News Release

Washington, DC -- Campaign for America’s Future, MoveOn.Org, Rebuild the Dream, and a large ad hoc coalition of advocacy groups, are asking Americans to act now to prevent a disastrous debt deal that could harm the economy and undermine Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. more »

The Campaign for America’s Future today is firmly opposing a bipartisan deficit reduction deal released Tuesday by a “Gang of Six” in the Senate.

Robert Borosage, co-director of the Campaign for America’s Future, today released this statement: more »

Washington, DC – Warning that today’s focus on budget cuts are clearly harming the economy, the Campaign for America’s Future said today that today’s rising unemployment rate (9.2 percent) is the result of public spending cuts and the abandonment of efforts to spur economic growth by both political parties in Washington. more »

Washington, DC -- Roger Hickey, co-director of the Campaign for America’s Future commented on reports that Senate Democratic Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) will present a “50-50” plan for deficit reduction; more »

Washington, DC -- The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), USAction and the Campaign for America’s Future are sending messages from 51,000 Americans to the White House demanding that any deficit deal must not cut Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security. more »

Washington, DC – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has drawn a firm line in the sand over raising the debt ceiling and avoiding a catastrophic default on US bonds. Sen. Sanders suggested that for every dollar that is cut in investments for the public, a dollar must be raised from ending tax breaks for the wealthy and tax loopholes for big corporations. more »

Washington, DC -- Today is the 10th anniversary of the Bush tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires. Campaign for America’s Future is commemorating these costly handouts by taking action to get rid of them.

Here is a copy of the action: visit: http://ourfuture.org/taxtherich more »

Washington, DC – The Campaign for America’s Future is asking President Barack Obama for a recess appointment of Elizabeth Warren to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). And today the group delivered 20,000 signatures to the White House – all endorsing their petition urging a recess appointment for Elizabeth Warren. more »

Washington, DC – Commenting on the House Oversight Hearing on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Campaign for America’s Future’s Fellow Richard Eskow said, “From what we have heard at today’s hearing, it’s clear that Elizabeth Warren is a champion of the American consumer -- and that Congressional Republicans, doing the banking industry’s dirty work, will try any low-rent tacti more »

Washington, DC – The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported 244,000 new jobs in April, and that the public sector continued to lose employment, down 24,000 jobs this month. Campaign for America’s Future co-director Robert Borosage made the following statement about the jobs numbers: more »