Almost 15 million Americans work in the sporting event, public performance or food service and drinking establishment industries, more than the size of our manufacturing workforce. This sort of mass shutdown is unprecedented. And, so too, our government’s response must be extraordinary. The government should pay people to stay home.
Read MoreVoters in three states, Arizona, Florida and Illinois, went to the polls Tuesday to vote in primary elections. Two other states, Georgia and Louisiana, delayed their elections and Ohio’s governor barred Tuesday’s election from going forward. In the midst of a growing COVID-19 outbreak, how do we exercise our right to vote while keeping voters, poll workers, and the rest of us safe? We vote from home.
Read MoreCPC Center Executive Director, Liz Watson, released the following statement applauding the U.S. House of Representatives for taking immediate action to address COVID-19, urging the Senate and President to follow suit, and calling for urgent additional measures.
Read MoreIt should not take a terrifying national emergency for us to wake up to the realization that we all pay the price when we treat people like they don’t matter.
Read MoreThe CPC Center organized progressive policy experts from across the movement to analyze the impact the budget will have on our families and communities. The analysis details a devastating budget that prioritizes corporate profits and militarization time and time again.
Read MoreExecutive Director of the Congressional Progressive Caucus Center, Liz Watson, released a statement regarding the U.S. military's killing of Qassim Suleimani, the leader of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds force.
Read MoreWe remember the life and legacy of Chairman Elijah Cummings.
Read MoreStores. Schools. Movie theaters, Concerts. Clubs. Everyday places turned into scenes of death and tragedy. We are facing a twin crisis: mass shootings and a frightening resurrgence in white supremacist violence. Just this year, there have been 255 mass shootings in the U.S. Deadly hate crimes rose for the fourth year in a row. As we grieve, we demand action.
Read MoreThis is an incredible victory for the over 33.5 million people who would get a much needed raise and for the thousands of organizers, activists and progressive lawmakers who have fought so hard for $15 and a union all across this country.
Read MoreRaising the minimum wage will help working people make ends meet and pump millions back into local economies, just as it has in the states and cities who have already raised their minimum wage.
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