Seven years after the Fight for 15 movement began with 200 fast-food workers walking off the job, demanding $15 an hour and a union, Congress has voted to make their call for fair wages into a reality.
With an assist from a corrupt tax code, predatory private equity firms have hollowed out companies, loading them with debt and leaving workers with the consequences. While these big firms get even richer, employees lose their jobs, salaries, and pensions.
Progressive Caucus Statement on Passage of H.R. 748, the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act
July 17, 2019
Congress should be encouraging employers who offer high quality health insurance plans, not penalizing them.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs: Let's Keep Our Promise and Pass a Clean Minimum Wage Increase
July 17, 2019
The Progressive Caucus is eager for a strong floor vote raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. We are deeply grateful to the organizers, activists and working people across the country who fought for years to make this vote a reality. It would be a disservice to these families – who put their paychecks on the line to fight for dignity in the workplace – to do anything less than what we've promised: a clean vote to raise the minimum wage, for all workers across the country.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Statement on Vile and Racist Conduct from CBP Agents in Secret Facebook Group
July 2, 2019
We are appalled by the vile and inexcusable conduct displayed in this Facebook group. Clearly, there is a pervasive culture within CBP of dehumanizing and racist behavior towards immigrants in custody, by some CBP agents.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Statement on Vile and Racist Conduct from CBP Agents in Secret Facebook Group
July 2, 2019
We are appalled by the vile and inexcusable conduct displayed in this Facebook group. Clearly, there is a pervasive culture within CBP of dehumanizing and racist behavior towards immigrants in custody, by some CBP agents.
The Republican Senate Emergency Supplemental is entirely insufficient to protect vulnerable children in our care.
While we support this supplemental, we cannot emphasize sufficiently that these crises were created by the Administration and we have much more to do to truly address the cruel and inhumane treatment of immigrant families by this Administration. We must do far more to address the humanitarian needs at the border and to end the inhumane enforcement practices taken by ICE and CBP.
President Trump's threat of sweeping raids against undocumented immigrants is designed to stoke fear and force families deeper into the shadows. The Trump Administration is doubling-down on dehumanizing and immoral mass deportation policies that make our communities less safe. These raids have one goal – to further traumatize vulnerable families.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Condemns Trump Administration's Escalation of Tensions with Iran
June 21, 2019
A military escalation with Iran would be a catastrophic and deadly mistake. This should be a wake-up call for Congress – we must act to rein in this erratic administration, before they drag us into another war without end
