Republicans like to talk about the importance of policy certainty and the risks associated with uncertainty. President Trump apparently forgot that yesterday when he walked into the White House Rose Garden and declared that the United States was pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement.
Jun 02 2017
President Trump Job Tracker May 2017
To keep tabs on the current administration’s jobs numbers, a comparison between the May jobs report under President Trump and the average jobs report in the late 1990’s.
Jun 01 2017
The Costs of Corruption to the American Economy
Joint Economic Committee Democrats released a new report on the economic costs of corruption. Although corruption is not a concept we are familiar with discussing in the context of the contemporary American politics, President Trump has begun to undermine the norms and institutions that enable not only our democracy to function, but also our economy.
Joint Economic Committee Democrats are providing a variety of resources on TrumpCare as members head home for the district work period.
May 25 2017
Nonpartisan CBO Should Not Be Politicized
Republicans are once again attacking the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) instead of facing the fact that their bill would take away health insurance from 23 million Americans, cause premiums to go up by 20 percent next year, and destabilize markets. Secretary Tom Price (who picked the current head of the CBO) says that the score is “wrong” and Representative MacArthur says “that is somebody’s opinion.”
May 25 2017
Updated House Republican TrumpCare Charts Packet
An updated version of our “Republican Health Care Plan Charts Packet”, with new statistics on the harmful effects of Trumpcare.
State-by-state graphics outlining TrumpCare’s economic impact in each state. Includes 2018 increase in premiums, number of people losing private-coverage, increased cost of uncompensated care to hospitals, and decreased funding for opioid treatment.
May 24 2017
10 Ways TrumpCare Leaves Rural America Behind
Instead of focusing on improving health care delivery in rural America, House Republicans passed a bill that will only make it harder to access affordable, quality health services in rural communities across the country. Here’s a list of 10 ways that TrumpCare will have a damaging impact on rural America
May 24 2017
Trump Budget Fails Children and Working Families
This week, President Trump released his budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2018 to well-deserved backlash. This budget—based on bad math and accounting tricks—recklessly cuts $3.6 trillion from critical investments that create jobs and provide needed resources for working families. It abandons the poor while providing tax breaks to the wealthy, slashes funding for investment in clean energy innovation and jobs of the future, and cuts cancer research and public health programs. Here are just some of the stories that outline this reckless and cruel budget proposal:
A chart outlining TrumpCare’s economic impact in each state. Includes 2018 increase in premiums, number of people losing private-coverage, increased cost of uncompensated care to hospitals, and decreased funding for opioid treatment.