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Strong Middle Class Blog
- February 8, 2010 at 2:51 PM EST
Where We Are and Where We Were
Jared Bernstein, Chief Economist to Vice President Biden, puts the depth of the current recession in perspective and discusses what the Obama Administration is doing about it.
- February 1, 2010 at 11:01 AM EST
A Budget That Helps Middle Class Families
Terrell McSweeny, Domestic Policy Advisor to the Vice President, details how the President's FY 11 budget will support middle class families.
- January 29, 2010 at 4:48 PM EST
Helping Middle Class Families with Soaring Child Care Costs
Paying for child care is causing a strain on middle class family budgets. This week, the Middle Class Task Force unveiled a series of initiatives to help with soaring child care costs.
- January 28, 2010 at 6:35 PM EST
Caring for Caregivers
Terrell McSweeny with the Middle Class Task Force talks about a series of initiatives in the President's FY 11 budget that are aimed at helping families with soaring child care costs, balancing work with caring for elderly relatives or people with disabilities, paying for college, and saving for retirement.
- January 25, 2010 at 3:25 PM EST
The President and Vice President Together on Easing Burdens for the Middle Class
President Obama and Vice President Biden hold a Middle Class Task Force Meeting to discuss several policy initiatives to help middle class families.
- November 12, 2009 at 9:01 AM EST
Support for Working Families: Paid Leave and the Healthy Families Act
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis reports on efforts to help middle class families by supporting legislation that will give millions more working Americans access to paid sick leave to care for themselves and their families.
