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Debt-Ceiling Deal Reached Days Before Default Deadline

“Conceding to Republican demands to hamstring the I.R.S.’s ability to go after wealthy tax evaders is a losing proposition for Democrats,” Lindsay Owens, a director of Groundwork Collaborative, a liberal group, told the New York Times after the deal. “It undermines an important policy initiative, drains a good source of revenue and requires the caucus to vote down a policy that is incredibly popular with the public.”

May 28, 2023 National Review
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Progressives Condemn Biden-GOP Debt Ceiling Deal as ‘Cruel and Shortsighted’

Lindsay Owens, executive director of the Groundwork Collaborative, said in a statement Saturday night that "this is a punishing deal made worse only by the fact that there was no reason for President Biden to negotiate with Speaker McCarthy over whether or not the United States government should pay its bills," alluding to the president's executive authority.

May 28, 2023 Common Dreams
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US debt crisis: Joe Biden gets the deal done but at a cost

“The deal represents the worst of conservative budget ideology; it cuts investments in workers and families, adds onerous and wasteful new hurdles for families in need of support, and protects the wealthiest Americans and biggest corporations from paying their fair share in taxes,” said Lindsay Owens, executive director of Groundwork Collaborative, a left-leaning economic think-tank.

May 28, 2023 Financial Times
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White House and G.O.P. Strike Debt Limit Deal to Avert Default

“Conceding to Republican demands to hamstring the I.R.S.’s ability to go after wealthy tax evaders is a losing proposition for Democrats,” Owens said. “It undermines an important policy initiative, drains a good source of revenue and requires the caucus to vote down a policy that is incredibly popular with the public.”

May 27, 2023 The New York Times
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Groundwork’s Lindsay Owens: “Punishing” Debt Limit Deal Hurts Families, Bad for Economy

Today, Groundwork Collaborative’s Executive Director Lindsay Owens released the following statement on the announcement of a debt limit deal between President Biden and Speaker McCarthy.

May 27, 2023
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Debt ceiling negotiators race to cement final deal before deadline

Some liberals remain wary of the deal, too. Lindsay Owens, executive director of Groundwork Collaborative, a left-leaning group, criticized the proposed clawback of IRS funds. “We shouldn’t be grading away our ability to collect revenue from wealthy tax cheats,” she tweeted.

May 26, 2023 Spokesman-Review
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Reintroduced Bill Wants to Stop Stock Buybacks—Nike’s Included

A group of Congressmen have reintroduced a bill that would stop companies such as Alphabet, Nike and Norfolk Southern from buying back their own shares. It’s also supported by AFL-CIO, Americans for Financial Reform, the Communications Workers of America, Public Citizen, the Institute for Policy Studies Global Economy Project, Groundwork Collaborative, Indivisible, the Service Employees International Union and Take On Wall Street.

May 26, 2023 NewsBreak
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JUNE 8-9: EconCon 2023 to Feature OMB Director Shalanda Young

This June 8-9, hundreds of progressive experts, organizers, and policymakers will gather in Washington D.C., and virtually for EconCon 2023. The two-day gathering is free and open to the press.

May 23, 2023
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‘This Is Just Amateur Hour’: Progressives Criticize Jeffries’ Comments on Debt Ceiling Talks.

Lindsay Owens, an economist and the executive director of the Groundwork Collaborative, was among the progressives who criticized the House Democratic leader's remarks. "Jeez. Just showing everyone our cards," wrote Owens, who has warned that "any time you let Republicans control the terms of the debate around the debt ceiling, you're in trouble."

May 23, 2023 Common Dreams
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Food Prices Are Still High. What Role Do Corporate Profits Play?

“Basically, what corporations have been able to do—and they brag about this constantly in earnings calls—is that they’ve taken these cost increases and they passed all of that onto consumers,” said Chris Becker, senior economist at Groundwork Collaborative, a progressive economic think tank.

May 22, 2023 Civil Eats
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