8.8 MILLION JOBS BY 2017
$4 TRILLION IN DEFICIT REDUCTION
During our economy’s best decades, Congress invested in the American workforce and every family was better off for it. But recent years have been dominated by growing inequality and a Republican majority in Congress obsessed with slashing the budget, making it harder for working Americans to find decent jobs and save for the future. The Congressional Progressive Caucus’ Better Off Budget reverses the damage budget austerity has inflicted on hard-working families and restores our economy to its full potential by creating 8.8 million jobs by 2017.
The Better Off Budget reverses harmful cuts that have hit working families the hardest—starting with repealing across-the-board budget cuts known as the “sequester.” It creates a fairer tax code so that low and middle-income families no longer pay more than they should while the world’s biggest corporations benefit from unnecessary loopholes. Our budget reverses harmful pay freezes, expands benefits for federal retirees and strengthens federal health care and retirement programs Americans rely on.
When the federal budget invests resources wisely, we can meet the needs of working families and shrink the deficit. The Better Off Budget not only creates jobs, it reduces deficits by $4.08 trillion over the next 10 years. It’s the right budget for the country, for working families and for our future.
MAKING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE BETTER OFF
Creating Good Jobs – creates 8.8 million jobs by 2017.
FAIR INDIVIDUAL TAXES
FAIR CORPORATE TAXES
HEALTH CARE
ENVIRONMENT
IMMIGRATION
PRIVACY AND NATIONAL SECURITY
HOUSING
PUBLIC FINANCING OF CAMPAIGNS
SOCIAL SECURITY
To view the entire budget proposal from the Congressional Budget Caucus released on April 2, 2017, click here.
The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) consists of one United States Senator and seventy five members of the United States House of Representatives, and is the largest caucus within the House Democratic Caucus. Established in 1991, the CPC reflects the diversity and strength of the American people and seeks to give voice to the needs and aspirations of all Americans and to build a more just and humane society. The Co-Chairs of the CPC–U.S. Representatives Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) and Keith Ellison (MN-05) welcome your interest in the caucus.
This makes so much sense, unless you’re dealing with a congress bought and paid for by the wealthy and corporate interests.
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