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We Asked More Than 500 Congress Members About Student Loan Forgiveness—Here's What We Found
With many calling for student loan forgiveness, here’s a look at where members of Congress stand on the issue.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders Introduces Bill to Make College Free and Have Wall Street Pay for It
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., introduced the College for All Plan. The bill would make college free for millions of Americans.
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5 Things to Know Before the Stock Market Opens Wednesday
Nasdaq futures were under some pressure Wednesday as Netflix shares dropped more than 9% in the premarket.
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Will There Be a Fourth Stimulus Check? Here's What We Know So Far
Some Democratic lawmakers are calling for recurring stimulus payments — but President Joe Biden hasn’t said publicly if he supports them.
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Biden's Infrastructure Plan Won't Raise Individual Taxes, for Now. What You Need to Know
Biden unveiled a roughly $2 trillion infrastructure plan that aims to raise corporate taxes. Still, some individuals could see taxes go up in the future.
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Bernie Sanders Aims to Lower Medicare Eligibility Age as Part of Democrats' Recovery Plan
Bernie Sanders wants to allow Medicare to directly negotiate drug prices, in order to expand health-care coverage to more Americans.
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Bernie Sanders Introduces Bills to Hike Taxes on Corporations and the Wealthiest Americans
Sanders is focusing on reducing income and wealth inequality as Democrats look to raise taxes to fund infrastructure and economic programs.
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‘Super Bowl of Tax Reform': Groups Gear Up for Fight Over Biden Plan to Raise Taxes on Rich, Corporations
Advocacy groups from across the political spectrum are preparing for an all-out war over President Biden’s coming tax reform proposal.
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Sanders, Democrats Want to Hike Taxes on Companies With ‘Excessive' CEO Pay
Sen. Bernie Sanders and congressional progressives aim to reduce the gap between executive and worker pay with the plan to hike corporate taxes.
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Jeff Bezos Turns Down Bernie Sanders' Invitation to Attend Senate Hearing on Income Inequality
Sanders has been a frequent critic of Amazon, previously urging the company to restore hazard pay for frontline workers amid the pandemic.
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Senators Question Amazon About Using Cameras to Monitor Delivery Drivers
The senators said the AI-equipped cameras from Netradyne raise privacy and surveillance concerns.
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Jeff Bezos Would Pay Over $5 Billion a Year Under Warren's Wealth Tax
Sen. Elizabeth Warren said the tax is even more urgent during the Covid crisis, as the pandemic has exposed and accelerated America’s wealth gap.
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These Senators Are Calling for Continued Financial Relief Through the Economic Recovery for American Families
As Congress works on getting new coronavirus relief to Americans, one group of senators is calling for continued financial relief through the economic recovery.
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Elizabeth Warren Rips Stock Buybacks as ‘Nothing But Paper Manipulation'
Sen. Elizabeth Warren told CNBC that buybacks are market manipulation made to inflate executive pay.
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The $7.25 Minimum Wage Can't Pay All the Bills in Any State
Democrats are shelving their plans for a $15 federal minimum wage for now. The current minimum, $7.25, isn’t a living wage for full-time workers in any state.
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Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders Propose 3% Wealth Tax on Billionaires
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Bernie Sanders and a slew of other Democrats proposed a 2% tax on wealth above $50 million and a 3% tax on wealth over $1 billion.
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A $15 Federal Minimum Wage Would Give 19 Million Women a Raise — But It Might Not Happen Anytime Soon
It’s looking like the federal minimum wage won’t be increased anytime soon — news that will hit women harder than men.
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Sen. Warren on Wealth Tax: ‘I Think Most People Would Rather Be Rich' and Pay 2 Or 3 Cents More
Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s latest wealth-tax proposal calls for an annual tax of 2%, or 2 cents, on every dollar of people’s wealth worth above $50 million.
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5 Things to Know Before the Stock Market Opens Tuesday
U.S. stock futures dipped Tuesday after starting March with a broad rally. The S&P 500 had its best session since June.
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Senate Democrats to Drop Minimum Wage Plan in $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Bill
Senate Democrats will abandon plans to help raise workers’ pay in Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan.