"A strong middle class equals a strong America. We can’t have one without the other. This Task Force will be an important vehicle to assess new and existing policies across the board and determine if they are helping or hurting the middle class. It is our charge to get the middle class – the backbone of this country – up and running again."
-- Vice President Joe Biden
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TUE, AUGUST 11, 9:16 AM EST

This Time, We Can't Leave the Middle Class Behind

Jared Bernstein discusses the importance of including middle-class families in our economic recovery, so that they won't be left behind as our economy begins to prosper again.
MON, JULY 27, 5:36 PM EST

New CEA Report on Small Businesses and Health Reform

As President Obama discussed in his Weekly Address, the CEA released a report on small businesses and health care. Read some of the key findings here, including challenges that face smaller firms, and likely impacts of health care reform on small businesses and workers.
THU, JULY 16, 2:00 PM EST

More Stable and Secure Health Care For Seniors

Terrell McSweeny, Domestic Policy Advisor to the Vice President, discusses the Middle Class Task Force meeting that just concluded on seniors and health reform.
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