President Biden visited Capitol Hill on Oct. 28 and unveiled an updated framework aimed at uniting the Democratic caucus, introduced in Congress as the Build Back Better Act.
“Today I joined my union family to help @RepCartwright introduce the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act,” NEA Vice President Princess Moss tweeted on Oct. 26.
The newly introduced Social Security 2100 Act: A Sacred Trust (S. 3071/H.R.5723) increases benefits across the board, improves the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) and benefits for widows and widowers from two-income households, and raises the cap on payroll taxes to earnings of $400,000 per year
CHEER: Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) are introducing legislation calling on the White House to convene a White House national conference on food, nutrition, hunger, and health.Tweet this >
CHEER: Reps. Mondaire Jones (D-NY) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) led more than 40 Democratic House members in a letter urging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to include child nutrition priorities in the Build Back Better Act, including free school meals for all children who need them.Tweet this >
CHEER: Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Rep. John Larson (D-CT) introduced the Social Security 2100 Act: A Sacred Trust (S. 3071/H.R. 5723), which would fully repeal both the GPO and WEP, expand and strengthen benefits, and ensure that wealthier Americans pay their fair share.Tweet this >
CHEER: Sens. Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced the Safeguarding American Families and Expanding Social Security Act (S. 3070), which would phase out the payroll tax cap and adjust benefit calculations to increase monthly benefits by $115 on average.Tweet this >
CHEER: Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA) introduced the Protecting Students’ Civil Rights Act (H.R. 5685) to address racial inequity in U.S. colleges and universities. The bill would require institutions of higher education to designate at least one employee to coordinate compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Tweet this >
