News Release

Bush Administration Medicare Report Misleads

03/23/2004

WASHINGTON – Campaign for America's Future Co-director Roger Hickey today said the Social Security and Medicare trustees released a misleading annual report based on questionable Bush Administration figures. Hickey noted that the report reflects President Bush's political agenda by showing that the fiscal state of Social Security and Medicare is much worse than last year.

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Gao Finds Bush Medicare Ads Misleading

03/11/2004

WASHINGTON - Campaign for America's Future Co-director Roger Hickey today demanded that television networks pull President Bush's Medicare ads off the air because the General Accounting Office found them misleading. more »

Parents, Teachers, Students Nationwide Petition Bush

03/08/2004

WASHINGTON – Parents and teachers from across the country joined Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), Campaign for America's Future Co-director Robert Borosage and MoveOn.org's Peter Schurman to call on President Bush to fire his Education Secretary, Roderick Paige, in a major online petition drive (www.firepaige.org ). more »

Reports Show States Benefitting From Matching Investment In America With Administration Request For Iraq Reconstruction

10/08/2003

Beginning today, citizen activists across the country are releasing reports, which project the likely impact of investing as much money in America for U.S. jobs, health care and infrastructure as President Bush is requesting for Iraq reconstruction – as required by the America Parity Act, introduced by Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL). more »

Corporations Using Offshore Tax Dodges Are Deserting America In A Time Of Trouble, Says The Bermuda Project

04/08/2003

Republican Leadership in House of Representatives
 Blocks Legislation from Moving Forward

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New Bls Data Shows States Losing Jobs

03/20/2003

Washington, DC - Yesterday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released new data showing that almost every state in the nation has experienced significant job losses since president Bush came to office. This news comes as the U.S. Congress debates the president's tax and budget package, which would actually worsen long term job prospects in every state.

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Coalition Says White House Economic Stimulus Proposal Is Irresponsible, Ineffective And Risky.

01/09/2003

Bush plan fails to meet basic principles for real economic stimulus, say progressive groups uniting around an ALTERNATIVE to Bush's repackaging of old conservative ideas to help the wealthy.

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Hickey Available For Interviews On Economic Stimulus

01/07/2003

Coalition says White House Economic Stimulus Proposal Is Irresponsible, Ineffective and Risky.

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Media Advisory: Caf Calls Bush Social Security Commission An Unbalanced "rubber Stamp" For Privatization

05/01/2001

White House abandons consensus building -
Citizen coalition mobilizes to defend program

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Citizen Leaders Say Bush Social Security Plan Would Lead To Benefit Cuts, Higher Retirement Age

05/14/2000

Leaders of senior citizen, youth, labor and other citizen groups challenge George W. Bush to show how "principles" outlined today could avoid benefit cuts, retirement age hikes.

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