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Heather Boushey Archives

Hard Work Should Pay Off

Heather Boushey argues for work-life policies in The New York Times's "Room for Debate."

By Heather Boushey | Monday, January 9, 2012

We Can’t Allow the Payroll Tax Cut and Unemployment Benefits to Expire

Seth Hanlon and Heather Boushey explain why allowing the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits to end will hurt the economic recovery.

By Seth Hanlon and Heather Boushey | Monday, December 19, 2011

5 Reasons to Continue Unemployment Benefits

Heather Boushey and Meghan Miller explain why Congress should support active job seekers and our nation’s economy by maintaining unemployment benefits.

By Heather Boushey and Meghan Miller | Monday, December 12, 2011

Big Ideas for Small Business: The American Jobs Act

Heather Boushey details why President Obama’s jobs legislation would help small businesses in ways that enjoyed bipartisan support not too long ago.

By Heather Boushey | Thursday, December 8, 2011

Economic Inequality Is Not Sustainable

Heather Boushey examines why growing income inequality helped boost the wealth of the few and how reversing course is imperative to our nation’s economic well-being.

By Heather Boushey | Tuesday, December 6, 2011

We Need to Focus on the 99 Percent

Extending and expanding the payroll tax cut is the right thing to do alongside ensuring that the long-term unemployed have access to benefits, writes Heather Boushey.

By Heather Boushey | Friday, December 2, 2011

Congress Needs to Act to Keep Job Growth Going

Congress should pass the rest of the American Jobs Act to help strengthen the economy and provide some relief to Americans still struggling in an uncertain job market, write Heather Boushey and Adam Hersh.

By Heather Boushey and Adam Hersh | Friday, December 2, 2011

Our Economy Needs Help Now

The best thing lawmakers can do for our nation’s long-term deficit is to ensure the strength of key programs to protect the middle class and spurring the American economy toward lower unemployment, writes Heather Boushey.

By Heather Boushey | Monday, November 28, 2011

No es el momento de terminar los beneficios de desempleo

Heather Boushey analiza el seguro de desempleo, que es el mecanismo principal del gobierno que proporciona asistencia financiera a los trabajadores que están desempleados no por culpa suya. Estos beneficios están al punto de vencerse el 31 de diciembre.

By Heather Boushey | Monday, November 28, 2011

No Time to End Unemployment Benefits

Heather Boushey details why extending unemployment benefits is so important to our economic recovery, with a state-by-state map driving home the point.

By Heather Boushey | Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Conservatives in Congress Thwart Economic Growth

Heather Boushey writes in Market Watch how conservatives in Congress are holding up jobs legislation that would help put people back to work.

By Heather Boushey | Friday, November 4, 2011

The Conservative-Created Jobs Crisis

Heather Boushey charts responsibility for the slow recovery in job creation in our economy, laying the blame on conservatives in Congress.

By Heather Boushey | Friday, November 4, 2011

Investment Growth Strong in Third Quarter

Heather Boushey says spending by the federal government going forward would ensure our economic recovery gains sufficient traction.

By Heather Boushey | Thursday, October 27, 2011

Government Spending Is Just What Our Economy Needs

Heather Boushey explains how government spending can help restart our economy.

By Heather Boushey | Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Now Is the Time to Fix Our Broken Infrastructure

Investments in infrastructure help grow our economy, and the American Jobs Act will do just that, writes Heather Boushey.

By Heather Boushey | Thursday, September 22, 2011