Press Releases

Unemployment Continues to Rise, Some Hopeful Signs - Jun 10 2009

Washington, DC - The real unemployment rate released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 16.4%, 7 points higher than the officially reported rate.

Real Unemployment at 15.8% - Highest Level Since ADA Began Tracking - May 08 2009

Washington, DC - The real unemployment rate released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 15.8%, nearly 7 points higher than the rate officially reported.

ADA National Director, Amy Isaacs, said: “While the Republican Party of No is looking backwards, rather than coming up with new ideas to help America’s working families, President Obama and Democrats in Congress are moving forward with a bold agenda. There is still much to do as record lay-offs continue and economic challenges abound, but we share the optimism of leading economists who believe the worst is behind us.”

Torture Architects Escape Prosecution - ADA Calls for a Special Prosecutor - May 07 2009

Washington, DC - Amy Isaacs, National Director of Americans for Democratic Action, issued the following statement today:

“Today’s news that the Justice Department will not recommend the designers of the Bush Administration torture program be criminally charged has raised serious questions about our commitment to international law.

First Friday Report - Real Unemployment at 13.9% - Feb 09 2009

Washington, DC - The real unemployment rate released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 13.9%, nearly double the official 7.6% rate reported.

ADA Applauds Passage of SCHIP - Feb 05 2009

Washington, DC – Americans for Democratic Action applauds Congress for passing the State Children’s Health Insurance Program by a large margin and with strong bipartisan support. After two cruel vetoes last year by former President Bush, President Obama signed the bill into law today.

Republicans Ignore the Needs of Working Americans - Feb 02 2009

Washington, DC – Americans for Democratic Action expressed outrage today in response to the 64 Republicans who supported hundreds of billions in bailout money for big business and Wall Street, but voted last night against helping average working Americans.

ADA Praises House Economic Recovery and Job Creation Plan - Feb 02 2009

Washington, DC - Americans for Democratic Action, the nation’s leading liberal advocacy group, praised the House of Representatives and the job creation and economic recovery plan released yesterday.

ADA Releases 2008 Voting Record - Feb 02 2009

Washington, DC - Americans for Democratic Action released the 2008 Congressional Voting Record today, covering the second session of the 110th Congress. Since ADA's founding in 1947, ADA's Voting Records have served as the standard guideline measuring a legislator's political liberalism.

Real Unemployment at 13.5% - Feb 02 2009

Washington, DC - The real unemployment rate released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 13.5%, nearly double the official 7.2% rate reported.

Real Unemployment at 12.5% - Feb 02 2009

Washington, DC - The steep increase of 533,000 in unemployment for November pushed that figure to its highest level in 36 years, and underscored the urgency for an aggressive, swift and large enough economic recovery plan to reverse the downward economic trends.

President-elect Obama supports ADA call for unemployment extension - Feb 02 2009

Washington, DC – In response to President-elect Obama’s press conference regarding today’s report that the economy has lost another 240,000 jobs and that there are now more than 10 million unemployed Americans, ADA National Director Amy Isaacs said:

Real Unemployment Rate at 11.8% - Feb 02 2009

Washington, DC - The employment situation is grim. Employment fell by 240,000 in October, and the officially measured unemployment rate rose to 6.5 percent, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. When October job loss is combined with the 127,000 jobs lost in August and 284,000 jobs lost in September, 661,000 people joined the ranks of the unemployed in the last three months alone. The New York Times reports this is the highest decline in fourteen years.