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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...

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...

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...

2 November was the 46th month of consecutive job growth under the Biden administration and showed how the labor market rebounded from October when job growth was depressed by the hurricanes and Boeing...right to form a union further cracking down on immigrants in the workplace and rolling back pro worker laws that would give employers more power The Urban Institute modeled the impact of a national baby bond...debate and noted how every income group outside of the top 1 would experience a tax increase from the combination of Trump s tax cuts and tariff proposals The Brookings Institution emphasized how the softening...

JEC Logo JEC Logo Skip to main content United States Congress Joint Economic Committee About Hearings Annual Reports Democrats Members Publications Press Center Receive Updates Republicans Joint Economic...new tariffs or taxes on imported goods that will drive up costs for Americans while hurting the overall economy Despite Trump s claims that foreign countries pay for tariffs evidence from Trump s previous...

Progressive Policy Institute Center for American Progress and the Tax Foundation make the case for how Trump s proposed tariffs will be harmful for consumers and the U S economy In recent days the JEC released...elevated rates for disabled women Black women Latinas Indigenous women those born outside of the United States and families with children headed by a single woman The Tax Policy Center estimated 17 million children...run Effects of Transportation Productivity on the US Economy Financial Inclusion Across the United States Political Power and Market Power The Effect of Medicaid on Crime Evidence from the Oregon Health...

report on how protecting farmworkers from extreme heat and wildfire smoke helps the U S economy JEC Resources Protecting Farmworkers From Extreme Heat and Wildfire Smoke Helps the U S Economy How Democrats...Extend Tax Cuts That Benefit the Wealthy and Make Everyone Else Pay For It How Project 2025 s Economic Policies Hurt Families How Project 2025 s Health Education and Climate Policies Hurt Families Economic...development and commercialization efforts at 10 00 am EDT Senate Aging Committee Hearings to examine how scammers are stealing from older adults focusing on fighting fraud at 10 00 am EDT What to Read From...

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...World The Council of Economic Advisers CEA highlighted how small businesses are particularly likely to benefit from lower interest rates given how dependent many are on bank financing and that many have...have floating rate loans The CEA also emphasized how strong job and wage gains continue to signal a strong economic recovery The Congressional Budget Office CBO analyzed the distribution of family wealth...

Chairman Heinrich emphasized how these data are further proof that the Federal Reserve should continue cutting interest rates JEC Dems also released a new analysis last week showing how the U S economy performs...the Nobel Prize in Economics Daron Acemoglu Simon Johnson and James Robinson Their work focuses on how institutions set up during European colonialization can explain present day differences in economic...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...