WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Vice Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), today held a hearing examining the role of women in American manufacturing.
May 14 2013
Klobuchar Releases New Report Examining the Impact of Women in U.S. Manufacturing
Report finds manufacturing industry growing by over 500,000 jobs in recent years, creating new opportunities for women in these fields; Klobuchar calls for solutions to bring more women into the industry at a time when employers are looking for the right skills and experience
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Vice Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), today released a new report examining the role of women in American manufacturing.
May 09 2013
Klobuchar Releases New ‘Mother’s Day’ Report Highlighting Critical Economic Contributions of Mothers
With Mother’s Day just around the corner, Klobuchar releases new state-by-state report showing nearly half of all American mothers work full-time outside the home and more than one-third are their families’ sole income-earner
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Vice Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee, today released a new ‘Mother’s Day’ report showing that nearly half of all American mothers work full-time outside the home, while another sixteen percent work part-time.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Vice Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), today held the first of a two-part hearing to examine the economic impact of immigration in America. Klobuchar emphasized the important role immigrants play in a broad range of industries, from high-tech manufacturing to farming and agriculture, and called for swift action to pass comprehensive, bipartisan immigration reform. Klobuchar invited Grover Norquist, Founder and President of Americans for Tax Reform, and Dr. Adriana Kugler, a professor at Georgetown University’s Public Policy Institute, to testify in today’s hearing. During the hearing, Norquist underscored the positive economic impact immigration reform would have on the economy and argued that reform would reduce, rather than increase, the deficit.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Vice Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ April 2013 jobs report showing that 165,000 total nonfarm jobs were added and the unemployment rate fell from 7.6% to 7.5%:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Vice Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), today held a hearing focusing on bipartisan solutions for reducing long-term unemployment.
“Ensuring equal pay for women lifts up families and strengthens our economy,” Klobuchar said. “While we’ve made incredible strides over the past few decades, on this year’s National Equal Pay Day we must recommit ourselves to ensuring a level playing field for women in the workplace.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Vice Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ February 2013 jobs report showing that 236,000 total nonfarm jobs were added and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7%:
Feb 05 2013
JEC Vice Chairman Designate Casey Releases Fact Sheet on 20th Anniversary of the Family Medical Leave Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Marking the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC) today released a fact sheet detailing the important role that caregivers play in the recovery of wounded servicemembers, whose ranks have increased dramatically since 2001.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In observance of Black History Month, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Vice Chairman designate of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee, released a fact sheet detailing the economic well-being of the black community. Economic conditions have improved since the height of the Great Recession when the unemployment rate for black Americans peaked at 16.7 percent. While the figure has fallen from that peak, the rate for black workers remains above 13 percent, indicating that the recovery has been uneven.