Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, spoke from the House floor and expressed hope that both the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework, known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act – which has passed the Senate – and the Build Back Better Act, which is still being negotiated, will pass with bipartisan support. The House has been working to improve the Build Back Better framework to include negotiated prescription drug prices, paid family leave and immigration reform.
In his floor remarks, Congressman Cohen said:
“The House continues to pursue the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the Build Back Better bill. There will be a Rules Committee meeting today on those bills. Hopefully, they’ll come to the floor and will pass with bipartisan support as the infrastructure bill was passed with bipartisan support in the Senate. The House has been working to get the framework approved to include other issues. There are so many good issues we could have in this bill. We hope to have the maximum possible. But as a baker once said, and my father implored me as a child: Look at the donut, not at the hole. We will pass a very good bill, hopefully bipartisan.”
See those remarks here.
The IIJA will create good-paying jobs rebuilding America’s infrastructure, invest in a foundation for strong economic growth and ensure all communities can compete and succeed in the 21st century. It includes the single largest dedicated investment for bridges, public transit and passenger rail since the creation of Amtrak, and clean drinking water and wastewater infrastructure.
The Build Back Better Act delivers once-in-a-generation action to lower the everyday costs that burden working families – from health care to child care and family care – and is fully paid for by making big corporations and the wealthiest pay a fairer share. It also makes the largest investment to date to combat the climate crisis.
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