Cecilia Rouse: “It is also an opportunity to rebuild the economy better than it was before.”

He would like to be able to pass and accomplish these goals in a bipartisan fashion. But what is most important for him is that we actually make these investments in our economy.

One of the issues that is having a lot of political debate around it already is the way that President Biden has proposed to pay for this, including by increasing the corporate tax rate from 21 percent to 28 percent.

I am pleased and honored to appear before you today as a nominee to be a Member of the President's Council of Economic Advisers.

We must take action to shepherd our Nation's economy back onto solid footing.