
Will
Ragland
Senior Director of Research, Advocacy and Outreach
President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda represents a once-in-a-generation investment in families and workers. It will lower costs and boost opportunities, and it’s fully paid for by taxing the rich.
Washington, D.C. – Following the U.S. House of Representatives’ vote to pass the Build Back Better Act, John Podesta, founder of the Center for American Progress and chair of the board of directors, issued the following statement:
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Reviving Build Back Better requires Democrats to focus on the elements that will lower costs for American families and that can secure the necessary votes in Congress.
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.
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.
We work to strengthen public health systems and improve health care coverage, access, and affordability.
Economic growth must be built on the foundation of a strong and secure middle class so that all Americans benefit from growth.
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.