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Approaching Trade and Tariffs from a Progressive, Pro-Worker Point of View — Congressional Progressive Caucus Center

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📘 Our new explainer lays out a roadmap for fair, just, pro-worker trade that centers communities—not corporations.

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Progressives must lead on trade.

This isn’t just economic policy—it’s a racial, gender, and climate justice issue. A better future for workers means rewriting the rules and rejecting corporate capture.

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Trump’s trade agenda isn’t pro-worker—it’s a con.
Behind closed-door deals and empty rhetoric, his policies serve the wealthy, not working people. We need transparency, accountability, and worker voices at the table.

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Unions built the American middle class.
Progressive trade policy must go hand-in-hand with strengthening workers’ rights:
✅ Fund the NLRB
✅ Repeal anti-union executive orders
✅ Pass the PRO Act
✅ Enforce labor standards across borders

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Building a strong manufacturing economy requires more than tariffs.

We need public investment, workforce development, and policies that reward union labor—like the CHIPS Act and Inflation Reduction Act.

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Tariffs aren’t inherently good or bad. Like taxes, they’re a tool.

But Trump wields them like a weapon—rewarding cronies, hurting workers.

We need strategic, targeted tariffs that support labor rights, climate action, and domestic manufacturing.

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For decades, corporate-led trade deals like NAFTA and the USMCA have gutted U.S. jobs, suppressed wages, and undermined communities.

Meanwhile, Trump’s erratic tariffs create more chaos than solutions.

We need a new approach.

Approaching Trade and Tariffs from a Progressive, Pro-Worker Point of View — Congressional Progressive Caucus Center

🧵 THREAD: What does progressive, pro-worker trade policy actually look like? It’s not Trump’s chaos tariffs — it’s strategic, transparent, and rooted in justice. Let’s break it down. 👇🏽

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YouTube video by Congressional Progressive Caucus Center 7.10.25 Due Process Denied: How the Trump Admin's Immigration Policies Threaten Our Civil Rights

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And we heard incredible success stories like the Heights with Commissioner Mai Chong Xiong, parents and unions winning green schools in St. Paul, SolarNeighbors’ innovative low income solar model, Mnpls Friends Meetings, and solar builds across MN with Robert Blake of Solar Bear

Can capital help build justice and #sovereignty? We learned how with Joe McNeil Jr., CEO of Sage Development Authority, a 100% native-led renewable energy org chartered by the Standing Rock Sioux and Christina Hollenback, CEO of JusticeCapital

We need a #cleanenergyfuture that centers #racialjustice, #communitypower, and #workersrights - We shared models that heal past harms, build wealth, and strengthen #Indigenoussovereignty with giniwcollective, MN_350, UnidosMN and epni_urbanfarm

Minnesota is a trailblazer in the fight for clean energy and climate resilience. We learned about state programs from PeteWyckoff, Deputy Commissioner of Energy Resources at MN Dept. of Commerce, Aurora Vautrin of 100PercentMN and peterebnet of FundGreater

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We dove into #reconciliation as #Congress threatens to end crucial energy tax credits. TheOtherMandela, lawyers4goodgov, EnviroProtNet, and KtreeThomas broke down what’s in the bill and what it could mean for clean energy projects in our backyards

Our own Gohar Sedighi, aru_shineyajay of sunrisemvmt, Amanda Otero of TakeActionMN, and neerajmehta of mcknightfdn grounded us in the urgency of the moment and the immense possibility when justice and community are at the heart of our #cleanenergyfuture

We’re kicking off the 1st day of our convening: Local Power: Building Community-Owned Clean Energy with Direct Pay with McKnightFdn, TakeActionMN, lawyers4goodgov and more. Together we are accelerating a just and vibrant clean energy future with community ownership at the heart.

Our team is in MN this week. We are heartbroken by the appalling attacks on State Sen. Melissa Hortman, Mark Hortman, State Sen. John Hoffman and Yvette Hoffman. We are honored to stand with this community in remembering those lost and celebrating those who survived.

Delays and dysfunction at the Social Security Administration have real-life consequences.

People fear losing their homes or going hungry.

Tech experiments shouldn't come at the cost of survival.

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Blaming immigrants for job losses or economic strain distracts from the real culprits: corporate greed and rigged systems. The enemy isn't our neighbor—it’s exploitation and corruption.

#SolidarityNotScapegoats #ImmigrantJustice | @ramirez.house.gov

Everyone has a role in shaping what comes next—whether that’s organizing, showing up, or reaching out. Collective action, rooted in community, is what drives change forward.

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Fear is real—but so is resilience. Many know what it means to live on the edge. That experience fuels the determination to keep pushing for change. Courage means continuing the fight, together.

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If a budget text clearly outlines cuts to essential services, no amount of spin can change that. What’s on paper matters more than empty promises. Communities deserve honesty—and investment.

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Unrig the Rules - May 22, 2025: GOP Megabill Passes: What’s in It & What’s Next — Progressive Caucus Center Good morning, all,  House Republicans’ megabill passed at 6:45AM ET by a vote of 215-214 , with all Democrats opposed. The vote followed last-minute edits to win holdout Republican votes. Tho...

9/ 🛑 This bill isn’t law—yet. It now heads to the Senate, where changes are expected.

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8/ ⚠️ Consumer Protections Gutted:

Slashes funding for the CFPB
Blocks states from enforcing AI regulations
Hands wins to corporations at our expense

7/ 🌎 Immigrant Families Targeted:

Bars DACA recipients from ACA coverage
Slaps fees on asylum seekers
Cuts Medicaid for states helping undocumented immigrants

Even remittances would be taxed.