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Orders of Magnitude

How far away is Congress from meaningfully addressing the country's infrastructure crisis? Based on testimony at a Capitol Hill hearing this week, 1.59 trillion steps away. more »

GAS TO COST HOUSEHOLDS $2,300 MORE THIS YEAR THAN IN 2001

05/22/2008

Faced with gas prices nearing $4 per gallon and the heavy summer driving months ahead, households are expected to spend $2,300 more on gas this year than seven years ago, according to a new report released today by the Campaign for America’s Future.

Rep. George Miller on Gas Tax "Snake Oil"

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georgemiller.house.gov — "You can run cars on a lot of different fuels," says Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., "but snake oil isn’t one of them." The veteran congressman explains why he's opposed to suspending the gasoline tax for the summer as a solution to high gas prices, saying it would do nothing to ease prices or solve our energy problem.

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McCAIN WOULD DRIVE UP HEALTH CARE COSTS FOR FAMILIES, WHILE BENEFITING HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES

04/29/2008

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.

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New Report: Recession Taking A Toll On Women

Americans who work hard and play by the rules deserve the opportunity to succeed and achieve, but that's simply not the case. Women are facing new and heightened risks in this uncertain economy, according to a new report released today by Sen. more »

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Middle class blues

Fewer Americans now than at any time in the past half century believe they're moving forward in life. more »

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Pew Research Center, "Inside the Middle Class: Bad Times Hit the Good Life." April 9, 2008
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Bringing the White Working Class Into the Progressive Majority

The heart of the Roosevelt coalition in the 1930s became the.heart of the conservative coalition that dominated our politics over the last 30 years. Progressives now have to make the case to these voters that government can work. more »

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Consumer views of economy at 14-yr low

reuters.com — American consumer confidence slipped in the latest week as views on the U.S. economy hit a 14-year low, a report showed on Tuesday.

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Government not Doing Enough on Economy

A poll released Monday by Rasmussen Reports found that 63% of Americans believe the U.S. government isn't doing enough to help out the economy, while 19% believe the government's response has been adequate this election year. more »

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Hunger Pains

washingtonpost.com — The economic downturn and rising prices are forcing many families to turn to charities for groceries, putting additional pressure on food banks that were already struggling to keep their shelves stocked.

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