Economics

Every day in Congress, Rep. Grijalva helps lead the fight to protect America’s working families and put Americans back to work. He believes we can’t tinker around the margins and hope things get better. We need to go big. Focusing on serious job creation projects right away will help prevent further unemployment and underemployment. He believes we cannot afford to disappoint an entire generation of American workers with a weak economy.

Some in the new Congress have sought to cut taxes for the largest corporations, wealthy oil companies and the richest two percent  of the population. This is a recipe for continued economic decline. Over the past 18 months, he has introduced and supported legislation that directly creates jobs, makes the workplace safer and more fair for employees, and expands work opportunities to new groups of Americans. Click here for a one-page summary of his work to help Southern Arizona small businesses.

As co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Rep. Grijalva leads his 70-Member caucus in releasing a budget proposal every year that charts a course of responsible economic growth and investments to help working and middle class Americans get ahead.