News Release

MAJOR PROGRESSIVE AND LABOR LEADERS DEMAND CONDITIONS FOR DRASTIC FINANCIAL BAILOUT

09/24/2008

Major progressive, labor and consumer rights leaders joined forces today to demand important corrections to the Bush administration’s financial rescue proposal despite warnings from the administration’s top economists who got us into this mess.

NEW AD QUESTIONS FINANCIAL BAILOUT WITHOUT CONDITIONS

12/30/1969

WASHINGTON – With people across the country calling for greater oversight of the Bush administration’s proposed $700 billion bailout of the financial markets, a new ad in The New York Times and on several blogs today asks pointed questions that need to be answered before Congress hands the administration massive amounts of taxpayer money and unlimited power. more »

NOTING THE FAILURE TO RESPOND TO HURRICANE KATRINA, NEW TV AD TELLS REPUBLICANS “THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES”

09/01/2008

When Republican delegates check-in to their hotel rooms in St. Paul this week, they will receive a “thank you” message on their televisions. An ad called “Thanks For The Memories,” produced by Campaign for America’s Future, will broadcast unforgettable moments from the last eight years that conservatives wish the country would forget.

WAR ROOM OPERATION TO TRACK CHANGES IN ECONOMY; DELIVER TALKING POINTS AND SOLUTIONS

08/06/2008

The Campaign for America’s Future launched an economic war room today to help frame the ongoing debate as the economy changes at an increasing pace and continues to get worse for millions of Americans. The operation will deliver daily poll-tested talking points tying the latest research by think tanks like the EPI Policy Center to the latest opinion research by top strategists.

SOCIAL SECURITY PRIVATIZATION COULD FORCE THOUSANDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY INTO POVERTY

08/05/2008

Social Security privatization, embraced by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., would cut guaranteed benefits for thousands of future retirees by thousands of dollars, according to a new state-specific report released today by the research arm of the Campaign for America’s Future.

NEW VIDEO CALLS HEALTH INSURANCE INDUSTRY’S BLUFF

08/04/2008

The health care industry is blatantly failing to deliver on its promise to listen to people’s ideas about how to create high-quality care for every American, according to a new Internet video produced by the Campaign for America’s Future.

THE RIGHT-WING BLOCK-AND-BLAME STRATEGY IS THE REAL STORY OF THE 110TH CONGRESS, REPORT SAYS

07/30/2008

Republicans in Congress, working in concert with the White House, organized a deliberate political strategy to sabotage the Democratic majority in Congress as it responded to a mandate to solve major problems facing the nation, according to a new report released today by the Campaign for America’s Future.

McCAIN WOULD DRIVE UP HEALTH CARE COSTS FOR FAMILIES, WHILE BENEFITING HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES

04/29/2008

Sen. John McCain’s health care plan would dismantle the employer-provided system that covers more than 60 percent of non-elderly Americans and drive up health care costs, according to experts responding to the announcement of his proposal today. An average family could see their health care costs as much as double under the McCain health care plan, according to an analysis by the Campaign for America’s Future.

Record-Breaking: Senate Conservatives

12/18/2007

The Republican Senate minority filibustered an omnibus budget bill, setting a modern-day record for blocking the most legislation during a congressional session. A new report released by the Campaign for America's Future details the 62 times conservatives have used the filibuster to block legislation (or force modification of bills) in the first session of the 110th Congress.

'Barbie and Ken' Video Calls For Ouster Of Nation's Top Product Safety Official

11/20/2007

WASHINGTON - As the holiday shopping season kicks into high gear this week, a growing number of citizen and consumer groups are calling on the Consumer Product Safety Commission to better protect children from dangerous toys that have made it to store shelves this year. The Campaign for America's Future has released a humorous video, featuring a "toxic" encounter between the famous Barbie and Ken dolls, calling for the resignation of CPSC Acting Director Nancy Nord. Nord has opposed legislation to strengthen CPSC oversight on toy safety and been caught taking trips paid for by the toy industry.