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Pramila Joins The Blog!
*cue the Talking Heads* Hold tight. Wait 'til the party's over. Hold tight. We're in for nasty weather. There has got to be a way. The House is gonna pass the IRA!!
“Progressives in Congress and movements across the country should feel very proud of our part in getting to this point: had progressives not held the line a year ago, insisting on real negotiations and an actual Build Back Better bill passing the House, we would not be where we are. Major pieces of that bill are now in the Inflation Reduction Act — about to become law. It’s an achievement we can all feel excited about — especially when we dig into the details,” says Rep. Jayapal.
The bill will put the United States on track to cut carbon pollution by 40 percent by 2030 through rapidly accelerating the adoption of renewable energy technologies, saving the average family $1,025 a year in energy costs and creating 9 million good jobs.
When we pass the Inflation Reduction Act Friday, 13 million people will immediately see their affordable health insurance coverage extended. For the first time ever, Medicare can begin negotiating prices for a small group of drugs that expands over time.
In a win for progressive economic policy, the investments in this bill are paid for by finally beginning to make the wealthy pay their fair share. The bill imposes a 15 percent minimum tax on corporations and invests in the IRS to go after large corporations and wealthy individuals who evade taxes.
However, Republicans were able to save fossil fuel leasing and the carried interest loophole. Though, a majority of Arizona voters support closing the carried interest loophole by a +51-point margin, including Democrats by a +83-point margin, Independents by a +47-point margin, and Republicans by a +32-point margin (read🖕 to Sinema).
Read words from Rep. Jayapal here and opinions on the IRA from Arizona voters here.
Here are some other highlights from DFP this week:
People Do Not, In Fact, Feel Safer With More Cops
Gun violence is more prevalent in the United States than in any other developed nation and has now become the leading cause of death for children in this country.
And in new polling with the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention, we find that voters would like to see us do something about it. Instead of putting more cops on the street, voters actually prefer increasing resources for community violence intervention over increasing the presence of law enforcement by a 2-to-1 margin. Eighty percent of Democrats and 59 percent of Independents prefer increasing resources for community violence intervention, while Republicans are evenly split on which policy solution they prefer to address gun violence in communities.
Read the full blog here!
BanksRBad
A month ago, the U.S.’s most rude chamber, the Chamber of Commerce, announced its launch of a “six-figure” digital campaign aimed at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra after the agency announced that it would be targeting enforcement on discriminatory practices and unfair fees. A new survey from Data for Progress finds that voters across party lines strongly support the CFPB’s increased enforcement on discriminatory practices and unfair fees.
After voters were told that the CFPB is considering increasing enforcement on discriminatory practices and on unfair fees and shown arguments in favor of enforcement as well as the Chamber of Commerce’s opposition arguments against the enforcement actions, voters support the CFPB increasing enforcement on these practices and fees by a +56-point margin. This includes Democrats by a +65-point margin, Independents by a +53-point margin, and Republicans by a +50-point margin.
The Chamber of Commerce is the nastiest skank bitch we have ever met. Read the full blog here.
Why Does A Studio In DC Cost $2,000 A Month
The increasing cost of housing isn’t just a significant issue plaguing hillterns who moved to DC for the summer to work in their Ohio congressperson’s office — it’s hammering the entire country. Regardless of whether they own a home or rent, we find a plurality of voters are concerned about rising housing prices — and a majority would like the federal government to step in and take action.
We asked voters how concerned they are about the cost of renting a home or apartment. Nearly two-thirds of likely voters (64 percent) report that they are either “very concerned” or “somewhat concerned.” Across partisanship, we find that 70 percent of Democrats, 63 percent of Independents, and 58 percent of Republicans are concerned about the cost of renting a home or apartment.
Among voters who say they are tenants, we find that 80 percent are concerned about the cost of renting a home or apartment, while 56 percent of voters who report they are homeowners are concerned.
The rent is, quite simply, too damn high. Read the full analysis here.
Raise the Wage for the REAL Authors of the IRA
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently issued a pay order that will require all House staff to be paid no less than $45,000 annually by September 1. However, in the Senate, some staffers can earn as little as $24,154, which translates to an hourly rate far below the $15.50 living wage in Washington, D.C. (and makes it quite difficult to afford those high rents)! Staffers argue that providing a minimum salary floor would reduce staff turnover, increase staff retention, and open up opportunities for more Americans to work in the Senate without financial hardship. And voters agree:
New polling from Data for Progress finds that voters across party lines agree and support establishing a minimum salary floor for all congressional staffers by a +26-point margin. This includes Democrats by a +51-point margin, Independents by a +22-point margin, and Republicans by a +8-point margin.
TL;DR hill staffers don’t get paid enough for Klobuchar to throw staplers at them.
Read the full blog here — and pray for your hill staffer friends.
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