Today, as Republicans continue to fight for draconian cuts to the fiscal year 2011 federal budget that would cost hundreds of thousands of jobs, the Congressional Progressive Caucus released the following short video to show the American people some of the impacts these cuts would have.
One year ago today, the decades-long wait for healthcare reform finally ended when President Obama put his signature to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. It's one of the most important pieces of domestic legislation of our lifetimes, and it is already making a powerful difference in the lives of so many Americans.
Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva and Keith Ellison, co-chairs of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), today highlighted Caucus members' show of unity in opposing the Republican continuing budget resolution on the floor of the House of Representatives this week, vowing to continue to push for job creation and real economic recovery in future debates.