Letter to the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee on The Working...
EPI’s Ross Eisenbrey and Celine McNicholas submitted this letter to the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee opposing the The Working Families Flexibility Act (H.R. 1180). Representative...
View ArticleLetter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government...
The EPI Policy Center’s Heidi Shierholz and Celine McNicholas submitted this letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs opposing the Regulatory Accountability Act...
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Letter to the House Committee on Ways and Mean concerning tax reform
The EPI Policy Center’s Josh Bivens and Hunter Blair submitted this letter to the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means concerning tax reform on May 17, 2017. May 17, 2017 Representative Kevin Brady...
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Testimony before the U.S. Department of Commerce on causes of significant...
Comments Regarding Causes of Significant Trade Deficits for 2016 Robert E. Scott Senior Economist and Direct of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Research Economic Policy Institute Countries Referenced:...
View ArticleTestimony before the U.S. Department of Commerce on aluminum imports
EPI’s Robert Scott delivered the following testimony to the Department of Commerce hearing on Section 232 Investigation of Aluminum Imports on June, 22, 2017. Good morning. My name is Robert E....
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Testimony for Montgomery County Council on Bill 46-15
EPI’s Marni von Wilpert delivered the following testimony to the Montgomery County Council concerning Bill 46-15, Human Rights and Civil Liberties – Building Maintenance Worker – Minimum Work Week on...
View ArticleLetter to Rep. Virginia Foxx on the issue of joint employership
EPI’s Celine McNicholas sent the following letter to Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx regarding the issue of joint employership. The Honorable Virginia Foxx Chairwoman...
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Testimony of David Cooper before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Labor...
EPI’s David Cooper delivered the following testimony before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development in support of S.1004 and H.2365 on September 19, 2017. Chairmen Lewis...
View ArticleTestimony for Montgomery County Council: Bill 28-17, Human Rights and Civil...
EPI’s Marni von Wilpert delivered the following testimony before the Montgomery County Council regarding Bill 28-17, Human Rights and Civil Liberties–County Minimum Wage on September 26, 2017. Good...
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Testimony on B22-355, the Bolstering Early Growth Investment Amendment Act of...
EPI’s Josh Bivens delivered the following testimony before the Council of the District of Columbia’s Committees on Education, Health, and Finance and Revenue regarding the Bolstering Early Growth...
View ArticleTestimony for Hearing on “Exploring the ‘Gig Economy’ and the Future of...
U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security Hearing on “Exploring the ‘Gig Economy’ and the Future of Retirement Savings”...
View ArticleTestimony of David Cooper before the Maryland House of Delegates Economic...
Chairman Davis, Vice Chairwoman Jameson, members of the committee, thank you again for allowing me to speak with you today. My name is David Cooper. I am the senior economic analyst at the Economic...
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Testimony of David Cooper before the Maryland House of Delegates Economic...
Chairman Davis, Vice Chairwoman Jameson, members of the committee, thank you for allowing me to speak with you today. My name is David Cooper. I am the senior economic analyst at the Economic Policy...
View ArticleTestimony prepared for the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit,...
Thank you to Chairman Sam Graves and Ranking Member Eleanor Holmes Norton for inviting me to join the witness panel today and to speak with you about these important issues. My name is Thea Lee and I...
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Testimony of David Cooper before the Maryland Senate Finance Committee in...
Chairman Middleton, Vice Chairman Astle, members of the committee, thank you for allowing me to speak with you today. My name is David Cooper. I am the senior economic analyst at the Economic Policy...
View ArticleTestimony before the Senate Finance Committee Subcommittee on International...
Thank you, Chairman Cornyn and Ranking Member Casey, for the invitation to participate in this important hearing. I am the president of the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), the nation’s premier think...
View ArticleTestimony for Hearing on Regulatory Reform
Prepared Statement by Heidi Shierholz Senior Economist and Director of Policy, Economic Policy Institute, Washington, D.C. Hearing on “Regulatory Reform: Unleashing Economic Opportunity for Workers and...
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The likely economic effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA): Higher...
Submitted via https://waysandmeans.house.gov/committeesubmissions/ Two weeks ago, the Tax Policy Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives announced a series of...
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Gradually eliminating the two-tiered wage system for tipped workers in New...
Submitted via hearing@labor.ny.gov Commissioner Reardon, members of the wage board, thank you for providing the opportunity to testify on this important issue. My name is David Cooper. I am senior...
View ArticleTestimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and...
Thank you, Chairman Alexander, Ranking Member Murray, and members of the Committee, for the invitation to participate in this important hearing. I’m the president of the Economic Policy Institute...
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