Policy · 119th Congress
The whoppers of 2025
On Nov. 1, 2024, just before the election, the BLS report showed growth of just 12,000 jobs in October and downward revisions for the prior two months.↵↵Signalgate: Not "total exoneration."
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Policy · 119th Congress
FactChecking Trump’s economic speech
Investments in the United States↵↵Trump also told his audience in Pennsylvania, "In four years under Biden, Democrats secured less than $1 trillion in new investments in our country."
Policy · 117th Congress
Testing shortages reach nursing homes, home health agencies
The issue is raising questions about care for seniors nationwide and whether the administration’s effort to ship 1 billion tests directly to households is further undercutting supplies for providers
Policy · 117th Congress
Vaccine push may leave behind diverse communities
Marcella Nunez-Smith, head of the White House COVID-19 equity task force, said the program would provide 1 million total doses to 250 community health centers across all 50 states.
Policy · 116th Congress
Unions eye long term as pandemic weighs on members
I mean, on Feb. 1 we were celebrating organizing 22,000 new people. I said, ‘There is no limit to what we can do! There’s never been a better time!’ Six weeks later, everything shut down,” he said.
Policy · 116th Congress
Divide between Democrats, Republicans widens over coronavirus relief
After Labor Day, Senate Republicans are expected to take up a “skinny” version of a pandemic relief package that is likely well under $1 trillion.
Policy · 116th Congress
As eviction bans end, renters and landlords urge fiscal help
[jwp-video n=”1″] “It’s not enough to say, ‘thou shall not evict,’” said Rep. David E. Price, D-N.C., chairman of the Transportation-HUD Appropriations Subcommittee.
Policy · 116th Congress
Pandemic survey results suggest risk of ‘huge eviction surge’
[jwp-video n=”1″] Census data shows a similar spike in households that haven’t paid rent or don’t know whether they will, said Solomon Greene, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute.
Policy · 116th Congress
Pace of economic recovery could shape races in swing states
[jwp-video n=”1″] In April, Michigan had an 18 percentage-point increase in its unemployment rate to more than 22 percent, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released May 22.
Policy · 116th Congress
Financial groups urge next relief bill to tweak past measures
For loans under $1 million, the SBA should just rely on the good-faith certifications borrowers made in their loan applications, he said.