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The Restore the American Dream for the 99% Act

While 100% of the Republicans in the US House and Senate stand firmly behind the failed economic policies of the last decade, the Congressional Progressive Caucus has a plan that would work wonders for 99% of Americans.  If your tired of trickle down economics, failing infrastructure, weakening social safety net and the loss of our future through big cuts in education then you'll love the 99% Act:

From Rebuild the Dream, larger graphic here

Sign the Petition: "I support the RESTORE the American Dream for the 99% Act. " 

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Restore the American Dream Act for the 99%: Progressive Caucus Bill

Rebuild the Dream and the house progressive caucus has written a commonsense bill and they are asking you to endorse it.   With the current republican majority in the house there is zero chance to get this bill passed.  Current house republicans have repeatedly voted down any bills that would help the average American:

From Think Progress:

• Oct. 11: 100 percent of Senate Republicans voted against millions of American jobs in order to protect the very wealthiest Americans — the top 0.5 percent — from having to pay their fair share.
• Oct. 20: 100 percent of Senate Republicans voted against nearly 400,000 jobs for teachers, firefighters, and cops in order to protect the very wealthiest Americans — the top 0.5 percent — from having to pay their fair share.
• Nov. 3: 100 percent of Senate Republicans voted against 450,000 Americans jobs rebuilding our crumbling roads, bridges, airports, and other critical infrastructure in order to protect the very wealthiest Americans — the top 0.5 percent — from having to pay their fair share.
• Dec. 1: 98 percent of Senate Republicans voted to raise taxes on 160 MILLION working Americans in order to protect just 345,000 millionaires from having to pay their fair share.
• Dec. 8: 98 percent of Senate Republicans voted to raise taxes on 160 MILLION working Americans in order to protect just 345,000 millionaires from having to pay their fair share.

So a progressive bill putting Americans back to work building schools and transportation infrastructure paid for with taxes on Wall Street and the most wealthy Americans will never get out of this congress.  But we need this bill, or something similar to both rebuild our infrastructure, lower unemployment and stimulate our economy.  Congress needs to start passing legislation that benefits the 99% of Americans instead of coddling the top 1%.    It's a great bill and you can read it here.
Highlights of the bill:

• Creates more than 5 million jobs that put Americans back to work
• New taxes for millionaires and Wall Street speculation
• Creates a national infrastructure bank and invests in America
• Eliminates handouts to big oil
• Adds a public option to the Affordable Care Act
• Ends the wars and reduces Pentagon waste
• Saves $2.4 trillion over 10 years

Click here, to endorse Restore the American Dream Act for the 99%.

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