Hey, John — While the Build Back Better Act slowly (but surely!) makes its way through Congress, I want to talk about two words that only ever come up when Democrats are on the verge of something big: fiscal responsibility. But first, let me just say up front that legislation like the Build Back Better Act is why I’m running for Congress — real solutions for real problems that will deliver real help to the people who need it. My opponent Scott Franklin could never, would never, and has never. Chip in now to help this campaign deliver a real champion for the people to Washington.
Back to my original point, and I’ll keep it very simple: The most fiscally responsible thing we could possibly do is invest in our communities. Investing in our communities is a direct investment in our country’s future — and building a better future for our families and children is (I’m, like, 99% sure about this) literally the entire point of holding elected office. Laying the groundwork for historic climate action, expansions in health care access, universal pre-K, broadband internet access, reinvestments in education and job training, free community college, and more: These are investments we can make right now to improve the lives of millions, and, guess what? They’re all in the Build Back Better Act!
Your dad’s Grand Old Party told us that responsibility means saving dollars, and irresponsibility means spending dollars. Two opposing concepts, easy to remember, and even easier to ram into your voters’ heads over and over and over again — despite it being patently false. Let’s talk about what fiscal irresponsibility actually looks like. Forcing people to pay outrageous sums to pharmaceutical companies for life-saving medications is fiscally irresponsible. $1.59 trillion of student loan debt — debt forced onto the very people who are entering the workforce for the first time, amid a pandemic, in this climate — is fiscally irresponsible. Keeping families trapped in the cycle of poverty is fiscally irresponsible. Continuing to let the climate crisis go unaddressed and unmitigated will be, I promise you, catastrophically fiscally irresponsible. According to some estimates, inaction on climate change could cost us nearly $800 trillion. (No, that is not a typo.) This all means that the most fiscally responsible thing we can do for Florida’s 15th District is to elect someone who will actually step up and invest in our communities. I’ll let you guess who that someone is (hint: it’s definitely not Scott Franklin). Will you make a contribution to help us do it?
Thanks for your support, Eddie
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