As lawmakers consider passing the historic investments in our nation’s infrastructure from President Biden’s American Jobs Plan, household electrification emerges as one of the most impactful — and popular.
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A guide to the key pillars of the American Jobs Plan and how they compare with other progressive proposals.
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President Biden campaigned and won on a Build Back Better agenda to make much-needed investments in American infrastructure, create new jobs to help Americans recover from the coronavirus economic downturn, and address systemic environmental injustices.
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Data for Progress polled 1,116 likely voters nationally to measure attitudes toward the creation of public options for broadband, child care, and housing, and government-directed investments in infrastructure.
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Amid a significant spike in deaths among individuals experiencing homelessness in San Francisco, including a rise in overdose deaths, expanded harm reduction practices and substance use treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic have shown promising results in reducing death and harm from opioid use.
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The United States is in the midst of a housing crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic catastrophe are making it worse.
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As part of a September survey of likely voters in the state of New York, Data for Progress tested attitudes towards a slate of progressive proposals and measured attitudes towards raising revenue or cutting public services.
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Amid the push to reduce the footprint of policing in the United States, there is increasing attention on shifting crisis response away from law enforcement.
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Congress has the ability to provide comprehensive aid to households in the next stimulus package.
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The coronavirus pandemic has dramatically and ominously shifted the scale of the eviction crisis in the United States.
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On July 25, a moratorium that has protected millions of renters in federally-sponsored housing from eviction will expire.
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Sheriffs are the so-called “tip of the spear” in eviction proceedings.
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Portfolio Description: The Department of State is perhaps the most visible and prestigious of any cabinet departments. The department presides over a wide array of tasks relating to the United States’s external affairs, including representing America abroad and advising the President on matters of foreign policy.
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Joe Biden’s housing plan is relatively moderate compared to some of his former primary opponents’ though it still offers a significant increase in federal support for renters and prospective first-time homeowners.
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We founded Moms 4 Housing on a belief that housing is a human right. And now, it’s proven that the majority of people agree with us.
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California’s unemployment rate jumped to 5.3% in March—up from 3.9% in February—as a result of nearly 100,000 lost jobs. If urgent action is not taken, the number of people in California experiencing homelessness will only skyrocket.
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The past month has presented the nation with a crisis, the scope of which is so immense that it has rippled out from the novel coronavirus itself, COVID-19, to create unprecedented effects on our economic system and the way we live our daily lives. At the same time, as the pandemic continues to unfold, our inherent interconnectedness—the shared vulnerability we all have at this moment—is forcing many people to reexamine the ways in which we live our lives and organize our society.
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With millions of renters in a desperate situation, bold legislation to relieve renters is imperative.
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Not leaving one’s home, or “shelter in place,” is the primary strategy to prevent the continued increase in coronavirus infection. In other words, safety from potentially deadly illness requires that people have homes, meaning that the harms generally associated with eviction or foreclosure are exponentially greater.
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The economy is in free fall. The clearest indicator of this grim reality is the latest unemployment numbers: The United States Department of Labor registered 6.6 million initial unemployment claims for the week ending on March 28. This surpassed the previous record (3.3 million), which was set the week prior. This rapidly deteriorating situation is one that most voters are acutely aware of.
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