Decades of promises were finally fulfilled last week when the House passed, and President Biden signed, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (aka Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan - BIF). We can look forward to the long-awaited mega-investment in roads, bridges, airports, clean water, expanded broadband, and measures to combat climate change.
ACTION: CALL our electeds to offer a personal THANK YOU for their perseverance and skill in doing what administrations since Richard Nixon (that’s nine of them) could not do!
President Biden (202-456-1111), House Majority Leader Pelosi (202-225-4965), Senate Majority Leader Schumer (202-224-6542), Sen. Gillibrand (202-224-4451), and Rep. Delgado (202-225-5614)
You could also send an email to House Progressive Caucus Chair Pramilla Jayapal and thank her for fighting to keep the BIF and BBB bills together as long as she could!
ACTION: Watch & share Building Back Together’s new TV ad: "A Long Time Coming" below.
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FLEX your Grassroots Muscle
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Next on the agenda this week is the Build Back Better Act (BBB), which still needs grassroots muscle to pass this transformative social compact with Americans. It will dramatically improve people’s lives. The BBB framework will:
- Make life more affordable for middle-class workers and their families – paid for by ensuring the wealthiest pay their fair share.
- Create jobs to make our economy more resilient to climate change fueled disasters like floods, wildfires, hurricanes, and droughts — saving Americans money and building a cleaner, fairer, and more productive economy
- Extend the American Rescue Plan's expanded Child Tax Credit and Earned-Income Tax Credit — benefiting millions and continuing the largest one-year reduction in child poverty in history.
- Make health care, childcare, and caring for elderly Americans more affordable
ACTION: Let's amplify the message with our own personal stories. Keep calling your members of congress with how BBB will improve your life!
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FINALLY: PASS THE FREEDOM TO VOTE ACT!
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Does how to fix our government keeps you up at night? Listen to Mark Ruffalo, Jonathan Scott, and Jake Johnson: The Freedom to Vote Act bans gerrymandering, makes Election Day a holiday, makes elections more secure, and empowers voters.
ASK FOR IT TODAY.
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