The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Center and Progressive Caucus Action Fund announced today that Gohar Sedighi has joined the organizations as executive director. Gohar brings a wealth of experience, having held leadership roles in the executive and legislative branches, as well as in nonprofit management.
Read MoreThe U.S. Supreme Court has major decisions pending on cases related to abortion, religion, gun violence prevention, climate, and more, as well as a new justice—Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson—recently confirmed by the Senate. The Court is also poised to make a number of consequential and, undoubtedly, polarizing rulings later this year. While the stakes around matters before the Court have never been higher, its legitimacy in the eyes of the public has never been lower.
Read MoreThe $1.2 trillion bipartisan “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act” (IIJA/P.L. 117-58), signed into law by President Biden on November 15, 2021, represents a historic investment to restore the country’s crumbling infrastructure and create millions of good-paying union jobs. Read our full explainer.
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The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Center and Progressive Caucus Action Fund announced today that Gohar Sedighi has joined the organizations as executive director. Gohar brings a wealth of experience, having held leadership roles in the executive and legislative branches, as well as in nonprofit management.
Read MoreOn January 27, 2022, starting at 1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. PT, grassroots organizers, activists, artists, progressive thought leaders, and special guest policymakers from across the nation will gather for a virtual convening, Winning Change That's Built To Last.
Read MoreThe U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Build Back Better Act, legislation to lower the cost of health care; create good, union jobs; invest in solutions to the climate crisis; unrig the tax code so corporations and the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share; and much more.
Read MoreWe are deeply saddened by the tragic and sudden death of President Richard Trumka. Our hearts are with his family, friends, and the millions of working people he stood shoulder to shoulder with during his lifetime of service to the labor movement.
Read MoreJune 2021 Budget Resolution Statement: $6 trillion should be the floor, not the ceiling, for a bold reconciliation package that supports working families.
Virtual town hall with special guests including Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Rep. Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), Rep. Marie Newman (IL-03), LaTosha Brown (Black Voters Matter Action Fund), Maurice Mitchell (Working Families Party), Nsé Ufot (New Georgia Project Action Fund), Ai-jen Poo (Care In Action), and more.
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One hundred days into the Biden Administration, our movement is delivering real relief for our families by showing up for their neighbors and fighting for a future where we can all thrive. Don’t miss When We Organize, We Win: Progressive Wins in the First 100 Days, a report featuring more than 35 partners from across the progressive movement on the impact our wins so far and the transformative changes we are continuing to fight for.
Read MoreLeading Think Tanks and Organizations Call for the Rapid Passage of Bolder Build Back Better Package
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We mourn the lives of the eight people killed in the tragic anti-Asian attack targeting Georgia massage parlors. We send our love and solidarity to the Asian American community in Georgia and beyond today and always.
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People Need Relief: Advocates Urge Congress to Close the 'Heroes Gap'. The Progressive Caucus Action Fund has published a new legislative analysis highlighting the gap between President Biden’s American Rescue Plan and versions of the Heroes Act.
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Keeping child care centers safely open and helping families afford care should be a central focus of any coronavirus relief package and a core strategy for reopening the economy once it’s safe to do so. There are four steps we must take now to give kids, families and care workers what we need.
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From coast to coast, voters turned out in record numbers for the largest election in US history! No matter where we live or what we look like, we all know that our democracy only works when everyone’s votes are counted.
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Progressive Caucus Action Fund Executive Director Liz Watson said, “Her dissents, she said, were written for the future when more justice and equality were possible. As we mourn her, we will fight to bring that future she envisioned into being.”
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Progressive Caucus Action Fund Executive Director Liz Watson issued the following statement on the latest Senate Republican COVID-19 relief package: “The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives has repeatedly passed legislation to provide much-needed relief and protections for families, small businesses, schools, and local governments. The Senate GOP, however, have chosen to take a “wait and see” approach, even as millions lost their jobs, businesses shut their doors, and state and local governments faced growing budget shortfalls as key provisions of the CARES Act expired.”
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New York Magazine recently highlighted our explainer, Working Families Cannot Meet Basic Needs Under Existing Unemployment Insurance Benefits, in their article titled, “Congress Is Hanging Single Parents Out to Dry.”
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New data from the Center for American Progress, Economic Policy Institute Policy Center, and the Progressive Caucus Action Fund shows that existing state unemployment insurance leaves working families thousands of dollars in the red each month.
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We can get through this crisis if we pull together and support each other. Immigrants are risking their lives to keep their families fed and our communities moving forward. It’s time for the federal government to have their backs.
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