Senate Republicans know it’s incredibly risky to send people back to work in the midst of a pandemic. But their plan doesn’t include the binding federal safety standard that labor unions are fighting for. In fact, it’s not designed to protect us at all—it’s designed to protect corporate bottom lines.
Read MoreA deadly virus has infected millions of people worldwide. Our President refuses to acknowledge this and refuses to take aggressive action to control the situation. Millions of people lack adequate healthcare coverage and can’t afford a trip to the doctor. Instead of protecting us, the Trump Administration is trying to strip health coverage from millions of its citizens.
Read MoreStatement from Liz Watson, Executive Director of the Progressive Caucus Action Fund on the death of Rep. John Lewis:
“Our hearts are heavy. From the Edmund Pettus Bridge to the March on Washington to the Halls of Congress, Rep. John Lewis never stopped fighting for justice, freedom and the dignity of all human beings.
Read MoreOur laissez-faire approach to masks endangers us all, but leaves women and people of color especially vulnerable. Women, particularly women of color, are the backbone of our essential workforce, putting their lives at risk as nursing home workers, child care workers, and fast food and retail workers ensure the rest of us stay healthy and fed.
Read MoreInstead of protecting people, Senator Mitch McConnell and Rep. Kevin McCarthy—backed by the White House—are working hard to impose corporate immunity—ensuring negligent employers can't be held responsible for failing to follow basic safety rules.
Read MoreToday, the Supreme Court rejected extremist efforts to undermine reproductive rights and essentially end access to abortion in Lousiana. This case was not about protecting anyone’s health or safety: it was a barely disguised effort to close abortion clinics and keep people from accessing safe and legal essential health services.
Read MoreToday, Liz Watson, Executive Director of the Progressive Caucus Action Fund released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling that President Trump’s decision to end the DACA program was arbitrary and capricious.
Read MoreThe Supreme Court’s decision today is an historic -- and long-overdue -- victory for LGBTQ+ people and all working people.
Read MoreSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recently announced that Senate Republicans’ top COVID-19 response priority is sweeping corporate immunity legislation that would make it nearly impossible to sue corporations for COVID-19-related legal claims by workers, consumers, or patients. In other words, Senate Republicans are giving corporations a license to put workers and customers’ lives at risk.
Read MoreWe are outraged, we are grieving, and we are recommitting to doing our part in the fight against systemic racism. As a collective movement, we must do better. We must demand real solutions, and we must not stop demanding them until we achieve them.
Read MoreFrom alarming death rates for Black, Latinx and Indigenous people to the fact that women of color make up an astonishing percentage of the essential workers putting their health on the line, the coronavirus pandemic is hitting communities of color hard. We are all facing this virus together, but we are not all at equal risk.
Read More“Our movement won’t stop fighting until we get relief for everyone,” said Liz Watson, Executive Director of the Progressive Caucus Action Fund. “Washington needs to get money to people who are struggling right now. While industries are getting what they asked for, families still need much more support,” said Watson.
Read MoreThe Progressive Caucus Action Fund (PCAF) releases a side-by-side comparison of House and Senate COVID-19 bills and calls for solutions that help our families, not CEOs and shareholders.
Read MoreThe Progressive Caucus Action Fund condemns the Trump Administration’s despicable, reckless,and discriminatory expansion of it’s so-called Travel Ban. This latest iteration is no different than the original Muslim Ban: it is motivated by hatred, not any kind of concern for national security.
Read More“We applaud the House of Representatives for taking swift action to make it clear that Congress does not authorize military action against Iran. This is an important first step in reining in the Trump Administration’s reckless provocation of Iran and thereby preventing an unnecessary and dangerous war. We urge Congressional leaders to use every tool at their disposal to stop this violence from escalating any further.
Read MoreHoliday hijinks from the Progressive Caucus Action Fund
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