Center for American Progress’ Post

People deserve to rebuild their lives after incarceration. Tell your representative to support federal legislation like the Clean Slate Act: https://lnkd.in/eKV4ydH4

Extreme heat is a labor issue. https://lnkd.in/e5NwwNpB

Happy 4th of July!

Yesterday, the 19th reported that the Biden-Harris administration took a position opposing best practice gender-affirming surgeries for transgender youth. These surgeries are incredibly rare—and only available for older teens—but they are occasionally a part of lifesaving trans medical care. In response Cait Smith, director of LGBTQI+ Policy issued the following statement: https://lnkd.in/e9fiY5RT

The extremist majority on the Supreme Court has abandoned the American people to fully embrace their antidemocratic, right-wing agenda. We need court reform, now. https://lnkd.in/eP93c-ZY

Project 2025 includes a plan to enact lifetime Medicaid caps so that once a person has been on Medicaid for a set amount of time, they could lose eligibility for coverage, regardless of their financial situation. This loss of Medical coverage would hurt millions of families, potentially forcing them into the impossible situation of having to choose between affording health care and meeting basic household needs.

For 20 years, the Center for American Progress has been at the forefront of driving progressive policies, securing a better future for generations to come. As we celebrate the nation's birthday this week, share what progress you most want to see in the next 20 years: https://lnkd.in/gmFswWXa

Congress must allow the costly and ineffective pass-through deduction from the 2017 tax cuts to expire as scheduled. https://lnkd.in/et4j33Gs

Today, the Supreme Court ruled that presidents are entitled to absolute or presumptive immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts that occurred during their time in the White House. This ruling will go down in history as one of the court’s most disastrous opinions.