民主党女性核心小组发布经济议程 民主党女性核心小组(DWC)发布了其针对下届国会的详尽政策优先事项清单,旨在夺回参众两院的控制权。
Democratic Women’s Caucus unveils economic agenda The Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) has released its extensive list of policy priorities for the next Congress, as Democrats look to take back control of both chambers.
© Greg Nash 该核心小组的经济议程共享给《国会山报》,概述了八大支柱,其成员据此提出了立法或决议——涵盖负担得起的照护、针对女性和家庭的公平税制以及受教育机会。
© Greg Nash The caucus’s economic agenda, shared with The Hill, outlines eight pillars under which its members have introduced legislation or resolutions — including affordable care, fair taxes for women and families and access to education.
在这八大支柱下,DWC成员共提出了五十多项立法,范围从促进住房自有率到打击杂货店哄抬物价。
Under those pillars are more than five dozen pieces of legislation DWC members have introduced, spanning from attempts to boost homeownership to cracking down on price gouging by grocery stores.
这份冗长的法案清单包括一项两院联合提案,由众议员亚历山德拉·奥卡西奥-科尔特斯(D-纽约州)和参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦(D-马萨诸塞州)提出,旨在强制联邦政府投资建设一个由地方运营的托儿和早期教育中心网络及家庭托儿之家。
The lengthy list of bills includes a bicameral proposal from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) to mandate that the federal government invest in a network of locally run childcare and early learning centers and family childcare homes.
议程中还包括众议员黛比·丁格尔(D-密歇根州)提出的立法,为在家照料年长家庭成员的成年人创造2000美元税收抵免,以及众议员孟昭文(D-纽约州)提出的法案,允许补充营养援助计划(SNAP)涵盖热食购买。
Also included in the agenda is legislation from Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) to create a $2,000 tax credit for adults caring for an older family member in their residence, as well as a bill from Rep.
在一份声明中,DWC主席特雷莎·莱杰·费尔南德斯(D-新墨西哥州)批评了共和党支持的《一个宏伟美好的法案》,并表示她领导的97名成员核心小组正在提出一种“不同类型的财务未来:一种将母亲和职工家庭放在首位的未来。”根据劳工统计局(BLS)数据,截至2023年,女性收入为男性的83.6%。BLS数据显示,8月女性失业率为3.9%,低于男性的4.4%。
特朗普总统本月初承诺,如果共和党在11月保持对国会的控制权,将向每位美国成年人提供5000美元红利。
Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) to permit the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to cover hot food purchases. In a statement, DWC Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) criticized the GOP-backed One Big Beautiful Act and said her 97-member caucus is proposing a “different kind of financial future: one that puts mothers and working families first.”Women’s earnings were 83.6 percent of men’s as of 2023, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The unemployment rate for women in August, 3.9 percent, was lower than it was for men, 4.4 percent, per BLS data President Trump earlier this month pledged to provide every American adult with a $5,000 dividend if Republicans maintain control of Congress in November.
密歇根州民主党众议员拉希达·特莱布(Rashida Tlaib,D-密歇根)自己的分红提案也被纳入了DWC的议程。这位来自密歇根州的民主党人提出立法,旨在向19至67岁的成年人每月提供250美元,并向新组建的家庭提供2000美元的“生育奖金”。特莱布在一份声明中表示,她的提案将“有助于确保美国的每一位女性、儿童和家庭都拥有成功所需的资源”。
Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s (D-Mich.) own dividend proposals are included in the DWC’s agenda. The Michigan Democrat has introduced legislation to provide $250 per month to adults ages 19 to 67 and provide new families with a $2,000 “baby bonus.”Tlaib said in a statement her proposals will “help ensure that every woman, child and family has the resources to succeed” in the U.S.
“民众理应享有经济安全的权利;我们的生计不应被牺牲给企业的贪婪,”这位进步派议员补充道。
“People deserve the right to economic security; our livelihoods should not be sacrificed to corporate greed,” the progressive lawmaker added.