I'm on a special press briefing on the "American Jobs Plan" (The infrastructure plan) with White House Officials. I'm gonna live Tweet it in a thread now.
Conversation
"Our investments are going to allow us to take on the climate crisis and transition to a clean economy." WH spox Katherine Bedingfield.
Lot of emphasis on creating jobs as well.
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Right now the US ranks 13th in the world in infrastructure. She says. Cites costs of traffic congestion. Not a fan of that kind of talk. Same old.
500,000 EV charging stations. This is needed and a no brainer IMO.
Plan will target investments to disadvantaged communities, she says.
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$650 billion for broadband, water infrastructure and the electric grid.
I think with increased telecommuting, telemedicine, we should start thinking of broadband as part of the sustainable transportation system FWIW
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$450 billion will be invested in the "care economy."
Workers will be paid living wages she says and will be able to collectively bargain. This will include childcare and home healthcare workers. Notes that it will benefit women.
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Plan is $2 trillion over eight years. Reforms to corporate taxes would pay for it over 15 years.
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WH spox says they hope to attract Republican support but Biden is willing to move forward without it.
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The Administration is still fleshing out details for the proposal and open to working with different groups she says.
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Says the plan is to fund with taxes on the wealthy and corporations. (Closing loopholes). However the administration is open to considering alternative funding suggestions.
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