Elections & Endorsements
In this election, Americans voted to put the American Dream back within the reach of middle class and low-income people who work hard and want nothing more than to provide our kids and our grandkids with a better future.
Americans of all different backgrounds from all over this nation have sent a clear message: it is time to create a new American Dream.
Quality, Affordable Healthcare for AllQuality health care that once seemed reliable is quickly being priced out of reach for millions of hardworking, taxpaying Americans. The health care crisis affects us all regardless of age, race or employment.
More than 45 million Americans are uninsured. That's over 15 percent of the population.
And that number doesn't even scratch the surface of the number of Americans who are underinsured in this country.
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Employee Free ChoiceWhen the Employee Free Choice Act Becomes Law, More Workers Will Gain Health Care and Pension BenefitsWhen workers are free to choose to join a union, our economy can work for everyone. That's why we need the Employee Free Choice Act—a bill in Congress that would help give workers the freedom to choose a union.
When Congress passes the Employee Free Choice Act to allow people to freely join unions, more than 3.5 million people could receive health insurance and 2.7 million people could receive pension benefits, according to academic studies.
It's time to create a path for hard-working people to grow the middle class. It's time for the Employee Free Choice Act. >>
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