Dear John,
Right now, Democrats are working to pass a $3.5 trillion package that will provide long overdue help for working Americans, financed by corporations and Americans who are richer than ever. It’s an agenda that takes dead aim at inequality and builds a fairer America.
Our latest video lays out what you need to know about this landmark legislation.
Child care. Universal pre-K. Free community college. Paid leave. Medicare expansion. Climate action. Taxes on the rich and corporations. It’s all in the bill.
The big challenge will be ensuring Senate Democrats remain united to get it passed. All of us will need to fight like hell.
Don’t listen to spending hawks who claim it’s too expensive or too radical, and neglect to mention the package is $3.5 trillion over 10 years. For context, we spend more than $700 billion on defense every single year, which adds up to more than $7 trillion over 10 years.
For far too long, our government has ignored the needs of everyday Americans, catering instead to the demands of corporations and the super-rich.
No more. It’s time to get this historic bill passed and build a fairer America.
Thanks for watching, Robert Reich |