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Washington, DC –After President Obama called on Congress to postpone the deep across the board spending cuts set to kick in on March 1 in the so-called sequester, Campaign for America’s Future co-director Robert Borosage said, “The sequester irresponsibly will cost over one million jobs and impede an already faltering recovery. more »

Washington, D.C. -- Today’s report that the U.S. economy added 157,000 jobs in January is welcome news that the American economy has not sunk into recession, as many European countries have. But Roger Hickey of the Campaign for America’s Future warned that the austerity policies that have pushed unemployment upward in those countries are now scheduled to be imposed on the U.S. more »

Washington, DC -- The government reported on Wednesday that the U.S. economy contracted by 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter. The bad news comes as Congress and the White House are debating spending cuts set to take place on March 1. Robert Borosage, co-director of the Campaign for America’s Future warns that cuts in government spending would further slow economic growth. more »

Washington, D.C. – In response to a report in The Hill that Sen. more »

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. House is poised to once more hold America’s good faith and credit hostage to extort spending cuts that they otherwise could not win. This time, House Speaker John Boehner seeks to extend the debt ceiling for three months — complete with a trigger mechanism that prevents lawmakers from getting paid if they fail to produce a budget once that extension lapses. more »

Washington, DC – Robert Borosage co-director of the Campaign for America’s Future urges President Obama to “provide new direction and hope for a beleaguered people” in his upcoming inaugural and State of the Union addresses. more »

Washington, DC – Robert Borosage, co-director of the Campaign for America’s Future said that the December Unemployment Report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics this morning, which shows unemployment at 7.8 percent with 155,000 jobs created last month, is a warning to Washington to turn back to job creation and away from deficit reduction measures that more »

Washington, DC -- The Campaign for America’s Future opposes benefit cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. more »

Washington, DC – The Campaign for America’s Future’s co-directors Robert Borosage and Roger Hickey say, “No Deal” to House Speaker John Boehner’s offer for the not-so-grand bargain. more »

Washington, DC -- “Buffeted by Sandy, an early Thanksgiving, and the Washington fiscal showdown, the unemployment rate is down to 7.7 percent with 146,000 added jobs in November according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which is much better than expected but hardly a clear marker,” said Robert L. Borosage, co-director of the Campaign for America’s Future. more »