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Historic health care overhaul legislation Democratic leaders predict will pass in the House on Saturday marks a “momentous step toward making a guarantee of quality health care a reality for all Americans,” according to Campaign for America’s Future health care project director Diane Archer who declared her organization’s strong public support for the bill today.

Campaign for America's Future co-director Robert Borosage today praised the House Financial Services Committee for taking steps to protect consumers from predatory financial practices by approving the creation of a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency. In praising the legislation, Borosage noted that the bill should be strengthened as it moves through Congress to prevent another economic crisis.

Progressive bloggers and activists are focused on pushing comprehensive health care reform this year and overwhelmingly support Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., over Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., for the Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nomination, according to a straw poll at this year’s Netroots Nation convention conducted by the Campaign for America’s Future and Democracy Corps.

With more than 1,500 progressive bloggers and activists streaming into Pittsburgh this week, Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., joined United Steelworkers president Leo Gerard, Campaign for America’s Future co-director Robert Borosage and Netroots Nation spokesperson Mary Rickles on a conference call today to set the scene and preview this year’s “Netroots Nation” convention.

WASHINGTON – Campaign for America’s Future health care project director Diane Archer today praised the House for introducing a health reform bill that delivers on President Obama’s vision. Archer declared that America's Affordable Health Choices Act is designed to control costs and deliver quality affordable health care to all. She said the bill, if passed without serious changes, can accomplish these goals.

Commission Should Call Wall Street Bankers to Public Hearings, Identify Individuals and Policies Responsible for Disaster; Borosage: “May the Grand Inquest Begin”

The Congressional Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission members named by Congress today must drive an aggressive investigation of the systematic frauds and excesses that caused last year’s collapse, said Campaign for America’s Future co-director Robert Borosage. The Democratic congressional leaders chose six of the Commission’s members and Republicans selected four.

Campaign for College Affordability coordinator Robert M. Brandon said today that President Obama’s public investment in the nation's community colleges is especially important for jobless workers during periods of economic uncertainty. President Obama proposed a $12 billion effort to help institutions reach, teach and train more people for "the jobs of the future" today at Macomb Community College in Warren, Michigan.

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich today urged Senate Finance Committee Democrats to condemn false “bipartisanship” standing in the way of President Obama’s overhaul to the nation’s health care system. Reich said Democrats must support a public health insurance option because it’s the best way to control costs, citing evidence in a new report released today by the Health Care for America Now coalition.

Americans for Financial Reform, a national coalition of more than 200 state and local organizations, including the Campaign for America's Future, dedicated to reforming the financial system and rebuilding our economy., released the following statement today in response to President Obama's proposals for financial industry reform. read more »

Economist Jonathan Gruber and health care experts Jacob Hacker and Ken Jacobs joined Institute for America’s Future co-director Roger Hickey and researcher Phillip Cryan on a conference call today to discuss key provisions of President Obama’s plan to overhaul the nation’s health care system.