This week, President Biden and Democrats secured a deal on the details of a once-in-generation investment in our infrastructure, which the Senate is now taking up for consideration. This bipartisan package includes investments that both parties have long agreed are necessary: improving our roads and bridges, getting rid of lead pipes and providing clean drinking water, ensuring every American has access to reliable high-speed Internet, and many other important investments. It’s no wonder this deal has broad public support, and it’s why labor leaders, business leaders, and local elected officials from across the country agree that now is the time to pass President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure deal.
Take a look at the work Democrats are doing across the country to urge Congress to pass this deal:
- In Wisconsin: The Manufacturing Report: Sen. Tammy Baldwin on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework — and Buy America
- In Pennsylvania: Erie News Now: Erie Democrats Address Importance of Infrastructure as President Biden Visits Pennsylvania
- In North Carolina: Fox 8: Coalition of North Carolina mayors throw support behind president’s infrastructure bill
- In Arizona: The Arizona Republic: Opinion: Broadband will help correct inequities Native Americans and underserved communities face
- In Indiana: The Herald Bulletin: Former U.S. Sen. Donnelly makes pitch for passage of American Jobs Plan
- In Georgia: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Readers Write: Small businesses shouldn’t wait any longer for infrastructure reform
And thanks to President Biden and Democrats, our economy is getting back on track. Jobless claims have dropped, and new data shows that our economy has made a full recovery from the pandemic, posting one of the strongest quarters of economic growth in decades. But it doesn’t stop there — thanks to President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, the share of Americans in poverty is expected to fall to the lowest level on record. This finding shows just how important the expanded Child Tax Credit payments going out to most American families are — and why we must extend it for years and years to come. See below for how this middle class tax cut is helping families across the country:
- In Ohio: WOUB: Families Receive Sorely Needed Child Tax Credit Payments
- In Iowa: The Gazette: Expanded child tax credit a relief for Iowa families
- In Pennsylvania: Scranton Times-Tribune: New credit game-changer
- In North Carolina: Asheville Citizen-Times: Opinion: Biden’s monthly tax cuts value parents at a level we deserve
- In Minnesota: St. Cloud Times: Child tax credit payments begin to roll out to Minnesota families