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    Trade Policy and the 2018 Midterm Elections

    The Economic Policy Institute hosted a panel discussion on U.S. trade policy and its role in the 2018 midterm elections. Speakers also analyzed the Trump administration’s trade agenda and th…

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    Former Vice President Biden and Senator Gillibrand at Wage Summit

    Former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) delivered remarks at the “Building a High Wage America” summit co-hosted by the Economic Policy Institute and the Centur…

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    Manufacturing Jobs

    Economists talked about a new study on the decline in manufacturing jobs. They addressed various factors including automation, trade and domestic outsourcing, as well as the trends in comput…

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    Federal Deregulation

    Panelists shared their experiences and said they have suffered due to federal deregulation, or the lack of appropriate government regulations. Participants were in Washington, D.C., to lobby…

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    U.S. Immigration Policy

    Panelists talked about the impact of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 and current immigration policy. Speakers included immigration law professors from Santa Clara University, Ame…

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    Senator Elizabeth Warren on Managing the Economy

    Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) talked about the influence Wall Street has on Congress through their hundreds of lobbyists and criticizing the “revolving door” between Wall Street executives…

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    Raising the Federal Minimum Wage

    Panelists discussed their economic case for raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 per hour. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Representative George Miller (D-CA) talked about their bill to…

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    Economic Goals and the Civil Rights Movement

    Representative Keith Ellison (D-IL) delivered the keynote speech at an event which included panels on race, economic inequality, and the goals of the 1963 March on Washington. The August 28,…

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    Immigration Reform and Citizenship, Part 1

    Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Representative Xavier Becerra (D-CA) talked about the prospects of immigration reform legislation in Congress. They both said they were hopeful a final version…

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    Immigration Reform and Citizenship, Part 2

    Supporters of immigration reform talked about the prospects of immigration reform legislation in Congress, the path to citizenship for immigrants, and the DREAM Act. “Immigration Forum: Why …

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    Larry Summers Remarks on the U.S. Economy

    White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers talked about the U.S. economy. He said he expected low consumer demand to continue for several years, and he recommended greater emphasis on exp…

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    U.S. Economy and Job Creation

    Representatives of labor and minority organizations talked about the jobs crisis and its impact on workers and their communities. Among the topics addressed were proposals to use economic st…

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    Tax Policy

    Economists spoke about their opposition to the Bush administration’s tax cut proposals and offered alternate means of providing economic stimulus. Following their remarks they answered quest…

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    Promoting Economic Growth

    Representative Gephardt announced a Democratic plan to help stimulate the economy. The plan included funding to build and repair schools, aid state governments in establishing anti-terrorism…

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    Labor Markets and Employment

    Panelists, including Professor Lester Thurow of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, discussed the condition of the labor markets in the U.S., and why workers have not benefitted more…

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    Prosperity and Economic Policy

    Panelists discussed the increasingly uneven income distribution in the U.S. and how it can be addressed through policy changes during a conference entitled "Restoring Broadly Shared Prosperi…

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    Labor and Business Perspective

    Labor Secretary Alexis Herman Participants spoke about the need to expand economic prosperity throughout the country. She spoke at a conference sponsored by the Economic Policy Institute ti…

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    Democratic Balanced Budget Proposal

    The Democratic congressional leaders spoke about their proposal for balancing the budget. They stressed, as they did during the congressional campaign, that their plan contains more funds fo…

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    Corporate Responsibility

    Representative David Bonior (D-MI) spoke about how the Congress and president can resolve the budget impasse and about corporate responsibility to citizens. He criticized the Republican budg…

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    Saving Medicare from the Republicans

    Rep. Gephardt contrasted Democratic and Republican proposals for reforming the Medicare system. He emphasized that this debate is so crucial that it is the most important debate in the entir…

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