"But caving into Republican demands for massive cuts would be no less disastrous: austerity would trigger a year-long recession and put 2.6 million people out of work."
"We need Federal funds."
"I am committed to making sure that that happens, both in Massachusetts and all around the country."
"The bridges are vital assets for the Cape Cod economy but they are in desperate need of replacement."
"However, according to the Federal Highway Administration nearly 69,000 highway bridges--that is more than 1 out of every 10 highway bridges in the whole country--are currently classified as 'structura..."
"The Biden administration has made historic investments in our infrastructure, including through the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act."
"President Biden called on Congress and regulators to strengthen the rules for banks to make it less likely that this kind of bank failure will happen again."
"In 2018 though, Trump's bank deregulation law and the door it opened for Fed Chair Powell to further hack away at the rules created an exception to annual Fed-administered stress tests, letting banks ..."
"This would represent a reduction in workforce of over 10 percent and will have devastating impacts on the program."
"If the agency seeks to reduce its staff further, the results will be devastating."
"As President Trump’s nominee for SSA Commissioner, you will be responsible if the Trump Administration’s attacks on the program result in failures or delays in getting Americans their Social Security ..."