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Dear Activist,

Our administrations, both locally and nationally, have been hard at work issuing executive orders, passing legislation, and most importantly crafting budgets. It's a lot of information to keep up with, but don't worry – we've got you covered. 

We've put together some Massachusetts-specific information, fact sheets, and graphics straight from the Healey-Driscoll administration and the Democratic National Party. Feel free to use this information in emails to your network as the basis in posts on social media, or in conversations with your friends, family, and neighbors. Let's stay informed and make a difference together!

Please forward this email to your networks and don't hesitate to reach out to me directly at [email protected] about using the guidance below. 

Sincerely,

Brie Bristol
Digital Content Manager
Massachusetts Democratic Party

Last week, President Biden released his long-awaited budget, which details a blueprint to invest in America, lower costs for families, protect and strengthen Medicare and Social Security, and reduce the deficit by making the wealthy and corporations pay their fair share, cracking down on fraud, and cutting wasteful spending on Big Pharma, Big Oil, and other special interests—all while ensuring no one making less than $400,000 a year pays a more penny in new taxes. Click here to read the detailed fact sheet from the White House.

Topline Talking Points

• President Biden has long believed that we need to grow the economy from the bottom up and middle out—not the top down—and that strategy is working.
  
  • We’ve added more than 12 million jobs—more jobs in 2 years than during any president’s 4-year term.
  • The unemployment rate has fallen to 3.4%—the lowest level in more than 50 years.
  • The past two years were the best two years for new small business applications on record.
  • Wages are rising, annual inflation is slowing, manufacturing is booming, and the economy is growing.
• The president has also delivered on his commitment to fiscal responsibility.
  • While the previous administration passed a $2 trillion unpaid tax cut skewed to the wealthy and big corporations and dramatically increased the deficit, President Biden reduced the deficit by more than $1.7 trillion during his first 2 years in office—the largest reduction in American history.
  • And the reforms he signed into law to take on Big Pharma, lower prescription drug costs, and make the wealthy and big corporations pay their fair share will reduce the deficit by hundreds of billions more.
• The budget details a fiscally responsible blueprint to build on this progress, deliver on the agenda the president laid out in his State of the Union, and finish the job. It’s built on four key values:

1. 1. Growing the economy from the bottom up and middle out by investing in America and our people.

   2. Lowering costs for families—from child care and prescription drugs, to utilities and health insurance.

   3. Protecting and strengthening Medicare and Social Security.
   4. Reducing the deficit by making the wealthy and corporations pay their fair share, cracking down on fraud, and cutting wasteful spending on Big Pharma, Big Oil, and other special interests.

• Building on the Inflation Reduction Act—which some congressional Republicans are pushing to repeal—this budget will help give families more breathing room.

  • It will lower everyday costs for things like health insurance, prescription drugs, child care, utilities, housing, college, clean energy, and more.

• The budget continues to grow the economy from the bottom up and middle out by investing in America.
  • It invests in manufacturing, makes our communities safer, expands child care, provides national paid leave, advances research in cancer, delivers for our veterans, and more.

Looking for the breakdown statistics of American Support of bipartisan majorities? Click here or the button below to review them. 

Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll know that our 351 cities and towns play an important role in helping Massachusetts reach its potential. Municipalities educate our kids, keep our neighborhoods safe, and create vibrant, healthy communities. Together, we can seize the opportunity provided by historic revenues to make a down payment on our future. 

The Healey-Driscoll Administration’s budget provides nearly $55.5 billion for local aid, climate action, higher education, and transportation, and more. Read the full breakdown here. 

Topline Talking Points

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