John,
Last week, Joe Biden introduced a $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan.
In "normal" times, a proposal of this scale might be considered robust. But these are not normal times.
Working people are facing simultaneous, generational challenges: a once-in-a-century pandemic, mass unemployment, systemic racism, and a climate crisis that we only have a few years left to address. And that's why we are pushing Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress to go even bigger, right now.
In a moment, we'll go into the details of President Biden's infrastructure proposal, where we can push for more, and how we plan to push for it. But first:
Will you add your name to our petition calling on the Biden administration and Congressional Democrats to go even bigger and pass a $10 trillion, 10-year infrastructure and jobs package that will be bold enough to meet the challenges we are facing as a country?
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Joe Biden's infrastructure plan contains significant provisions which, if enacted, would represent major gains for working people. It makes a massive investment in the nation's care infrastructure and affirms the President's commitment to workers' right to organize by including the PRO Act.
The plan also includes critical environmental justice provisions, like eliminating lead pipes, and a meaningful commitment to invest in the frontline communities most impacted by environmental pollution.
But overall, the scale of the package falls far too short.
$2.3 trillion over eight years won't achieve full employment. In some critical areas, it invests less than one-third of what we need to avert catastrophic climate change.
We've said it before and we'll keep on saying it: the biggest risk we face as a country right now isn't going too big — it's going too small.
That's why, over the last week, thousands of Working Families Party members have been taking action at hundreds of #RecoveryRecess events across the country to demand their members of Congress pass the THRIVE Act — a truly bold recovery package that invests $10 trillion over 10 years.
And it's why we're going to keep on organizing in the coming weeks and months in our own communities to make sure all of our members of Congress hear from us.
If you agree that we need a jobs and care package that actually meets the scale of Americans' needs — no excuses and no exceptions — add your name to our petition calling on President Biden and Congress to deliver.
Sign the petition »
In partnership with allies, alongside frontline workers and Black, brown, and Indigenous activists, we look forward to working with progressives in Congress to ensure that the good parts of this package become law, and fighting to make it bigger and bolder over the coming weeks and months.
Thank you for adding your support to this fight,
Team WFP
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