"The Progressive Caucus of the US Congress is stopping in Seattle on Saturday, July 23rd."

The Progressive Caucus of the US Congress is doing a listening and speak out tour and is stopping in Seattle on Saturday, July 23rd at noon at South Seattle Community College. SPEAK OUT for GOOD JOBS NOW and Rebuild the American Dream: http://speakouttour.com/?page_id=8. This is our chance to be heard by members of Congress and heaven forbid, even the media. Please help ensure that there is a great turnout here and in other cities where you may have connections. If you would like to be matched with others in your area for carpooling purposes, please reply to this message with your location and whether you are driving or riding.

H/t to Leo Henton.

"Progressive Caucus Budget: The Only Honest Plan on the Table"

Tim Dickinson (Rolling Stone):

The 75-member House Progressive Caucus has put out its own budget to counter Paul Ryan's Medicare-gutting GOP plan.

This is more than a fantasy document. It's sound policy. The conservative Economist magazine has called the budget "courageous." As a conversation-starter, it shows that the path out of our debt and deficit quagmire is not as steep as most imagine, and that getting America's fiscal house in order isn't incompatible with making critical investments in jobs and infrastructure.

The budget has more of what Americans say they want — new taxes on the rich and cuts to defense — than either the GOP's or the president's budget. And it has none of what Americans say they hate: changes to the social compact that's guided America from the days of the New Deal and the Great Society.

The Progressive budget would slash $5.6 trillion in deficits on the way to generating a small surplus in 2021—reaching a balanced budget two decades in advance of Paul Ryan's plan. MORE...

Congressional Progressive Caucus Members answer your questions about health care (video)

Congress Matters, video (04:50).