Middle class

June 12, 2008 -- Chicago, IL – Today, Senator Barack Obama will meet with Ryan and Jenny Micke of Appleton, WI, to discuss the economic challenges facing the middle class and how his tax plan will bring ease the strain that so many American families face.    » read more »

June 9, 2008 -- John McCain says he wants to cut taxes for middle class families. But the reality is Senator McCain would do even less for the middle class than President Bush, which is definitely not the change Americans are looking for.

McCain is masking a tax cut for the wealthy as a middle class tax break, saying that 100 million people have "something to do with capital gains." The truth is fewer than seven percent of families earning less than $100,000 received capital gains income in 2005. [CNN Live Feed, Town Hall (Charlotte, NC), 5/5/08; Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 1/30/2006]    » read more »

In visit to Bucks County alternative energy manufacturer, Obama touts plan to create 5 million new green jobs

March 11, 2008 -- Fairless HIlls, PA - Senator Barack Obama today toured Gamesa Energy USA, a wind turbine manufacturer in Fairless Hills, and held a town hall meeting with workers where he pledged to end the special interest influence in Washington and strengthen the middle class.    » read more »

February 11, 2008 -- Washington, DC — Nevada Senator Harry Reid made the following statement today in response to President Bush’s economic report released today:

“I am pleased that Democrats and Republicans have worked together to reach agreement on a short-term economic stimulus bill. Economists believe that this legislation will make a real difference in mitigating our current downturn. However, it is far from a panacea, and much more should be done to address our economy’s longer-term problems.    » read more »

February 5, 2008 -- Washington, D.C. – On a conference call with Nevada reporters, Nevada Senator Harry Reid discussed how President Bush’s 2009 budget raises taxes for Nevada’s middle class.    » read more »

February 4, 2008 -- [WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) said that the budget President Bush delivered to Capitol Hill today proved yet again that the Bush Administration’s priorities are out of touch with needs of middle class Americans.    » read more »

12/18/2007 -- Today, Hillary Clinton outlined her economic blueprint for rebuilding the middle class, and talked with Iowa voters about the tangible impact that her economic plan would have on their lives. After seven years of a President who has ignored and denied the struggles facing America’s middle class, families in Iowa and across the country deserve a leader who puts their interests first. Hillary believes that the middle class is the backbone of our economy.    » read more »