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Opinion pieces and speeches by EPI staff and associates.
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Testimony
Testimony on expansion of retirement security
By Ross Eisenbrey
[ THIS TESTIMONY WAS GIVEN BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SELECT REVENUE MEASURES OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS ON JUNE 26, 2008. ]
How Much More Can Consumers Be Squeezed by Stagnant Income, Skyrocketing Household Costs, and Falling Home Prices?
By Jared Bernstein
[ THIS TESTIMONY WAS GIVEN ON JULY 23, 2008. ]
Reforming the H-2B non-immigrant visa program
By Ross Eisenbrey
[ THIS TESTIMONY WAS GIVEN ON APRIL 16, 2008. ]
EPI’s statement on extending unemployment insurance
By Heidi Shierholz
[ THIS TESTIMONY WAS GIVEN ON APRIL 10, 2008. ]
If the Economy’s so Bad, Why Is the Unemployment Rate so Low?
By Rebecca Blank
[ THIS TESTIMONY WAS GIVEN ON MARCH 7, 2008. ]
Testimony to the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
By Jared Bernstein
[ THIS TESTIMONY WAS GIVEN BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTE ON LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES ON FEBRUARY 13, 2008.]
Testimony Before the Joint Economic Committee Hearing on “What Should the Federal Government Do to Avoid a Recession?”
By Lawrence Mishel
[THIS TESTIMONY WAS GIVEN BEFORE THE JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE ON JANUARY 16, 2008.]
Testimony on Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act [PDF]
By James K. Galbraith
[ THIS TESTIMONY WAS GIVEN BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES ON JULY 17, 2007. ]
The Right to Organize, Freedom and the Middle Class Squeeze
By Lawrence Mishel
[ THIS TESTIMONY WAS GIVEN ON MARCH 27, 2007. ]
Testimony before the Labor-HHS Education Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives
By Lawrence Mishel
[ THIS TESTIMONY WAS GIVEN ON FEBRUARY 15, 2007. ]
Monetary policy and the state of the economy
By Jared Bernstein
[ THIS TESTIMONY WAS GIVEN BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON FEBRUARY 16, 2007. ]
Economic Opportunity and Poverty in America
By Jared Bernstein
[ THIS TESTIMONY WAS GIVEN BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON INCOME SECURITY AND FAMILY SUPPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON FEBRUARY 13, 2007.]
Globalization that works for working Americans
By Lawrence Mishel
[ THIS TESTIMONY WAS PRESENTED TO THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS ON JANUARY 30, 2007. ]
Tax Incentives for Businesses in Response to a Minimum Wage Increase
By Jared Bernstein
[ THIS TESTIMONY WAS GIVEN BEFORE THE U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE ON JANUARY 10, 2007. ]