Reps. Ilhan Omar, Bonnie Watson Coleman And Jamaal Bowman Introduce Fully Funded Federal Jobs Guarantee Program
June 04, 2024
June 04, 2024
WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release:
The WPA Act would establish a fully-funded federal jobs program, targeted to support communities with exceptionally high unemployment rates. The program would be fully paid for by a 0.1% tax on Wall Street stock trades.
The jobs encompass a wide range of important community services, including infrastructure, child care, elder care, and health care. At $17 an hour minimum, these jobs . . .
The WPA Act would establish a fully-funded federal jobs program, targeted to support communities with exceptionally high unemployment rates. The program would be fully paid for by a 0.1% tax on Wall Street stock trades.
The jobs encompass a wide range of important community services, including infrastructure, child care, elder care, and health care. At $17 an hour minimum, these jobs . . .