Author: andrea

The tax plan approved by the House Ways and Means Committee takes a very important step towards a fairer tax system in which corporations and the wealthy contribute more to better serve the common good. As explained below, the $2.1 trillion the plan will raise from corporations and the wealthy is a significant down payment […]
Twenty-eight leading organizations that advocate for the health, well-being, and economic security of Black, Latinx, Asian, Indigenous, and other communities of color called on Congress “to enact a robust budget reconciliation package of at least $3.5 trillion in investments in our communities funded through fairer taxes on the rich and corporations. This legislation would advance […]
Dear Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Schumer, and Chairs Neal and Wyden: The undersigned organizations advocate for the health, well-being, and economic security of Black, Latinx, Asian, Indigenous, and other communities of color. We write to make clear how important it is to communities of color that Congress enact a robust budget reconciliation package of at […]
Tax plan is an important step forward and provides a down payment; full House and Senate are urged to create an even fairer tax system to build back better. The following is a statement from Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, about a four-page fact sheet from the House Ways and Means […]

Dear Chair Wyden and Senators Brown and Warner: We applaud your taking leadership in the reform of international tax law by presenting your International Taxation Overhaul Discussion Draft—or, the “Draft.” Your plan would raise significant revenue, curb tax-haven abuse, protect American jobs, and begin to meet the challenge set by the Biden Administration to end […]
Dear Member of Congress: The undersigned organizations write with an urgent message: don’t let tax-dodging multinational corporations continue to avoid paying their fair share of taxes that are needed to help working people afford healthcare, eldercare, childcare, education and housing, and to make other public investments vital to fighting climate change and supporting families and […]
Today, 58 national groups released a letter to Members of Congress in support of President Biden’s international corporate tax reforms. The groups collectively represent millions of Americans, including women, workers, retirees, students, teachers, faith leaders, and small business owners. The letter comes as House and Senate leaders work out a $3.5 trillion Budget Reconciliation Bill that would […]
Billionaires’ Collective Fortune Grew $1.8 Trillion Over 17 Months, Enough to Pay for Over Half of Biden’s Proposed $3.5 Trillion Investment in Healthcare, Education & More  America’s billionaires have grown $1.8 trillion richer during the pandemic, their collective fortune skyrocketing by nearly two-thirds (62%) from just short of $3 trillion at the start of the […]
Dear Chairman Neal, The undersigned unions representing millions of members nationwide urge you to support strong international tax reforms that raise at least $600 billion in new revenue from multinational corporations through the Build Back Better reconciliation package. Our members live and work in every congressional district in the country, and they expect their representatives […]