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Come January, some 24 million Americans who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will see their costs skyrocket, largely because of Congress’s failure to extend ACA tax credits.

Here are 5 things to know about the expiring tax credits at the center of the shutdown: go.tcf.org/shutdown
5 Things to Know About the Government Shutdown
While politicians in D.C. argue over who’s to blame for the ongoing federal government shutdown, families at home should know the truth: this shutdown is
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If you’re a federal employee or contractor affected by the government shutdown, you’re not alone.

To qualify for UI/UFCE benefits, there are important additional steps beyond the standard application.

Learn more: go.tcf.org/uiguide
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When ICE agents released tear gas outside her elementary school, @ctulocal1.bsky.social member Maria Heavener had a plan in place to protect her students and limit their exposure to outside agitators.

For more protocols, check out our back-to-school checklist: tcf.org/content/comm...
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Federal workers are locked out of their jobs or working without pay. These workers inspect our food, make it safe to fly and so much more. They’re not political pawns—they’re the backbone of our country.

Fund the government.
Fix the health care crisis.
Put working people first.
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I interviewed @tcfdotorg.bsky.social fellow and former Obama health official Jeanne Lambrew at @motherjones.com about the issue central to the government shutdown—Affordable Care Act tax credits are expiring, which will lead to health insurance rates to skyrocket. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Brace for the largest-ever spike in health insurance premiums
The GOP's backdoor plan to gut Obamacare: Kill the tax credits.
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Without action by January 1, premiums for 20 million people will more than double. This is the largest projected increase in insurance premiums in U.S. history.

@motherjones.com exclusive interview with TCF’s Jeanne Lambrew, an architect of the ACA.
Brace for the largest-ever spike in health insurance premiums
The GOP's backdoor plan to gut Obamacare: Kill the tax credits.
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For Amazon’s drivers, Prime doesn’t pay. A new report by @dschneider.bsky.social, @profsheenalives.bsky.social, Kevin Bruey, and me is about how “same day delivery” is made by people skipping meals & struggling to pay bills. It’s not just bad for Amazon’s drivers, it’s reshaping the whole industry.
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As the government shutdown enters its second week, the ACA’s enhanced tax credits continue to be at the center of political debate.

If Congress fails to act, premiums will skyrocket for the 24 million people covered by the ACA—representing the largest single-year premium hike in U.S. history.
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Amazon is a behemoth, delivering over 1.6M packages a day. Delivery workers are absolutely essential to this $2 trillion company, yet many struggle to get by and face extreme levels of surveillance.

@juliesulabor.bsky.social explores a major new survey of delivery workers for @msnbc.com.
Opinion | Amazon promises ‘big deals’ — but not for its delivery workers
“Prime Big Deal Days” offer lower prices to customers, but Amazon offers few benefits or protections for the people delivering the packages.
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“As the country confronts a cost-of-living crisis, Black Americans are suffering disproportionately...and the crunch is already pushing us into debt.”

TCF’s Angela Hanks and Jeremy Edwards explore how the Trump administration’s policies are impacting Black Americans: go.tcf.org/oped
"So when Trump again asks Black America, 'What do you have to lose?' The answer is clear. Everything we have left." -Angela Hanks and Jeremy Edwards
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America’s child care crisis isn’t a problem that will go away on its own. Instead of solutions, Trump and Congressional Republicans passed a megabill with child care tax updates too small to fundamentally change how families are experiencing the child care crisis.

Learn more: go.tcf.org/crisis
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If you’re a federal employee or contractor affected by the government shutdown, you’re not alone.

To qualify for UI/UFCE benefits, there are important additional steps beyond the standard application.

Learn more: go.tcf.org/uiguide
Government Shutdown and UI Benefits: 12 Things Federal Workers Need to Know
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The polling is clear: Americans are now paying attention to the government shutdown, and they’re blaming Trump and Republicans.
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Come January, some 24 million Americans who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will see their costs skyrocket, largely because of Congress’s failure to extend ACA tax credits.

Here are 5 things to know about the expiring tax credits at the center of the shutdown: go.tcf.org/shutdown
5 Things to Know About the Government Shutdown
While politicians in D.C. argue over who’s to blame for the ongoing federal government shutdown, families at home should know the truth: this shutdown is
go.tcf.org
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In recognition of October as Manufacturing Month,
@michellepburris.bsky.social and @drewcrowemfg.bsky.social explore five ways the manufacturing sector can better recruit and pay workers.

Learn more: go.tcf.org/manufacturing
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The Department of Education has quietly suspended the Fostering Diverse Schools program, a Biden-era initiative that let districts opt in to racial and socioeconomic diversity efforts.

TCF’s Kayla Patrick, a former senior official at ED, responds in Education Week: go.tcf.org/edgrants
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“Families across Georgia are bracing for the consequences from the assault that President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress have launched against our health care system.”

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure’s latest for @ajc.com on how Medicaid cuts will impact the South. @chiquitabl.bsky.social
Republican cuts to health care would devastate Georgia residents’ wallets
Georgians' health care is already at risk with hospital and maternal services closures. Congress needs to help citizens by extending Affordable Care Act tax credits.
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“The fact that the acting FEMA administrator was unreachable for more than 24 hours speaks to his lack of ability and qualifications for the job.”

TCF’s Jeremy Edwards joins MSNBC to discuss reports that FEMA’s Acting Administrator could not be reached for 24 hours during deadly Texas floods.
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The Trump administration is refusing to release our funds for apprenticeships and other job training programs serving women because DEI or something. This grant program was targeted by the women-haters in DOGE.

Thank you @juliesulabor.bsky.social & @rbreich.bsky.social for putting the pressure on.
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#womenworkers #WheresWANTO #TradeswomenRising #InvestInWomen #shesnotwaitingshesleading
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Our new short film, The Price of Excellence, explores the unequal treatment of HBCUs through the lens of those who’ve lived it, studied it, and fought to change it—and lays out what policymakers can do today.

Watch it here: go.tcf.org/excellence
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We’re live from #ALC54 where TCF alumnus Denise A. Smith is in conversation with Eyang Garrison, Atlantic journalist @adamhsays.com, and Sara Partridge of @americanprogress.bsky.social to premiere TCF’s new short film, The Price of Excellence.

Watch it here: go.tcf.org/excellence
TCF alumnus Denise A. Smith discussing The Price of Excellence live at #ALC54 in Washington, DC.
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“These programs have a long history of bipartisan support in most cases. Ending them without warning is breaking a longstanding agreement between the federal government and local communities.”

—Kayla Patrick on the Trump admin slashing hundreds of education grants.

Learn more: go.tcf.org/edweek
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Trump's Big Beautiful Bill is so unpopular that he's pushing to rebrand it as The Working Families Tax Cut Bill

Don't Be Fooled. The bill should be called the Billionaires' Tax Cut Bill. With its Medicaid & other cuts, the bill hurts millions of working families www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump wants to rebrand his tax bill as the ‘Working Families Tax Cut’. Don’t be fooled | Steven Greenhouse
The budget measure will hurt poor people and boost rich people. It should really be called the Billionaires’ Tax Cut Act
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