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Congress should send a clear message that it is getting serious about our nation’s dire fiscal straits by letting the TAA program expire.

We break down the big spending areas of the massive legislation that may soon become law. What will this money mean for you?

Toggle open close On March 31, the Biden Administration released details on its “American Jobs Plan.” Containing $2.25 trillion in new spending, $400 billion in tax credits, and $2.75 trillion in tax increases, if passed as proposed, the plan would be among the largest pieces of legislation in American history.REF The sprawling nature of the proposal, which includes taxes, transportation infrastructure, schools, health benefits, economic incentives, and more, makes the package difficult to ...

Faith Leaders Highlight How the American Jobs Plan Invests in U.S. Communities May 7, 2021, 9:00 am “When we create jobs that pay living wages, lay the foundation for healthy communities, and invest in our public resources with an eye toward equity and justice for all, we are treating our neighbors with dignity.” — the Rev. Jennifer Butler, CEO of Faith in Public Life Action, on the American Jobs Plan Faith leaders, through their connections with their communities and congregations, kno...

The White House White House Releases Initial Report Detailing Existing Resources for Energy Communities Department of Energy Announces $109.5 Million to Support Energy Jobs, Executive Director to Spearhead Interagency Efforts Today, theWhite House Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization released a report that was delivered to President Biden and included the initial recommendations from the Interagency Working Group to catalyze economic revital...

White House Releases Initial Report Detailing Existing Resources for Energy Communities Department of Energy Announces $109.5 Million to Support Energy Jobs, Executive Director to Spearhead Interagency Efforts Today, theWhite House Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization released a report that was delivered to President Biden and included the initial recommendations from the Interagency Working Group  to catalyze economic revitalization, create...

By John Horvat II | April 21, 2021 | 4:45pm EDT Joe Biden gives a speech. (Photo credit: ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images) When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez co-sponsored the Green New Deal in 2019, most people ridiculed the plan as the ravings of a misguided millennial. The measures seemed outlandish in the face of an economy built on fossil fuels, unlimited travel, and global abundance. Many dismissed her notions as political fantasy. However, such outl...

The New Deal was the crowning achievement of former Democrat President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s tenure and was credited with being a major factor in carrying America through the Great Depression and World War II. It was the introduction of the “big government” solution to the nation’s financial troubles, and Democrats have been trying to reinvent FDR’s publicly popular plan ever since. Now, President Biden and his administration believe the coronavirus pandemic and all t...

American Jobs Plan Unveiled On Wednesday, March 31, U.S. President Joe Biden outlined roughly a $2 trillion legislative proposal – the American Jobs Plan (“the Plan”) – that would be spread over eight years to build back better the American economy from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The President called it a “once-in-a generation investment in America” that would create skilled jobs, grow the economy, make the country more competitive globally, promote U.S. national securit...

April 2, 2021 On March 31, 2021, President Biden announced the American Jobs Plan, a sweeping proposal that dedicates over $2 trillion to create jobs through repairing and upgrading infrastructure, revitalizing manufacturing, and valuing the caregiving economy. Q1: What has Biden announced and how big is it in context? A1: The American Jobs Plan is the second plank of Biden’s “Build Back Better” agenda to both “rescue” the economy from the Covid-19 recession and “recover” in a way...