Maureen
Coffey
Policy Analyst
Family Economic Security
Child care and early education are part of the country’s infrastructure and an economic investment. When Congress neglects to robustly fund child care and early education, it negatively affects parents’ workforce participation, families’ economic security, and U.S. economic prosperity. The Early Childhood Policy team believes in policymakers’ responsibility to establish comprehensive solutions that invest in all families.
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How Dehumanizing Administrative Burdens Harm Disabled People
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How Dehumanizing Administrative Burdens Harm Disabled People
Unnecessary barriers make accessing basic supports extremely difficult for disabled people across the country.
Congress should prioritize families over corporate tax breaks
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Congress should prioritize families over corporate tax breaks
Jean Ross urges lawmakers to prioritize the child tax credit over corporate tax breaks.
Recent Legislative and Executive Acts Represent Promise for Women’s Economic Security
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Recent Legislative and Executive Acts Represent Promise for Women’s Economic Security
Women and their families should find some current financial pressures—fueled partly by the gender wage gap—alleviated by recent policy wins, particularly if policymakers prioritize implementing new pathways to good jobs for women in the years ahead.
Localized Anti-Displacement Policies
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Localized Anti-Displacement Policies
As more investments enter disadvantaged communities, it is crucial that local policies stabilize current residents, ensure they benefit from expanded opportunity, and protect them from displacement.
Poverty in the United States: Explore the Map
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Poverty in the United States: Explore the Map
Use U.S. Census Bureau poverty data to explore more than a dozen topics that measure the health of the economy at the state and national levels.
Poverty in the United States: Explore the Data
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Poverty in the United States: Explore the Data
Use U.S. Census Bureau poverty data to explore more than a dozen topics that measure the health of the economy at the state and congressional district levels.
Poverty in the United States: Compare the States
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Poverty in the United States: Compare the States
Use U.S. Census Bureau poverty data to compare states across more than a dozen topics that measure the health of the economy.
Data on Poverty in the United States
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Data on Poverty in the United States
The Center for American Progress’ new poverty data project contains U.S. Census Bureau data on the national, state, and congressional district levels, all in one place. Below, users can explore data on poverty and more than a dozen other topics that measure the health of the economy, as well as identify potential solutions to the problems these data reveal.
The Economic Realities of Child Care
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The Economic Realities of Child Care
Child care often is treated like a private family issue, but lack of access has cascading negative impacts on child care providers, small-business owners, and broader communities.
State Abortion Bans Will Harm Women and Families’ Economic Security Across the U.S.
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State Abortion Bans Will Harm Women and Families’ Economic Security Across the U.S.
State abortion bans will negatively affect women and families’ economic security as well as state and local economies.
The Rental Housing Crisis Is a Supply Problem That Needs Supply Solutions
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The Rental Housing Crisis Is a Supply Problem That Needs Supply Solutions
Policymakers must prioritize improving housing access and affordability for low-income households through immediate and long-term investments.
Rubio’s Plan Would Hurt Women’s Economic Security, Not Offer Real Paid Leave
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Rubio’s Plan Would Hurt Women’s Economic Security, Not Offer Real Paid Leave
Sen. Marco Rubio’s purported paid parental leave plan would hurt, rather than help, women by cutting the retirement benefits they need.
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Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice
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Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice
We pursue climate action that meets the crisis’s urgency, creates good-quality jobs, benefits disadvantaged communities, and restores U.S. credibility on the global stage.
Restoring Social Trust in Democracy
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Restoring Social Trust in Democracy
Democracy is under attack at home and abroad. We must act to ensure it is accessible to all, accountable, and can serve as a force of good.
Building an Economy for All
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Building an Economy for All
Economic growth must be built on the foundation of a strong and secure middle class so that all Americans benefit from growth.