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Today, Gabriella Hoffman, IWF Senior Policy Analyst for the Center for Economic Opportunity, testified before the House Education & the Workforce Committee, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, on portable benefits for independent contractors.

Yesterday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that inflation as measured by the consumer price index (CPI) on all items increased by 3.5% for the 12 months ending in March—up from 3.2%. Core inflation, which excludes volatile energy and food prices, held steady at a pace of 3.8% in March from a year prior. The shelter and food indices increased 5.7% and 2.2%, respectively, over the past 12 months. Real wages increased by 0.6%.

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