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Sen. John McCain’s health care plan would dismantle the employer-provided system that covers more than 60 percent of non-elderly Americans and drive up health care costs, according to experts responding to the announcement of his proposal today. An average family could see their health care costs as much as double under the McCain health care plan, according to an analysis by the Campaign for America’s Future.

President Bush is expected to address problems in the nation’s economy while hailing the state of the union as strong tonight, but for Americans worrying about how to make ends meet, the country is headed in the wrong direction, according to numbers compiled today by the Campaign for America’s Future.

The Republican Senate minority filibustered an omnibus budget bill, setting a modern-day record for blocking the most legislation during a congressional session. A new report released by the Campaign for America's Future details the 62 times conservatives have used the filibuster to block legislation (or force modification of bills) in the first session of the 110th Congress.

WASHINGTON - As the holiday shopping season kicks into high gear this week, a growing number of citizen and consumer groups are calling on the Consumer Product Safety Commission to better protect children from dangerous toys that have made it to store shelves this year. The Campaign for America's Future has released a humorous video, featuring a "toxic" encounter between the famous Barbie and Ken dolls, calling for the resignation of CPSC Acting Director Nancy Nord. Nord has opposed legislation to strengthen CPSC oversight on toy safety and been caught taking trips paid for by the toy industry.

More and more American consumers are at risk from products that are not produced in America or subject to American safety standards, according to a new report released today by the Campaign for America’s Future. The report calls for an increase in the authority and budget of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Campaign for America’s Future co-director Robert Borosage said that President Bush’s veto of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization bill today kicks off a major debate about fixing the nation’s broken health care system.

Campaign for America’s Future co-director Roger Hickey said that 156 House Members declared themselves enemies of children and families in today’s vote on children’s health care.

WASHINGTON – Congress sent the College Cost Reduction and Access Act to the president yesterday for his signature, providing the largest increase in student aid since the G.I. Bill. more »

NEW ORLEANS, LA. - Two years after Hurricane Katrina left a path of destruction in the Gulf Coast, the federal government has failed to rebuild devastated areas, according to a new report released today by the Campaign for America's Future. more »

WASHINGTON – With thousands of progressive activists gathered at the YearlyKos conference in Chicago and legislators on Capitol Hill preparing to return to their districts for the summer recess, more »