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Washington, D.C. — After the mass shootings at two mosques in New Zealand, Neera Tanden, president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, released the following statement: On behalf of the Center for American Progress, I want to convey our shock and sadness at the horrific killing of Muslims at their places of worship...
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released new plans affecting the sage-grouse that seriously undermine a strategy developed under the Obama administration that helped avoid listing the grouse as endangered. In response, Jim Lyons, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement: The new BLM sage-grouse plans...
Washington, D.C. — David Bernhardt, nominated to lead the U.S. Department of the Interior, has more conflicts of interest than any other nominee for a Cabinet position nominated during the Trump administration, according to a new analysis from the Center for American Progress. Of the 27 former clients and employers with potential conflicts of interest...
Washington, D.C. — After the U.S. Senate voted in favor of a bipartisan resolution to block President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency along the U.S.-Mexico border, Sam Berger, vice president of Democracy and Government Reform at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement: Today’s vote is yet another emphatic rejection of President Trump’s...
Washington, D.C. — President Donald Trump’s latest budget blueprint is out, and it again calls for eviscerating nearly every program that helps families afford the basics, including cutting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)— shrinking the program by one-third. While the president's budget is unlikely to become law as is, because it requires approval from Congress,...
Washington, D.C. — Just over four years ago, the Center for American Progress published a groundbreaking report laying out the case for comprehensive federal protections against discrimination for LGBTQ people, helping to usher in a new era of bold ideas to advance LGBTQ equality. Today, Center for American Progress President and CEO Neera Tanden issued...
Washington, D.C. – Turkish leaders publicly insist that the 4 million Syrian refugees now living in Turkey will return home, but privately they seem to be preparing for the likelihood that most will remain permanently, according to a new report from the Center for American Progress. The issue is politically explosive in Turkey, and the Turkish...
Washington, D.C. — Today marks the historic bicameral introduction of the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Woman Act. The bill was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Diana DeGette (D-CO) and introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)...
Washington, D.C. — As the Senate prepares to vote on the nomination of Neomi Rao for a seat on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Sam Berger, vice president of Democracy and Government Reform at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement: President Donald Trump and the...
Washington, D.C. — Today, President Donald Trump is expected to sign into law the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, which protects nearly 2.4 million acres of public lands and water. In response, Mary Ellen Kustin, director of policy for Public Lands at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement:...
Washington, D.C. — Today, Reps. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), and Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) introduced H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act of 2019—an important bill that provides permanent protections for Dreamers, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) beneficiaries. Tom Jawetz, vice president of Immigration Policy at the Center...
Washington, D.C. — Neera Tanden, president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, released the following statement today after President Donald Trump unveiled his budget proposal for fiscal year 2020. This budget captures, in dollars and cents, the broken populist promises of Trump’s 2016 campaign. On the heels of a massive, deficit-busting tax giveaway for corporations and the wealthiest...
EVENT ADVISORY: The Case Against Corporate Tax Boondoggles Washington, D.C. — Each year, U.S. states and cities spend tens of billions of dollars on corporate tax breaks in a quest to secure new jobs and economic development. This includes deals for sports stadiums, big-box stores, and the Trump International Hotel at the historic Old Post...
Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed historic democracy reform legislation, H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2019. This comprehensive legislative package contains bold solutions to reduce big money and dark money in politics; impose stronger ethics restrictions on public officials; and strengthen voting rights to empower American voters. The...
Washington, D.C. — Center for American Progress Economist Michael Madowitz released the following statement today on the February 2019 Employment Situation figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: The labor market added just 20,000 jobs in February, while the unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent, with wage growth up 3.4 percent over the year. Slow and steady progress in...