From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): As tax filing season kicks off, the IRS is warning taxpayers that we should expect delays in receiving refunds. Meanwhile, wealthy tax dodgers are evading $163 billion in taxes owed each year.[1] This is … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): This is it. We’ve been working to build a more just and humane immigration system since starting in justice work 16 years ago, and we finally have a hopeful pathway to citizenship for many of our … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/25/majority-us-including-90-democrats-back-spending-trillions-infrastructure “Poll after poll shows that the overwhelmingly majority of voters support bold action.” JULIA CONLEY August 25, 2021 As Democrats in the U.S. House and Senate prepare to write an infrastructure package following Tuesday’s passage of a $3.5 trillion blueprint, … Continued
Posted at https://www.rollcall.com/2021/08/24/house-budget-resolution-vote/ Committees can now get to work on fiscal package worth up to $3.5 trillion that Senate won’t be able to filibuster By Lindsey McPherson Posted August 24, 2021 at 4:11pm, Updated at 7:30pm House Democrats on Tuesday adopted … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Families in every state of our country are forced to wait year after year for housing vouchers because essential federal programs remain underfunded. This situation has gotten worse during the pandemic, which is … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/17/one-year-afghanistan-war-spending-could-fund-resettlement-12-million-refugees “We’ve spent billions on war. Now, let’s spend to bring Afghans to safety.” JAKE JOHNSON August 17, 2021 As the Biden administration faces criticism for not doing enough to assist those fleeing Afghanistan, an analysis released Monday showed that the … Continued
From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): Learn what you can do below! Thanks to the work you’re doing Senate Democrats were united in passing the budget resolution last Wednesday. This was the first step for advancing President Biden’s $3.5 trillion Build Back … Continued
From Keystone Research Center/Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (https://krc-pbpc.org/): The US Senate has taken decisive action to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill (now known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) and to adopt a $3.5 trillion budget resolution that … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): Washington, DC, August 11—Today, the United States Senate passed a historic $3.5 trillion budget resolution to initiate a budget reconciliation process that stands to create the most consequential legislation for people with low incomes in decades. The … Continued
From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): Senators are voting this week on a budget framework that will determine how big and bold we can be this year in building an economy that works for everyone. We need to make sure … Continued