As negotiations continue over President Biden’s promised $3.5 trillion infrastructure package, Groundwork Collaborative has been making the case that Congress and the Biden Administration should move quickly to take advantage of this once-in-a-generation opportunity to set our economy on a path that is more equitable and just.
As Lindsay Owens told The New York Times over the weekend:
“If the bill passes as is right now and we get a major sea change in the progressivity of the tax code, we build a serious infrastructure….for universal child care in this country, and we…start to make progress toward a green economy, this is going to be a historic piece of legislation.”
On the other hand, Owens cautioned against allowing failed economic thinking to drive cuts to major initiatives around climate, education, education, and social welfare:
“If the bill is whittled down, she said, Mr. Biden risks ‘a situation in which we didn’t spend enough money on any piece to do it well…You don’t want half a child care system and a little bit of a greening of the economy in two sectors. You really don’t want to do a lot of things poorly.’”
Email press@groundworkcollaborative.org to speak to Lindsay Owens, executive director at Groundwork, about the Democratic spending package and what it will mean for workers, families, and our economy.
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