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A coalition of liberal and conservative leaders, strategists, activists and public interest advocates called for a delay of the nomination of Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke to a second term. The coalition includes Campaign for America’s Future co-director Robert Borosage, Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist, Campaign for Liberty president John Tate, Center for Economic and Policy Research co-director Dean Baker and FreedomWorks president Matt Kibbe.

Campaign for America's Future co-director Robert Borosage today praised the House Financial Services Committee for taking steps to protect consumers from predatory financial practices by approving the creation of a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency. In praising the legislation, Borosage noted that the bill should be strengthened as it moves through Congress to prevent another economic crisis.

With more than 1,500 progressive bloggers and activists streaming into Pittsburgh this week, Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., joined United Steelworkers president Leo Gerard, Campaign for America’s Future co-director Robert Borosage and Netroots Nation spokesperson Mary Rickles on a conference call today to set the scene and preview this year’s “Netroots Nation” convention.

Americans for Financial Reform, a national coalition of more than 200 state and local organizations, including the Campaign for America's Future, dedicated to reforming the financial system and rebuilding our economy., released the following statement today in response to President Obama's proposals for financial industry reform. more »

WASHINGTON – Progressives gathered at this week’s “America’s Future Now” conference found a lot to like in President Obama’s first 100 days, but they are very focused on health care reform as their highest priority, according to a straw poll of participants conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research for the Campaign for America’s Future and Democracy Corps. more »

Progressive groups are poised to spend more than $82 million to support President Obama's goal of achieving quality, affordable health care for all this year, according to leaders gathered today at the “America’s Future Now” conference in Washington.

The Campaign for America’s Future today cheered the introduction of the “National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009,” by Reps. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., and Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn. This legislation would create a development bank to finance infrastructure projects in the realm of transportation, the environment, energy and telecommunications.

The Campaign for America’s Future today applauded the Senate for overwhelmingly passing H.R. 627, the Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights Act of 2009, by a vote of 90-5.

WASHINGTON – In response to today’s release of the annual Social Security & Medicare Trustees report, Robert Borosage, co-director of the Campaign for America’s Future, urged Congress not to bend to conservative hysteria, but to address the real root of the problem – our broken health care system and its out-of-control costs.

WASHINGTON – Campaign for America’s Future co-director Robert Borosage today said that House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer will get burned if he insists on stepping on Social Security, the “third rail of American politics.”