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STATEMENT: Passage of Historic, Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Proves President Biden Can Bring People Together to Find Common Ground

Washington, D.C. – On Friday, November 5, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. In response, Patrick Gaspard, president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, released the following statement:

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ATLANTA, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES - 2018/12/21: Pattern on an old metallic bridge seen on a rural road in the State of Georgia, United States. The built structure is painted in green. (Photo by Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images)

State and Local Leaders Summit

Governors and mayors will have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform their economies in the months and years ahead.

Patrick Gaspard

A Clean Power Grid Is a Reliable Power Grid Article
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A Clean Power Grid Is a Reliable Power Grid

Decarbonizing the power sector through targeted clean energy investments will help to ensure the reliability of the U.S. electricity grid for years to come.

Elise Gout

Build Back American Article
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Build Back American

The investment plan outlined in President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda would help to revitalize domestic manufacturing and ensure that clean energy supply chains are not dependent on China.

Mike Williams, Laura Edwards

Why Immigration Relief Matters Article
Visitors write messages in support of immigrant essential workers.

Why Immigration Relief Matters

Undocumented immigrants make significant economic contributions and are integral members of communities across the United States; immigration relief is necessary to continue growing the economy and strengthening communities nationwide, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trinh Q. Truong

The Biden Boom: Economic Recovery in 2021 Article
President Joe Biden gives remarks in Statuary Hall of the U.S Capitol.

The Biden Boom: Economic Recovery in 2021

President Joe Biden took office one year ago amid one of the worst economies in generations, but the U.S. economy has since made tremendous progress toward recovery, and workers are benefiting.

Seth Hanlon, Lily Roberts, Andres Vinelli, 2 More Rose Khattar, Nick Buffie

A Corporate Minimum Tax Would Ensure Large Corporations Begin To Pay Their Fair Share Article
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A Corporate Minimum Tax Would Ensure Large Corporations Begin To Pay Their Fair Share

The Build Back Better Act’s corporate profits minimum tax would make important progress toward fixing a broken tax code and ensuring that the largest and most profitable corporations pay their fair share.

Jean Ross

The Build Back Better Act Substantially Expands Child Care Assistance Article
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The Build Back Better Act Substantially Expands Child Care Assistance

The Build Back Better Act ensures child care assistance for 16 times as many young children as under current law, and in some states, it would help state child care agencies reach more than 25 times as many children and their families.

Rasheed Malik

The Build Back Better Act’s Investments in the IRS Will Substantially Reduce the Tax Gap Article
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The Build Back Better Act’s Investments in the IRS Will Substantially Reduce the Tax Gap

Treasury economists’ estimate that modernizing the IRS will net $400 billion in new revenue will not be reflected in official Congressional Budget Office scores of the bill, but the savings are real and could be even greater.

Jean Ross, Seth Hanlon

President Biden’s Economic Agenda Will Help Make Life More Affordable Without Adding To Inflation Article
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President Biden’s Economic Agenda Will Help Make Life More Affordable Without Adding To Inflation

The Build Back Better Act and the already enacted bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will help reduce inflationary pressures in the coming years and lower costs on essentials such as prescription drugs, energy, child care, and housing.

Rose Khattar, Andres Vinelli, Christian E. Weller

Massive Safety Net Loopholes Hurt Poor Puerto Rican Residents Article
A blue tarp that was used to protect the roof of a home damaged by Hurricane Maria in 2017 shows wear and tear two years later in September 2019 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Massive Safety Net Loopholes Hurt Poor Puerto Rican Residents

The federal safety net excludes Puerto Rican residents from normal benefits. The Build Back Better Act would change that in a major way

Nick Buffie

Including Immigration Parole in Reconciliation Will Help Millions Article
A U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officer handles folders with immigrants' applications for permanent U.S. residency at the Dallas Field Office in Irving, Texas, on August 22, 2016. (Getty/John Moore)

Including Immigration Parole in Reconciliation Will Help Millions

While not providing permanent protections, including immigration parole in reconciliation would allow up to 7.1 million undocumented immigrants to gain long-term temporary status while satisfying the objections of the Senate parliamentarian.

Philip E. Wolgin, Nicole Svajlenka, Claudia Flores

Social and Economic Policies Can Help Reverse Americans’ Declining Health Report
A child rides his bicycle through a park in Hoboken, New Jersey, as the sun sets on lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City on October 5, 2020. (Getty/Gary Hershorn)

Social and Economic Policies Can Help Reverse Americans’ Declining Health

To meaningfully improve the health of Americans, new policies must target all of the drivers of health, including education, economic stability, neighborhoods and environments, social and community well-being, and historic inequities.

Steven Woolf

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Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice

Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice

We pursue climate action that meets the crisis’s urgency, creates good-quality jobs, benefits disadvantaged communities, and restores U.S. credibility on the global stage.

Restoring Social Trust in Democracy

Restoring Social Trust in Democracy

Democracy is under attack at home and abroad. We must act to ensure it is accessible to all, accountable, and can serve as a force of good.

Strengthening Health

Strengthening Health

We work to strengthen public health systems and improve health care coverage, access, and affordability.

Building an Economy for All

Building an Economy for All

Economic growth must be built on the foundation of a strong and secure middle class so that all Americans benefit from growth.

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Advancing Racial Equity and Justice

We apply a racial equity lens in developing and advancing policies that aim to root out entrenched systemic racism to ensure everyone has an opportunity to thrive.

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