Considering what we might have expected from his long and often troubling record in government, Biden’s tone and actions so far should give American progressives some reason for cautious optimism during this very difficult time.
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Senator Murray
: “Families are facing unprecedented struggles in getting quality child care and this bill will put more money in their pockets so they can afford the child care they need”
Senator Cantwell
:
“There are too many middle-class families struggling to make ends meet and simply not enough quality, affordable child care options”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the chair of the Senate education committee, and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and more than 25 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in introducing a bill to expand the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit to help families pay for the costs of child care. The
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Vermont Business Magazine In a press conference today, incoming Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) joined incoming Senate HELP Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA), House Committee on Education and Labor Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA), Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and Representative Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) to announce the introduction of legislation raising the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025.
The Raise the Wage Act of 2021 would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 in five steps over the next four years. Beginning in 2026, the federal minimum wage would be indexed to median wage growth. According to an independent analysis conducted by the Economic Policy Institute, the Raise the Wage Act would increase wages for nearly 32 million Americans, including roughly a third of all Black workers and a quarter of all Latino workers.