Tell Congress it’s time to #StopTheCuts
Joanna Sandager,
January 30, 2015
This coming Monday the President will present his budget request to Congress for FY2016. We look forward to reviewing the President’s proposals, and we’ve already heard about important investments he’d make in child care and community college. We’ve heard he will start to reverse damaging cuts to human needs programs....
Head Smacker: McConnell and Boehner Address Income Inequality…But Not Really
Lecia Imbery,
January 28, 2015
On Sunday, the CBS news show 60 Minutes aired the first joint interview with Speaker of the House John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell since the new Republican majority Congress convened. The interview took place only days after last week’s State of the Union address, and Scott Pelley...
Making Child Care Accessible to Low-Income Families
Lecia Imbery,
January 23, 2015
As we noted in a recent Fact of the Week, the average annual cost of center-based child care for an infant is nearly half of the income of a family of three living at the poverty level. In fact, child care is one of the most significant expenses in a...
Fact of the Week: Americans Not in Congress Overwhelmingly Support $12.50 Minimum Wage
Lecia Imbery,
January 23, 2015
In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Obama called out members of Congress who have failed to raise the minimum wage, saying, “If you truly believe you could work full-time and support a family on less than $15,000 a year, go try it. If not, vote to...
Share your Thoughts about the State of the Union
Deborah Weinstein,
January 20, 2015
Below are my thoughts about the State of the Union address. Please share your comments on the address or the responses by scrolling down to the bottom of this page. The President is asking whether we will be satisfied with an economy that works only for a few, or works to provide opportunities...
