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mail house gov Last week the JEC Dems analyzed the latest Consumer Price Index CPI data finding overall monthly inflation increased by 0 2 in October after also increasing by 0 2 over the past three months...months Monthly CPI inflation remains significantly below the peak of 1 2 in June 2022 and the overall trend still shows slowing inflation Programming note The JEC Dems will not be releasing the Weekly Economic...questions for the record following a House Budget Committee hearing on how it supports Congress The Economic Policy Institute EPI highlighted how the school bus driver shortage remains severe while bus driver...

September s reading Be sure to catch up on the resources we released during recess including reports on how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is spurring economic growth State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds...are supporting locally led growth the U S economy performs better under Democratic presidents and how registered apprenticeship programs can grow the middle class JEC Resources The Biden Harris Bipartisan...CEA highlighted how expanded financial assistance through the American Rescue Plan helped families save money and upgrade their health insurance The Economic Policy Institute EPI covered how voters backed...

hosted a Pro Worker Pro Business Opportunities roundtable to talk directly with New Mexicans about how federal legislation he helped pass into law is creating careers in high demand sectors while strengthening...investing in early childhood education Tomorrow the JEC Dems will analyze the latest employment data for states and update our map and data tool We will also be gearing up for next week s data releases including...Registered Apprenticeships Can Boost America s Workforce and Grow the Middle Class Celebrating Success How Latinos Helped Fight Economic Inequality through Labor Movements Improving School Infrastructure Benefits...

Also last week the JEC Dems released a report on how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is building a new foundation for growth The report highlighted how investments are reaching all parts of the country...workers in its largest union after two previous offers were rejected Communities that were worst affected by the China shock are now receiving a disproportionate share of recent investment and job growth...From the Think Tank World The Council of Economic Advisers CEA released an issue brief highlighting how real GDP has risen by 12 6 during the Biden Harris administration a historically robust expansion The...

impacted by the since ended Boeing strike Just before break the JEC also published an issue brief showing how safety net programs dramatically reduce child poverty in New Mexico by comparing the Official Poverty...largest trading partners An analysis of previous rounds of Trump tariffs found they did not reduce overall imports to the U S but they did lead to fewer imports from China and more from other countries New...Financial Services Innovation Revolution How Technology is Shaping the Future of Finance at 10 00 am EST House Oversight and Accountability Exposing the Truth on LNG How the Administration Played Politics with...

these numbers are affected and depressed by hurricanes Helene and Milton as well as the Boeing strike Last week the JEC Dems released two important resources The first highlights how State and Local Fiscal...since 1995 What to Read From the Think Tank World The National Women s Law Center NWLC demonstrated how despite a strong economy women still face economic roadblocks like food insecurity expensive child...care affordability issues and unsecured debt Georgetown Law s Center on Poverty and Inequality found states with abortion bans often do not provide enough supportive resources for growing families like health...

effectively governing the country If the Republican Congress cannot even keep the government open how can it rebuild our infrastructure reform taxes or achieve a host of other legislative priorities Fiscal...result of lost output from federal employees not being able to work during the 2013 shutdown 3 The overall disruption to economic growth was likely larger Standard and Poor s estimated that the 2013 shutdown...could lead to significant airport delays and travel cancellations which is both frustrating to those affected and costly In the 2013 shutdown more than half of business travelers said they cancelled business...

and service members 1 Charged with overseeing and enforcing Federal consumer financial protection laws the CFPB works to ensure that when a consumer uses financial products credit cards mortgages student...billion in undisclosed fees 9 o The number of new consumer credit cards increased steadily since implementation and enforcement of the CARD Act to 6 5 million new credit cards and 37 5 billion in available...

Americans who would otherwise be unable to afford health care and plays an essential role in containing overall costs in America s health system i The Republican plan would gut 370 billion from the Medicaid program...budgets out of balance ii Maternity Care Medicaid covers almost 50 percent of births in the United States iii New Mexico has the highest percent of births financed by the program 7 out of 10 and New Hampshire...Children s Health Medicaid and CHIP provide health care access to 35 7 million children in the United States helping them to grow up healthy v Children covered by Medicaid are more likely to finish high school...

NEW YORK CITY FACT SHEET New York City is one of the 30 largest cities by population in the United States More than 1 6 million working age African Americans 16 years and over live in New York City making...time refers to those who worked full time year round in the past 12 months U S cities determined by overall population size from 2010 Census African American population refers to the civilian non instiutional...