids Personal Story

Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, Please Don’t Take Food Away From Our Kids

School psychologist Michelle Ritter-Santana shares how important the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid are to the families she serves and calls on her members of Congress to protect these programs from cuts.

The Bucks County Beacon

Michelle Ritter-Santana

Working-Class Voters, the Economy, and the Democratic Party Past Event

Working-Class Voters, the Economy, and the Democratic Party

Please join the Center for American Progress Action Fund for an event featuring Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and an expert panel on how the economy and economic policy shape the preferences of working-class voters.

Online via Zoom

Industrial Policy Projects Boosted Harris and Hurt Trump in the 2024 Election, but Not by Much Report

Industrial Policy Projects Boosted Harris and Hurt Trump in the 2024 Election, but Not by Much

A county-by-county analysis finds that additional IIJA, CHIPS and Science Act, and IRA investments were associated with higher vote share for Kamala Harris compared with Joe Biden and a lower vote share in 2024 for Trump compared with 2020—but the differences are slight.

the Center for American Progress

Aurelia Glass, David Madland

These 15 Congressional Districts Would See Large Medicaid Funding Losses Under Republican House Budget Resolution Article
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These 15 Congressional Districts Would See Large Medicaid Funding Losses Under Republican House Budget Resolution

The Republican House budget resolution’s potential $880 billion in Medicaid cuts would cost these congressional districts a total of $34 billion, potentially reducing coverage for nearly 730,000 people.

Sara Estep, Natasha Murphy, Andrea Ducas, 2 More Emily Gee, Natalie Baker

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