The Senate Budget Committee held a hearing to examine worker wages and proposals to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 dollars an hour. Among the witnesses testifying were Costco CEO C…
2,997 viewsHeritage Foundation research fellow Joel Griffith and Economic Policy Institute president Thea Lee discussed COVID-19 pandemic relief proposals and the U.S. economy.
295 viewsThe U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission held a hearing to assess China’s military power and global influence. This portion of the hearing included remarks from retired Navy Ad…
389 viewsEconomic Policy Institute president Thea Lee and Heritage Foundation research fellow Joel Griffith discussed the economy and its impact on the 2020 elections.
786 viewsThe U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission held a hearing to examine the current relations between the United States and China. This portion of the event included a panel consist…
511 viewsThe U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission held a hearing to examine the current relations between the United States and China. This portion of the event included a panel consist…
1,419 viewsA Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee held a hearing on the impact of multilateral economic institutions, such as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, on U.S. foreign policy. In…
1,161 viewsThe 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…
315 viewsFormer 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…
378 viewsEconomists 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…
633 viewsTwo panel discussions were held on the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), that President Trump had vowed to renegotiate. The first panel focused on the potential fore…
604 viewsThea Lee talked about liberal causes. Topics included global trade policy. “Balanced Trade: End the Fast Track to Nowhere” was part of the New Populism Conference held by Campaign for Ame…
210 viewsAFL-CIO Deputy Chief of Staff Thea Lee talked about labor union reactions to President Obama’s State of the Union Address agenda. Topics included collective bargaining, wages, and long-term …
790 viewsThe Democratic Platform Committee considered and adopted the platform for the Democratic Party Convention. Every four years, the Democratic National Convention adopts a new national platform…
11,290 viewsThe Democratic National Committee Platform Drafting Committee met for the third day to draft the Democratic Platform for adoption by the full committee and ultimately by the Democratic Conve…
555 viewsThe Democratic National Committee Platform Drafting Committee met to determine its 2012 platform recommendations. On day two of the proceedings, dozens of witnesses spoke about various issue…
642 viewsOn the first day of a meeting to draft the 2012 platform for the Democratic Party. Among the topics addressed were marriage equality, local economic issues, education reform, U.S.-Israel rel…
2,856 viewsPanelists spoke about innovation, trade and job creation. Among the topics they addresses were the role of small business in U.S. international trade, reducing trade deficits, and building a…
183 viewsStephen Moore and Thea Lee debated the merits of public sector unions. In a mock trial, Ms. Lee, assisted by Professor Shoemaker, defended against a charge that public service employee union…
1,070 viewsThea Lee talked about the practice of companies moving U.S. jobs overseas for cheaper labor, and she responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. The AFL-CIO has recently star…
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