CLASP President and Executive Director Indivar Dutta-Gupta testified to the Senate Finance Committee's Subcommittee on Taxation and Oversight about the Child Tax Credit, its history and track record, and what Congress should do now.
CLASP submitted comments to the Department of Transportation regarding the Equity Action Plan Update, with the goal of promoting equity through transportation funding that would greatly benefit from the inclusion of workforce-specific equity goals and performance indicators. The good jobs funded through federal dollars should…
"The U.S. public workforce system has long left behind young Americans (ages 16 to 24) who have relatively high unemployment rates, according to a brief from the Center for Law and Social Policy."
This brief examines the challenges youth face in the current job market and proposes recommendations for a national subsidized employment program that prioritizes equity and amplifies youth voices.
This statement can be attributed to Indivar Dutta-Gupta, President and Executive Director of the Center for Law and Social Policy Washington, D.C., March 9, 2022—President Biden released his FY 2024 budget today, outlining his priorities for federal investments in the health, wellbeing, and economic security…
The 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill offers an important opportunity to advance economic opportunity and strengthen social, gender, and racial justice. Yes, the bill includes some heartbreaks—most particularly by failing to address key immigration issues and neglecting to expand the Child Tax Credit (CTC), which demonstrably…
Providing Income to Unemployed Workers Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance—enacted by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act—helped people unable to work due to the pandemic. This included self-employed workers, those seeking part-time employment, or people who otherwise wouldn’t qualify for regular unemployment benefits.…
The 2022 U.S. Energy and Employment Report revealed an ongoing challenge for the energy sector: it continues to have difficulty hiring workers and lacks both gender and racial diversity.
Indivar Dutta-Gupta appeared on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal, where he discussed the Biden administration’s economic policies, their impact on Americans with low incomes, and what additional policies are needed to support them.