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Hi —
Exciting news! Vice President Kamala Harris is in Pittsburgh TODAY to see what kind of support families and workers in Pennsylvania need to recover from the pandemic.
Pennsylvania knows firsthand just how critical it is to invest in our families through infrastructure like clean energy projects and training to employ workers formerly with fossil fuel industries. But negotiations between GOP senators and the Biden administration on critical infrastructure legislation have been rocky — Republicans are still pushing for a plan that is not going to deliver bold climate action centered on jobs and justice that our country desperately needs.1
The American Jobs Plan is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build back better and achieve so much of what we've been fighting for. Millions of new good-paying jobs. An economy powered by clean energy. A plan to seriously tackle environmental racism.
That's why it's critical that Pennsylvanians like you show up in force right now by demanding investments at the scale and scope necessary to address the compounding challenges we face. Will you sign on now to fight for clean energy jobs, environmental justice, and a more equitable economy?
President Biden's plan also prioritizes addressing long-standing racial inequities by strategically directing resources to underserved communities who disproportionately experience the worst impacts of the climate crisis. It will provide high-quality jobs and expand affordable pollution-free transportation, energy, and housing while fixing failing clean-water infrastructure in low-income communities and communities of color.
These are just a few ways that the American Jobs Plan will help tackle environmental injustice while building back better, ensuring that at least 40% of benefits go to the communities who too often have been left behind and shut out from economic prosperity by systemic racism.
We may never see another opportunity like this to invest in clean energy infrastructure, eliminate all lead pipes and service lines, and create millions of jobs as we build back stronger and greener from the pandemic.
Getting the FULL American Jobs Plan passed is imperative for making bold, ambitious progress to secure an equitable clean energy future in America. And, fortunately, Democratic Senate leaders are keeping their options open to do just that, but it will only happen if everyone reading this message takes action today.
Sign now to demand passage of the FULL American Jobs Plan to deliver 100% clean energy, invest in communities, create high-quality jobs, and build a healthier and fairer society >>
Opportunities like this to change our country and make a just and sustainable future a reality don't come around often, . Thank you for joining this fight.
Kai Mateo
Federal Climate Campaign Manager
Conservation Voters of PA
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