If we`re only talking about the bipartisan infrastructure package, we`re going to make sure that we set up white men. We`re going to make sure we set up white men. Will some people of color get help? Yes. But we`re basically setting up white men, but we`re leaving out immigrants, black women, brown women, our native community. We`re leaving out so many others that are part of that other human infrastructure piece. And I won`t do it. I won`t do it.
Bush emphasizes that focusing solely on the bipartisan infrastructure package will exclude marginalized communities.
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I put myself on the line with that. But history recorded that, and now we can look back and say, maybe if we had those things right now, we wouldn’t be looking at a president who some people voted for because of the price of eggs.
As stated by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, a genocide is happening in Gaza, stated by all of those different organizations and more. Yes. Now, funding for other things that they may need - I have no problem with that.
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