The Center for American Progress (CAP) is publicly calling on Congress to abandon job-killing cuts and "grand bargains"— which aren't so "grand" for America's working families —and focus on what the country really needs: jobs.
There are wonks, then there are “Top Wonks,” and our very own Damon Silvers, AFL-CIO policy director, has been named a “Top Wonk” on the economy. Top Wonks is a directory of experts in a broad range of public policy issues. It is widely used by journalists, researchers, public officials and others to find top policy experts.
Creating new and good jobs is the most urgent task facing our nation’s leaders and Americans who are unemployed or whose wages are stagnating cannot afford to wait any longer. Until we fix the jobs crisis, economic growth and fiscal stability will be hard to achieve, AFL-CIO Policy Director Damon Silvers told a congressional hearing today.
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