Statement on President Biden’s American Jobs Plan

“On the heels of passing the American Rescue Plan, the American Jobs Plan takes serious steps towards ensuring a just and equitable recovery that serves all people. But this is just a framework. A framework that must be strengthened to meet the scale, urgency, and inequities of the challenges facing our nation. We need to be bold.

While this bill focuses on ‘hard infrastructure,’ it misses the mark on ‘human infrastructure’ needs. We need a comprehensive package that makes college accessible and affordable to all; advances towards universal health care; modernizes our unemployment insurance and workforce development systems; creates a pathway to citizenship for essential workers and their families, young immigrants, and TPS holders; and ends poverty as we know it. These changes will not only help our nation recover but also lead to dignified jobs and long-term shared prosperity.”