Statement on Final Passage of Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill

July 3, 2025 Congressional Republicans just turned a shell game into federal law — and working-class Americans are the marks. No one should be fooled by what […]

Posted July 3, 2025

Tags Affordable Care Act, Budget, Debt Ceiling, Economy, Federal, Medicaid, SNAP, Trump Tax Cuts

Health Care, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

MECEP Statement on Passage of Senate Budget Reconciliation Bill

July 1, 2025 Make no mistake: the reconciliation bill that squeaked through the Senate today is a five-alarm fire for Maine’s working families. We’re staring at the […]

Posted July 1, 2025

Tags Affordable Care Act, Angus King, Budget, Debt Ceiling, Federal, Health Care, Medicaid, SNAP, Susan Collins, Tax Breaks, Taxes, TCJA, Trump Tax Cuts

Maine’s Economy

The Debt Ceiling — An Explainer

Updated August 2, 2023 The White House negotiated a deal with Republicans in June to raise the debt ceiling and curb spending, averting default. Information on this […]

Karin Leuthy

Posted June 5, 2023

Tags Debt Ceiling, Economy, Explainer, Tax Fairness

Maine’s Economy

MECEP statement on debt ceiling agreement

Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) President and CEO Garrett Martin reacts to the debt ceiling agreement: “While we’re relieved the nation isn’t headed for a catastrophic […]

Posted June 2, 2023

Tags Debt Ceiling, Economy

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Seasonal worker shortage and debt ceiling debate

Garrett Martin from the Maine Center for Economic Policy sat down with CBS13 to discuss Maine’s seasonal worker shortage and the debt ceiling debate in Washington. Click […]

Fox 23

Posted May 31, 2023

Tags Debt Ceiling, Federal, Jobs, Wednesday Sit Down

Taxes and Budget

Impacts of federal debt default could spread through Maine’s workforce, economy

The Maine Center for Economic Policy, a progressive advocacy group, estimates that more than 350,000 Maine residents receive Social Security, 105,000 receive federal veterans’ benefits and 88,000 […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted May 24, 2023

Tags Debt Ceiling, Federal

Debt Ceiling

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