Committee on Education & Workforce Democrats
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Building an America where everyone can succeed. Ranking Member @BobbyScott.
CASAR: For the $1 billion we're being asked to spend on Trump's ballroom, we could fund 217 million free school lunches and 15,000 more teachers. As secretary of education, which do you think helps our nation more? McMAHON: I think those are incredibly weird comparisons
Reporter: “To what extent are Americans’ financial situations motivating you to make a deal? [with Iran]” Trump: “Not even a little bit…. I don't think about Americans’ financial situation”
Today, the @SEIU family, the labor movement, and the global fight for social justice have lost a giant. It is with a heavy heart and profound gratitude for his life of leadership that we mourn the passing of George Gresham, former president of @1199SEIU
NEW: You might be charged double for a routine medical visit. Corporations and hospitals are buying up private practices across the country, then tacking “facility fees” onto standard appointments. While Americans are stuck paying hundreds more for a single doctor’s visit, corporate executives are raking in billions.
Inflation is wiping out wage gains. This is the big Achilles Heel in the US economy. April wage growth: 3.6% April inflation expected to be ~4% Wages are being eaten up by inflation due to the war in Iran. This is a big shift from the past several years when wages were growing well above inflation. Yes, workers have jobs, but this is a squeeze.
