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Ashik Siddique
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Budget Process,
Military & Security
The House passed a sweeping bill to counter China economically, the America COMPETES Act, with $52 billion for fund the production of computer chips. What else could that pay for?
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Guest Blogger
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Budget Process
Polls say Americans should love the Build Back Better Act — but most are only hearing talking points about its price tag.
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process,
Military & Security,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net
Source: Chart by National Priorities Project, data from USAspending.gov. As Democrats negotiate the Build Back Better bill from $3.5 trillion (over ten years) down to $1.75 trillion over ten years, priorities like paid leave, free community college, and Medicare expansion for affordable prescriptions, dental, and vision care are all on...
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Guest Blogger
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Budget Process,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net
Why is it controversial to spend on social programs but not the Pentagon? Or to subsidize the poor but not the rich?
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Guest Blogger
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Budget Process,
Military & Security
Congress has the resources to invest in our community.
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Shailly Gupta-Barnes
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Budget Process,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net
By raising taxes on the wealthy and redirecting other public resources, we can meet everyone’s needs and strengthen our economy.
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process,
Military & Security
With the Afghanistan War finally ending, we shouldn’t squander our “peace dividend” on costly weapons or military bloat.
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Ashik Siddique
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Budget Process,
Military & Security
Today, President Joe Biden unveiled his administration's FY 2022 “skinny budget” request. While not a full breakdown, the “skinny budget” offers a critical glimpse at topline discretionary budget spending and speaks volumes about the administration's priorities. At $753 billion, Biden's requested Pentagon budget increase continues the dangerous and short-sighted path...
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Guest Blogger
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Budget Process
It’s urgent not to return to the previous status quo. It’s time for creative thinking and bold action.
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Sarah Anderson
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Budget Process,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net
The Progressive Caucus has unveiled a legislative agenda designed to meet the scale of the pandemic catastrophe and reduce our vulnerability to future crises.