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Apr 07 2017

Medium Post: Breaking Down Opportunity Barriers

This week, the Joint Economic Committee held its first hearing of this Congress entitled, “The Decline of Economic Opportunity in the United States: Causes and Consequences.” Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Committee Members heard from several witnesses on how to improve the U.S. economy so more American families that feel left behind can succeed. An overview with highlights from the hearing, including a discussion of immigrant workers’ role in the economy, equal pay for women, and student opportunity barriers can be found here.

Apr 07 2017

President Trump Job Tracker March 2017

To keep tabs on the current administration’s jobs numbers, a comparison between the March jobs report under President Trump and the average jobs report in the late 1990’s.

Apr 03 2017

#Real News: Women Still Earn Less Than Men

Equal Pay Day marks how far into the new year a woman would have to work to earn what a man earned the previous year. The 20 percent gap in earnings between women and men is due to complex factors, including differences in years of work experience, variation in occupation and industry, and discrimination.

Apr 03 2017

Gender Wage Gap State-by-State Graphics

A set of graphics outlining the gender wage gap in each state, comparing women's median earnings to men's median earnings. The graphics also provide information on the ratio of women's earnings to white men's earnings for Asian women, Hispanic women, White women and Black women.

Mar 31 2017

January Economic Snapshot of the States

This monthly report provides a snapshot of the status of the economic recovery in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. This month’s snapshots include state-level data on jobs, unemployment and earnings through December 2016.

Mar 28 2017

America Last: President Trump Abandons Tomorrow’s Economy

President Trump’s so-called “America First” budget actually puts millions of Americans last. Calling for a $54 billion increase in defense spending and a corresponding $54 billion cut for non-defense domestic agencies and programs in FY2018, this “America Last” budget cuts or entirely eliminates critical investments in infrastructure, science and technological research, community development in rural and metropolitan communities, clean air and water, and the health and education of American families.

Mar 28 2017

TrumpCare Leaves People with Mental Illnesses in the Shadows

Many individuals struggling with mental illnesses have only recently begun to access the care they need, thanks to the Affordable Care Act. The Medicaid expansion and requirement that mental health be covered as an Essential Health Benefit meant that people could finally get treatment for themselves and their families.

Mar 27 2017

Rural Americans Would Lose Under Trumpcare

America’s rural communities have long faced challenges with access to affordable health care insurance and services. Doctors and hospitals are farther away, higher poverty rates lead to worse health outcomes and lower coverage rates, and older populations result in more expensive coverage pools.

Mar 27 2017

One Hundred Fortune 500 Corporations Paid No Federal Taxes In At Least One Year From 2008-2015

From 2008 to 2015, 258 Fortune 500 corporations that consistently netted profits paid an average effective tax rate of just 21.2 percent. One hundred of these corporations paid no federal taxes or even claimed a rebate in at least one year from 2008-2015; of corporations that had substantial overseas profits, most paid higher tax rates to foreign governments than to the United States.