Senate Democrats, including Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, questioned Trump’s priorities in the proposed tax cuts. Heinrich called the proposal “a wish list for big corporations and his wealthy friends.” “Democrats and Republicans all agree our tax code should be reformed, but this certainly doesn’t pass the test,” said Heinrich, the ranking Democrat on the House-Senate Joint Economic Committee. “This proves that President Trump has no intention of reaching across the aisle to build consensus on reforms both parties can support.”
Apr 25 2017
Financial Regulation News - US economy would benefit from improved security, traffic flow at borders, ports
Also looking to help benefit the U.S. economy is U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), who released a report suggesting reduced wait times at ports of entry (POEs) in the United States. As ranking member of the Senate Joint Economic Committee, Heinrich released Economic Impact of Understaffing U.S. Ports of Entry, the April minority staff report suggesting that additional staff could help decrease the “long and unpredictable border wait times” that happen as trade and travelers move through U.S. POEs.
"Today’s jobs numbers show there are still challenges ahead that this administration must address," the Joint Economic Committee's top Democrat Senator Martin Heinrich told The New York Times. "President Trump promised that he would be 'the greatest jobs producer that God ever created.' Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee will hold him to this promise."
The top Democrat on the committee, Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, ignored the new jobless rate and focused instead on the disappointing payroll gain. “Today’s jobs numbers show there are still challenges ahead that this administration must address,” Mr. Heinrich said. “President Trump promised that he would be ‘the greatest jobs producer that God ever created.’ Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee will hold him to this promise.”
Apr 05 2017
AL.com - Alabama women working full-time earn 76 percent of what their male colleagues earn
Women in Alabama earn about 76 percent of the pay men earn in a year, according to a new wage gap analysis published by the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee. Nationally, the gap is 80 percent. The report ranks Alabama's gender wage gap at 39th out of all fifty states and the District of Columbia. Median earnings for women in Alabama are $34,310 per year, versus men's $45,057.
Mar 29 2017
Think Progress - Spicer says Trump ‘feels great’ about spending millions on Mar-a-Lago trips
On Tuesday, Joint Economic Committee Democrats released an analysis finding that “taxpayer money spent on Donald Trump’s vacations since January 2017 could have paid for child care for 2,338 kids in Mississippi (with the lowest child-care costs) or 521 kids in the District of Columbia (with the highest child-care costs). Instead of paying for President Trump’s vacations, taxpayers could have sent 3,140 students to college in Wyoming (with the lowest in-state tuition) or 815 students to college in New Hampshire (with the highest in-state tuition) this year.”
Democratic staff members of the Joint Economic Committee in Congress released a 50-state study of the bill last week that determined more than 129,000 people in Wisconsin would lose their health insurance next year — purchased either through their employer or the private marketplace — under the GOP overhaul.
A new analysis by Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee found the Republican plan would provide the wealthy an average of $207,390 more per year in after-tax income while low-income families would lose $205 a year. “The Republican plan would mean a restaurant worker pays more for their health care so that a hedge fund manager can get a six figure tax break. That’s unconscionable,” said a statement from Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., the ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee.