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John,

This week, House members have an opportunity to invest in a green economy
and tackle environmental injustices by creating good jobs and rebuilding
America’s crumbling infrastructure. This is a crucial time to demand bold
action.
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  For generations, people of color have suffered from the catastrophic
health impacts of environmental pollution, the stifling economic impacts
of low-paying jobs, and the social impacts of underinvestment in the
critical services that communities need to thrive.
And 2020 has hit these same communities first and worst with a pandemic
that has wiped away more than 100,000 lives and millions of jobs. 

[ [link removed] ]This is a pivotal moment, John, to call for environmental,
economic, AND racial justice. 

Last week, House Democrats introduced the Moving Forward Act. The proposed
legislation would invest more than $1.5 trillion into rebuilding American
infrastructure—not only our roads, bridges, and transit systems, but also
our schools, housing, broadband access, and much more.

The Moving Forward Act is the bold roadmap we need to jumpstart a clean
energy economy and tackle environmental injustice.
Here are three things we love about this robust bill:

 1. Transportation systems have long segregated communities and pushed
dangerous pollution into low income neighborhoods. This bill would put
nearly $500 billion toward creating a zero-emissions transportation
sector and encourage affordable housing near clean transit. 
 2. Nearly 40% of Americans live within three miles of a port, which puts
them at higher risk of breathing toxic air pollution from diesel
trucks, ships, trains, and cargo equipment. The legislation would move
our ports into the 21st century by implementing zero-emissions
technologies that reduce pollution while also creating good jobs for
surrounding communities, including for people who are locked out of
the high-wage jobs of the future simply because of their criminal
record.
 3. As in-person learning became replaced with virtual classrooms, the
COVID-19 pandemic exposed a deep “homework gap” across communities, a
term used to describe the wide disparities in internet access. The
Moving Forward Act invests $100 billion in broadband-related programs
to bring service to those left out of the digital economy. 

Getting this bill through the House is just the first step. The biggest
fight lies ahead: getting the Senate to bring the Moving Forward Act up
for a vote. A strong show of support will help this legislation build the
momentum and critical mass it needs to become law and impact millions of
lives. We need all hands on deck. [ [link removed] ]Send a message to Congress urging
them to pass the Moving Forward Act. 

Many people are hurting right now. But this is a clear opportunity to pass
legislation that prioritizes the health and wealth of communities that
have been pushed to toxic “sacrifice zones” with unsafe water, higher
levels of pollution, and little access to family-sustaining jobs.

It’s time for American ingenuity to be put to the test to build a new
economy that’s better than before — one where the people hit first and
worst by the COVID-19 and climate crises do not benefit last and least
from the solutions — and increases access to economic opportunity and
resilience for all.

[ [link removed] ]Make sure Congress hears your demand for a future that’s more
inclusive, creates green jobs, and tackles pollution and poverty at the
same time. 

Thanks for taking action, 

Shannon Baker-Branstetter
Senior Policy Manager
Dream Corps Green For All
 
   
 
     
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