Resources
The Change America Now campaign has compiled essential and informative resources to help support the important legislation to be considered during the first 100 legislative hours in the House of Representatives in early January. CAN's online resources will provide data, charts, fact sheets, and links to relevant publications on a variety of topics including increasing the minimum wage, lowering prescription drug prices, making college more affordable and ending tax breaks for big oil companies and investing in alternative energy.
Minimum Wage
"The Minimum Wage, CEO Pay and the Gap in Achieving the American Dream"
1.2.2007
Americans United for Change [pdf]
"Working Women need an Increase in the Minimum Wage - Now!"
12.2006
National Women's Law Center [pdf]
"The High(er) Stakes of the Minimum Wage Debate"
6.20.06
Sayeed
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2006/06/b1804545.html
"Double Whammy: Gas Prices Hammer Minimum Wage Workers"
5.24.06
Weller
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2006/05/b1706375.html
"Higher Minimum Wage: A Good First Step"
3.18.05
Holzer
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2005/03/b474149.html
College Affordability
"Student Loans in Bush's Budget"
2.07.06
Sabatini and Irons
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2006/07/studentloans.html
"Putting Students First"
4.29.04
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2004/04/students_first.html
Tax Breaks for Big Oil
"Energy Bill is Handout to Polluters and Oil Industry"
4.18.05
http://www.americanprogressaction.org/site/pp.asp?c=klLWJcP7H&b=551233
"A Progressive Response to High Oil and Gas Prices"
5.6.05
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2005/05/b669657.html
"Pain at the Pump, Profits in the Boardroom"
10.07.05
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2005/10/pump_pain.html
Medicare Drug Pricing
"Health Reform, a Top Priority for Lawmakers"
11.9.06
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2006/11/health_reform.html
"Hype, Not Hope, From Big Pharma"
11.28.04
Goozner
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2004/09/b199193.html
"Highlights from the Medicare Prescription Drug Regulation"
8.12.04
Lambrew
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2004/08/b138606.html
