This is Rep. Jamie Raskin. Democrats are not only defending democracy in principle -- we’re making democracy deliver in reality, even amidst all the GOP chaos.
Democrats have passed:
- A $1.9 trillion rescue package to aid businesses decimated by the pandemic, execute a nationwide vaccination program and provide urgent economic relief for working families.
- A $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan to restore and renew our ailing roads, highways, bridges, ports, airports and rail services while bringing universal broadband to our rural areas.
- The most significant gun safety legislation in 30 years to help toughen background checks for young gun buyers, incentivize states to create red-flag laws, keep firearms away from domestic abusers and invest in school safety and mental health programs.
- The PACT Act to expand health care benefits to millions of veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits during their military service.
- The Inflation Reduction Act to lower the costs of prescription drugs, improve healthcare and reduce carbon emissions by 40% by 2023 with the largest-ever federal investment in strong climate action.
After watching for four years the presidency and government being used as instruments for corruption and private self-enrichment, Democrats are proving that the government can still be used effectively as an instrument of the public good.
This is the starting line, not the finish line, and I’m humbled at the thought of what we will accomplish together along the way.
With gratitude and nothing but high hopes for our country,
-- Jamie Raskin
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