Lorena Roque
@lorenamroque.bsky.social
Economist | Associate Director for Labor Policy @clasp.org | PhD Candidate on tax policy @ GWU
Reposted by Lorena Roque
Nearly a month into the government shutdown, millions of families are paying the price for deliberate policy choices by the Trump Administration and Congress.
This is a 🚨manufactured🚨 crisis that’s putting jobs, food, and care at risk.
This is a 🚨manufactured🚨 crisis that’s putting jobs, food, and care at risk.
October 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Nearly a month into the government shutdown, millions of families are paying the price for deliberate policy choices by the Trump Administration and Congress.
This is a 🚨manufactured🚨 crisis that’s putting jobs, food, and care at risk.
This is a 🚨manufactured🚨 crisis that’s putting jobs, food, and care at risk.
I'm featured in The New Republic this morning on the newly released Census income data & the gender pay gap:
newrepublic.com/article/2002... @clasp.org
newrepublic.com/article/2002... @clasp.org
Income Inequality Is Going in the Wrong Direction Again
After widening for decades, the gap narrowed thanks to pandemic-era government spending. But now we’re reverting to the status quo.
newrepublic.com
September 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I'm featured in The New Republic this morning on the newly released Census income data & the gender pay gap:
newrepublic.com/article/2002... @clasp.org
newrepublic.com/article/2002... @clasp.org
My latest: The Trump administration is destroying the labor infrastructure it claims to want to build up.
#DOL Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer announced 63 deregulatory actions in their agenda that will harm workers and working families. #labor @alt-dol.altgov.info
www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
#DOL Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer announced 63 deregulatory actions in their agenda that will harm workers and working families. #labor @alt-dol.altgov.info
www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
The Department of Labor’s Deregulatory Agenda Attacks All Workers | CLASP
The U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed deregulatory agenda threatens critical protections for workers, including cuts to minimum wage, overtime, safety standards, and union rights. CLASP strongly opp...
www.clasp.org
July 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
My latest: The Trump administration is destroying the labor infrastructure it claims to want to build up.
#DOL Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer announced 63 deregulatory actions in their agenda that will harm workers and working families. #labor @alt-dol.altgov.info
www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
#DOL Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer announced 63 deregulatory actions in their agenda that will harm workers and working families. #labor @alt-dol.altgov.info
www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
Reposted by Lorena Roque
CLASP has a NEW tool: Our DOGE tracker tracks the harms that DOGE has done to government programs.
The goal of the tracker is to support transparency by providing accessible, regularly updated data to policymakers, researchers, and advocates!
Link ➡️ : www.clasp.org/doge-tracker/
The goal of the tracker is to support transparency by providing accessible, regularly updated data to policymakers, researchers, and advocates!
Link ➡️ : www.clasp.org/doge-tracker/
April 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
CLASP has a NEW tool: Our DOGE tracker tracks the harms that DOGE has done to government programs.
The goal of the tracker is to support transparency by providing accessible, regularly updated data to policymakers, researchers, and advocates!
Link ➡️ : www.clasp.org/doge-tracker/
The goal of the tracker is to support transparency by providing accessible, regularly updated data to policymakers, researchers, and advocates!
Link ➡️ : www.clasp.org/doge-tracker/
CLASP has a NEW tool: Our DOGE tracker tracks the harms that DOGE has done to government programs.
The goal of the tracker is to support transparency by providing accessible, regularly updated data to policymakers, researchers, and advocates!
Link ➡️ : www.clasp.org/doge-tracker/
The goal of the tracker is to support transparency by providing accessible, regularly updated data to policymakers, researchers, and advocates!
Link ➡️ : www.clasp.org/doge-tracker/
April 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
CLASP has a NEW tool: Our DOGE tracker tracks the harms that DOGE has done to government programs.
The goal of the tracker is to support transparency by providing accessible, regularly updated data to policymakers, researchers, and advocates!
Link ➡️ : www.clasp.org/doge-tracker/
The goal of the tracker is to support transparency by providing accessible, regularly updated data to policymakers, researchers, and advocates!
Link ➡️ : www.clasp.org/doge-tracker/
In just #100Days, the Trump administration has ordered mass layoffs, deportations & cancellations of union contracts.
Dig into with the #GoodJobs Collaborative where our policy teams will discuss what it’s been like for American workers… and what to expect next.
↘️ www.newamerica.org/education-po...
Dig into with the #GoodJobs Collaborative where our policy teams will discuss what it’s been like for American workers… and what to expect next.
↘️ www.newamerica.org/education-po...
April 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In just #100Days, the Trump administration has ordered mass layoffs, deportations & cancellations of union contracts.
Dig into with the #GoodJobs Collaborative where our policy teams will discuss what it’s been like for American workers… and what to expect next.
↘️ www.newamerica.org/education-po...
Dig into with the #GoodJobs Collaborative where our policy teams will discuss what it’s been like for American workers… and what to expect next.
↘️ www.newamerica.org/education-po...
Reposted by Lorena Roque
We have arrived in El Salvador.
Trump is illegally arresting, jailing, & deporting people with no due process. We must hold the Administration accountable for these illegal acts and demand Kilmar’s release. Today it’s him, tomorrow it could be anyone else.
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Trump is illegally arresting, jailing, & deporting people with no due process. We must hold the Administration accountable for these illegal acts and demand Kilmar’s release. Today it’s him, tomorrow it could be anyone else.
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
House Dems travel to El Salvador to secure Maryland man's return
More Democrats are making the trip abroad to raise awareness for what they call a “constitutional crisis” surrounding Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation.
www.politico.com
April 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
We have arrived in El Salvador.
Trump is illegally arresting, jailing, & deporting people with no due process. We must hold the Administration accountable for these illegal acts and demand Kilmar’s release. Today it’s him, tomorrow it could be anyone else.
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Trump is illegally arresting, jailing, & deporting people with no due process. We must hold the Administration accountable for these illegal acts and demand Kilmar’s release. Today it’s him, tomorrow it could be anyone else.
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
How can we build an economy where every job is a good one?
Join us and fellow #GoodJobs Collaborative partners as we reflect on the president’s First #100Days and launch the Good Jobs Compass, a new tool to assess how public policies are supporting workers.
↘️ www.newamerica.org/education-po...
Join us and fellow #GoodJobs Collaborative partners as we reflect on the president’s First #100Days and launch the Good Jobs Compass, a new tool to assess how public policies are supporting workers.
↘️ www.newamerica.org/education-po...
April 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
How can we build an economy where every job is a good one?
Join us and fellow #GoodJobs Collaborative partners as we reflect on the president’s First #100Days and launch the Good Jobs Compass, a new tool to assess how public policies are supporting workers.
↘️ www.newamerica.org/education-po...
Join us and fellow #GoodJobs Collaborative partners as we reflect on the president’s First #100Days and launch the Good Jobs Compass, a new tool to assess how public policies are supporting workers.
↘️ www.newamerica.org/education-po...
Reposted by Lorena Roque
We have a big announcement!
CLASP’s Board of Trustees is proud to announce Wendy Chun-Hoon as our next president and executive director, starting May 15, 2025. She brings decades of experience in advancing racial, gender, and economic justice! www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
CLASP’s Board of Trustees is proud to announce Wendy Chun-Hoon as our next president and executive director, starting May 15, 2025. She brings decades of experience in advancing racial, gender, and economic justice! www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
CLASP Board Names Wendy Chun-Hoon as Next President | CLASP
April 11, 2025 – Washington, D.C. – The Board of Trustees of the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) announced today that it has chosen Wendy Chun-Hoon as the organization’s next president and ex...
www.clasp.org
April 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
We have a big announcement!
CLASP’s Board of Trustees is proud to announce Wendy Chun-Hoon as our next president and executive director, starting May 15, 2025. She brings decades of experience in advancing racial, gender, and economic justice! www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
CLASP’s Board of Trustees is proud to announce Wendy Chun-Hoon as our next president and executive director, starting May 15, 2025. She brings decades of experience in advancing racial, gender, and economic justice! www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
Reposted by Lorena Roque
Statement from @lorenamroque.bsky.social: Last week, President Trump signed an executive order declaring an end to collective bargaining with federal labor unions for more than two dozen federal agencies.
www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
Executive Order on Unions is an Assault on More Than One Million Workers | CLASP
CLASP recognizes this action as the gravest attack on workers in a generation. We stand in solidarity with our union partners and urge members of Congress and federal judges to use their authority to ...
www.clasp.org
March 31, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Statement from @lorenamroque.bsky.social: Last week, President Trump signed an executive order declaring an end to collective bargaining with federal labor unions for more than two dozen federal agencies.
www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
My statement on behalf of @clasp.org Last week, President Trump signed an executive order declaring an end to collective bargaining with federal labor unions for more than two dozen federal agencies. @aflcio.org @seiu.org @afscme.bsky.social
www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
Executive Order on Unions is an Assault on More Than One Million Workers | CLASP
CLASP recognizes this action as the gravest attack on workers in a generation. We stand in solidarity with our union partners and urge members of Congress and federal judges to use their authority to ...
www.clasp.org
March 31, 2025 at 5:33 PM
My statement on behalf of @clasp.org Last week, President Trump signed an executive order declaring an end to collective bargaining with federal labor unions for more than two dozen federal agencies. @aflcio.org @seiu.org @afscme.bsky.social
www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
Reposted by Lorena Roque
Stripping collective bargaining and union rights from workers across the federal government is the very definition of union busting — and a blatant attempt to silence us.
We will fight this outrageous attack on our members with every fiber of our collective being.
We will fight this outrageous attack on our members with every fiber of our collective being.
March 28, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Stripping collective bargaining and union rights from workers across the federal government is the very definition of union busting — and a blatant attempt to silence us.
We will fight this outrageous attack on our members with every fiber of our collective being.
We will fight this outrageous attack on our members with every fiber of our collective being.
Reposted by Lorena Roque
BREAKING: President Trump’s latest Executive Order is a direct attack on the Department of Education—and it will harm children, families, and the economy. A statement from Cemeré James, interim executive director of CLASP: www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
Executive Order on Education Will Harm Children, Families, and the Economy | CLASP
Closing ED will disproportionately harm students of color and children with disabilities, instill fear in immigrant students, and reverse decades of progress in enhancing civil rights protections for ...
www.clasp.org
March 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
BREAKING: President Trump’s latest Executive Order is a direct attack on the Department of Education—and it will harm children, families, and the economy. A statement from Cemeré James, interim executive director of CLASP: www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
Reposted by Lorena Roque
The Trump tax plan only works by cutting public services.
This incredible visualization combines the potential tax cuts (which mostly go to the rich) and loss of services (mostly borne by the poor).
It is a giant wealth transfer from the poorest to the richest. budgetlab.yale.edu/news/250319/...
This incredible visualization combines the potential tax cuts (which mostly go to the rich) and loss of services (mostly borne by the poor).
It is a giant wealth transfer from the poorest to the richest. budgetlab.yale.edu/news/250319/...
March 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The Trump tax plan only works by cutting public services.
This incredible visualization combines the potential tax cuts (which mostly go to the rich) and loss of services (mostly borne by the poor).
It is a giant wealth transfer from the poorest to the richest. budgetlab.yale.edu/news/250319/...
This incredible visualization combines the potential tax cuts (which mostly go to the rich) and loss of services (mostly borne by the poor).
It is a giant wealth transfer from the poorest to the richest. budgetlab.yale.edu/news/250319/...
I’m featured in this article by Law360 on DOL’s new Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer www.law360.com/employment-a...
Incoming Labor Sec. Must Walk 'Fine Line' On Wage Policies - Law360 Employment Authority
President Donald Trump’s soon-to-be labor secretary will likely need to balance her extensive labor record, which earned her support from some Democrats and unions, with a more traditional Republican ...
www.law360.com
March 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I’m featured in this article by Law360 on DOL’s new Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer www.law360.com/employment-a...
Sesame Street CEO is anti-union?!?! They can't do this us!!! 😡
The layoffs come after 200 Sesame Workshop employees announced they want to form a union.
Sesame Workshop will 'downsize significantly' with layoffs, CEO says
The layoffs come after 200 Sesame Workshop employees announced they want to form a union.
www.npr.org
March 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Sesame Street CEO is anti-union?!?! They can't do this us!!! 😡
Trump's tariffs are a tax on the working class. These tariffs will cost working families $1200 a year, the largest tax hikes since 1993. #SOTU www.piie.com/research/pii...
Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China would cost the typical US household over $1,200 a year
www.piie.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Trump's tariffs are a tax on the working class. These tariffs will cost working families $1200 a year, the largest tax hikes since 1993. #SOTU www.piie.com/research/pii...
Reposted by Lorena Roque
a giveaway to tax cheats
BREAKING: The IRS is drafting plans to cut as much as half of its 90,000-person workforce, AP sources say.
The IRS is drafting plans to cut as much as half of its 90,000-person workforce, AP sources say
The IRS is drafting plans to try to cut its workforce of roughly 90,000 people in half through a mix of layoffs, attrition and incentivized buyouts, according to two people familiar with the situation...
apnews.com
March 5, 2025 at 12:01 AM
a giveaway to tax cheats
Reposted by Lorena Roque
A Public Citizen report obtained exclusively by NPR shows the new administration has halted or tried to dismiss cases or investigations against at least 89 companies in the last month.
Trump agencies drop dozens of Biden-era cases against crypto, other companies
A Public Citizen report obtained exclusively by NPR shows the new administration has halted or tried to dismiss cases or investigations against at least 89 companies in the last month.
www.npr.org
March 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A Public Citizen report obtained exclusively by NPR shows the new administration has halted or tried to dismiss cases or investigations against at least 89 companies in the last month.
Reposted by Lorena Roque
One problem with glorifying the accumulation of wealth is that when obscenely wealthy people break the law to steal more money just because they want to, many of the people they’re stealing from have been trained to see that as admirable
March 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
One problem with glorifying the accumulation of wealth is that when obscenely wealthy people break the law to steal more money just because they want to, many of the people they’re stealing from have been trained to see that as admirable
NEW: From my colleague @lshewan.bsky.social
The Trump Administration has wasted no time introducing a slew of anti-union sentiment and legislation, including right-to-work laws.
The organized U.S. South provides the blueprint for the future.
www.clasp.org/blog/souther...
The Trump Administration has wasted no time introducing a slew of anti-union sentiment and legislation, including right-to-work laws.
The organized U.S. South provides the blueprint for the future.
www.clasp.org/blog/souther...
For Southern Black Workers, The Fight Against Racist Right-to-Work Legislation is Nothing New | CLASP
By Lulit Shewan The Southern U.S. has historically had the largest number of Black people in the workforce in the country. This is a region where workplace organizing faces hostile laws and employer p...
www.clasp.org
February 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
NEW: From my colleague @lshewan.bsky.social
The Trump Administration has wasted no time introducing a slew of anti-union sentiment and legislation, including right-to-work laws.
The organized U.S. South provides the blueprint for the future.
www.clasp.org/blog/souther...
The Trump Administration has wasted no time introducing a slew of anti-union sentiment and legislation, including right-to-work laws.
The organized U.S. South provides the blueprint for the future.
www.clasp.org/blog/souther...
Reposted by Lorena Roque
Our statement on cuts to the Federal workforce: While we are already seeing some of the damage, it’s clear that the long-term consequences will be even more significant and could affect generations to come.
www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
How Federal Layoffs Will Harm Generations of People with Low Incomes | CLASP
While we are already seeing some of the damage from these job cuts, it’s clear that the long-term consequences will be even more significant and could affect generations to come.
www.clasp.org
February 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Our statement on cuts to the Federal workforce: While we are already seeing some of the damage, it’s clear that the long-term consequences will be even more significant and could affect generations to come.
www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
Reposted by Lorena Roque
DOGE has announced a total of 45 Social Security field office closures--so far.
SSA has 1,200 field offices where people can receive in-person help getting benefits, updating records, enrolling in Medicare & more.
They served 30M applicants & beneficiaries in 2023 — nearly 120K *per day*.
SSA has 1,200 field offices where people can receive in-person help getting benefits, updating records, enrolling in Medicare & more.
They served 30M applicants & beneficiaries in 2023 — nearly 120K *per day*.
February 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
DOGE has announced a total of 45 Social Security field office closures--so far.
SSA has 1,200 field offices where people can receive in-person help getting benefits, updating records, enrolling in Medicare & more.
They served 30M applicants & beneficiaries in 2023 — nearly 120K *per day*.
SSA has 1,200 field offices where people can receive in-person help getting benefits, updating records, enrolling in Medicare & more.
They served 30M applicants & beneficiaries in 2023 — nearly 120K *per day*.
The Lori Chavez-DeRemer hearing is so rough:
-Refuses to admit that $7.25 is not a livable wage.
-Response to if every worker deserves paid leave, she says "it depends."
Depends on what?! Jfc.
#SenateHELP
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6fJ...
-Refuses to admit that $7.25 is not a livable wage.
-Response to if every worker deserves paid leave, she says "it depends."
Depends on what?! Jfc.
#SenateHELP
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6fJ...
Watch Live: Trump's labor pick Lori Chavez-DeRemer testifies at Senate confirmation hearing
YouTube video by Face the Nation
www.youtube.com
February 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The Lori Chavez-DeRemer hearing is so rough:
-Refuses to admit that $7.25 is not a livable wage.
-Response to if every worker deserves paid leave, she says "it depends."
Depends on what?! Jfc.
#SenateHELP
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6fJ...
-Refuses to admit that $7.25 is not a livable wage.
-Response to if every worker deserves paid leave, she says "it depends."
Depends on what?! Jfc.
#SenateHELP
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6fJ...
Reposted by Lorena Roque
The Department of Education has faced threats of closure since 1979 but has weathered every storm. CLASP’s latest discusses how even as Trump Admin will likely fail, that doesn't mean higher ed is safe from these actions. #highered #DepartmentOfEducation www.clasp.org/publications...
Threats to the Department of Education: Private Equity Replacing Public Funding | CLASP
This brief details the threat that the new administration poses to the federal Department of Education and its impact on post-secondary institutions.
www.clasp.org
February 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The Department of Education has faced threats of closure since 1979 but has weathered every storm. CLASP’s latest discusses how even as Trump Admin will likely fail, that doesn't mean higher ed is safe from these actions. #highered #DepartmentOfEducation www.clasp.org/publications...