Prosperity for Working Families
Beginning in 2008 the United States experienced its deepest recession since The Great Depression. The combination of stagnant wages, high unemployment, and rampant home foreclosures has combined to squeeze the middle class into a shaky financial position. Access to honest banking and credit services, protective financial regulations, and a world-class education helped build the middle-class and fuel The American Dream.
Rep. Ellison believes the U.S. needs to establish an economy that revitalizes the middle class, balances strong regulation with market forces, protects the right for employees to join unions, and expands economic prosperity.
As co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Rep. Ellison helped craft The Budget for All, which provides for solid investments in job creation and protects the social safety net that includes Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security benefits.
In earlier Congresses, Keith introduced the Credit Cardholder's Bill of Rights, which protects borrowers from being penalized by lenders for defaulting or missing payments on other loans. This unfair practice was known in the financial sector as "Universal Default" and is now illegal. In his first act as a Member of Congress he also introduced the Universal Default Prohibition Act.
The Congressional Progressive Caucus Introduces The Budget for All.
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) released the following statement today after voting against the “Keep Your Health Plan” Act, which would allow insurance companies to continue the sale of low-quality insurance plans to consumers:
Keith Ellison; Minnesota District 5 U.S. representative; DFL; 2012.
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WASHINGTON — Only a few high-level congressional leaders are involved in negotiations with the White House over an end-of-the-year deal to prevent the so-called “fiscal cliff.”
Last week, the American people voted for fairness. And with the so-called ‘fiscal cliff’ staring us all straight in the face, fairness must guide our decision-making as a nation. Fairness demands that the nation prioritize good jobs, particularly after a decade of the most generous tax cuts for the well-to-do. Investing in jobs is not only the right thing to do, but it will place America on a path to sustainable economic growth. The best way to be fair to working people, grow the economy, and reduce our deficit is to create jobs
Bringing 'Credit Invisibles' Out of the Dark
The economy will benefit if on-time cellphone and utility payments count.
Rep. Ellison On 'Taking Back The American Dream'
After Wisconsin, a Movement to Get Money out of Politics
Last Tuesday, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker kept his job, but with a high price tag. In a state of only 6 million people, $60 million was poured into the race, $50 million of which went to Governor Walker. And almost half of that was spent by outside groups—most of them not based in the state of Wisconsin.
On March 31 the current funding for the nation's authority to spend money on our transportation needs will run out. This means major roadway and transit improvement projects will be stalled for the foreseeable future and billions of dollars in potential job-creation will be jeopardized, according to transportation officials. Republicans, obsessed with their anti-government ideology, can't even agree among themselves, and it is costing everyone else. Sadly, it ain't the first time.