March 19, 2016

‘The People’s Budget': Analysis of the Congressional Progressive Caucus budget for fiscal year 2017

‘The People’s Budget': Analysis of the Congressional Progressive Caucus budget for fiscal year 2017: "The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) has unveiled its fiscal year 2017 (FY2017) budget, titled “The People’s Budget—Prosperity not Austerity.” It builds on recent CPC budget alternatives in setting the following priorities: near-term job creation, financing public investments, strengthening low- and middle-income families’ economic security, raising adequate revenue to meet budgetary needs while restoring fairness to the tax code, strengthening social insurance programs, and ensuring long-run fiscal sustainability."