This resolution expresses the sense of Congress that legislation and policies that address poverty, low wages, and related issues should be prioritized.
Among other priorities, the resolution commits to
- updating the poverty measure;
- raising the minimum wage;
- expanding unemployment insurance;
- ensuring that all workers receive paid family and medical leave;
- implementing a federal jobs guarantee;
- guaranteeing safe and quality housing, a right to water, high-quality public education, and quality health care for all;
- enacting relief from household and personal debt that cannot be paid;
- ensuring that state, local, and tribal governments are adequately funded;
- expanding and protecting the right to vote;
- eliminating persistent racial inequities;
- protecting the constitutional rights of assembly and free speech;
- enacting comprehensive and just immigration reform;
- ensuring all the rights of Native and Indigenous peoples and tribal nations;
- transforming the economy into a green renewable energy economy;
- demilitarizing U.S. foreign policy, borders, and policing;
- enacting fair taxes on corporations and the wealthy;
- using deficit spending to meet pressing needs; and
- encouraging states and cities to enact policies that follow the direction provided by this resolution.