Jun 16 2017
Overcoming Barriers to Clean Energy Innovation
Congress must address these barriers and support the innovators and entrepreneurs that will create good jobs and investment today and power the economy of the future.
Ahead of Father’s Day, Joint Economic Committee Democrats released a fact sheet today underscoring the need for affordable, high-quality child care and parental leave. The fact sheet examines the crucial family-friendly policies needed to lift up all American families, including mothers, children and fathers alike.
Jun 15 2017
TrumpCare, Medicaid, and the Opioid Crisis
Joint Economic Committee Democrats released a fact sheet today on the important role Medicaid plays in fighting the opioid crisis and how TrumpCare would reverse the progress we have made so far. The fact sheet follows last week’s Joint Economic Committee hearing on the economic impacts of the opioid crisis.
Jun 12 2017
State Opioid Epidemic Fact Sheets
The Joint Economic Committee released state fact sheets with information on how each each state has been impacted by the opioid epidemic. The fact sheets also examine how Medicaid has helped those seeking treatment for substance use disorders.
Jun 08 2017
Energy Efficiency Powers Economic Opportunities
This report follows President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, impacting millions of Americans who are employed in the clean energy economy. The report outlines how the application of energy efficiency technologies creates well-paying jobs, lowers government spending, saves consumers and businesses money, increases competitiveness for businesses, and reduces carbon emissions. Congress must now invest in projects and research that foster job growth and the expansion of the energy efficiency economy.
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.
May 23 2017
TrumpCare: Leaving Rural Health Behind
Joint Economic Committee Democrats released a new report today on the damaging impact TrumpCare would have on rural America. 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.
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 ten ways that TrumpCare will have a damaging impact on rural America.
May 22 2017
May Economic Snapshot of the States
In July, President Trump will reach the 6 month mark of his term in office and stewardship of the U.S. economy. With lags in releases of economic data, a full accounting of this milestone is a few months away. However, as this economic snapshot of all 50 states shows, Trumponomics has the U.S. economy trending in a worrisome direction
May 18 2017
Clean Energy, It's Where the Jobs Are
The report, “Clean Energy, It’s Where the Jobs Are” highlights that 3.3 million Americans worked in the clean energy economy in 2016. It shows that renewable energy specifically now employs more than one in three Americans who work in electric generation and fuel production employment. Projections indicate that this is just the beginning and the transition to clean energy will create millions of additional jobs.
