Center for American Progress

"Child care is public infrastructure that makes our communities and businesses flourish."

Front row seat to Colin S. and Gréta Bedekovics talking SAVE Act and threats to voting rights at Center for American Progress IDEAS Conference.

Rep. Robert Garcia is right. "Real patriotism is actually taking care of the people in our country."

The American taxpayer should NOT be paying for Trump's reckless war of choice or his untrained ICE forces.

Americans are losing hope in their economic future. Criticisms of the Trump administration is not enough—we need transformative solutions and change.

Electricity prices are getting out of hand 📈 CAP's new plan would freeze or lower rates and save over $900 per household over 4 years. ⚡ Learn how our plan works: https://lnkd.in/eY5sGYbH

Electricity prices are on the rise and people need immediate relief from their utility bills. The Center for American Progress has 3 policy proposals to address rising electricity prices as outlined in our new report, "A Plan for American Electricity Affordability": 1. A rate relief fund for states that freeze or lower their electricity rates, 2. A national AI data center fair share policy to make sure data centers are paying the full costs they impose on the electricity system, and 3. A program to build a better, bigger power system including investments in clean energy and grid infrastructure. Check out our report here: https://lnkd.in/ejTKhuum A major shout out to our team for working on this over the last few months including Akshay Thyagarajan, Jamie Friedman, Leo Banks, Shannon Baker-Branstetter, Kendra Hughes, and Trevor Higgins.

This morning, CAP released its "Plan for American Electricity Affordability"! In this report, we dive into why electricity prices are rising and proposals for three new policy approaches: 1. a federal rate relief fund 2. a mandatory national AI data center fair share policy, and 3. a program of reforms and investments to build a better, bigger power system Congrats to Lucero Marquez who did so much heavy lifting on this report! And huge thanks to all the reviewers and everyone who provided feedback, ideas, and hard questions on this thorny subject! Check it out! Fact sheet: https://lnkd.in/e7v2h2pp Report: https://lnkd.in/e9_K_B3H