ProsperUS Coalition: Historic Build Back Better Deal Clear Rejection of Trickle-Down Economics, Big Win for Workers, Families, and Economy

Washington, DC – Today, ProsperUS coalition spokesperson Claire Guzdar released the following statement on the news that President Biden has released a framework that would allow the bipartisan infrastructure bill and reconciliation bills to be considered and passed in the coming weeks: 

“We have been calling on elected officials to reject failed trickle-down economics and pursue an economic agenda that demonstrates that investments in workers, families, and communities, not the wealthy and corporations, are key to widespread prosperity and economic growth. Today’s Build Back Better framework brings us closer to that goal. 

“By prioritizing people’s needs and laying the foundation for strong, large-scale public investments, this framework protects our fragile economic recovery and begins to reorient our economy to achieve our collective goals, including building more successful and powerful movements for justice, acting on climate, and defeating inequality and other injustices. 

“But we won’t turn the page on 40 years of Reaganomics with one piece of legislation. We join the legions of progressives and activists in calling for not only the critical investments that a handful of members of Congress slashed from this compromise framework, but also in urging the administration to pursue every possible avenue, including executive action, to move us towards a healthy, thriving economy for all.

“Now, Congress must move quickly to pass both the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the Build Back Better framework together to deliver these critical investments to people across the country.”

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About ProsperUS

ProsperUS is a coalition of major progressive labor, grassroots, movement, faith-based, small business, and policy organizations at the state, local, and national levels. We’re coming together to ensure the government at all levels hears the demands of the people, meets the historic nature of the crises we face with bold ideas, and fearlessly commits the public resources needed to implement them. Learn more at prosperus.org and join the conversation using the hashtag #ProsperUS.