Congressional Blueprint To Bring Affordability For All

By Precinct Reporter News

By Marc H. Morial
President and CEO
National Urban League

“The rich nations must use their vast resources of wealth to develop the underdeveloped, school the unschooled, and feed the unfed.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

It is a peculiar time in America, when economists offer varying outlooks on our economy. Some herald the artificial intelligence era as a period of great prosperity. The stock markets continue to climb, nearly unscathed by a war that costs the nation nearly $1 billion every day. And the current administration, despite firing the official overseeing the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly jobs report just over a year ago, says the job market shows signs of growth.

But for most Americans, the reality paints a much dimmer picture. 

This Iran war has cost the average household over $1,200 in the last seven months as gas prices reach record highs. Access to safe, affordable food is growing scarcer, with nearly weekly recalls on nutritious items. And as tariffs and global spats threaten energy prices as we enter the colder months, disastrous cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, and SNAP benefits loom on the horizon to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy in the Big Ugly Bill.

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