Sheila Jackson Lee: “It is clear that we will be dealing with Build Back Better for the time of this week and into next week, so the…”

“It is clear that we will be dealing with Build Back Better for the time of this week and into next week, so the Congressional Black Caucus will come very briefly this week to discuss and let our constituents and Americans know that any distorted representation of the $3.5 trillion, as not being able to afford it or that it is too extensive, is really a misrepresentation. First of all, we support, as the Congressional Black Caucus, Build Back Better enthusiastically. It is a $3.5 trillion package over 10 years for a country that is nearing 350 million people, a country that has not seen infrastructure investment, climate investment, investment to deal with electric cars, investment to deal with the new economy, the care economy--we have not seen this for decades, or at least we have not seen this as we have moved into the 21st century. The Build Back Better plan makes the transformative investments that we need to continue our growing economy, lower costs for working families, and position the United States as a global leader in the innovation and jobs of the future. The $3.5 trillion gross investment will build on the successes of the American Rescue Plan and set our Nation on a path of fiscal responsibility and broadly shared prosperity for generations to come. Almost 4 years ago, in 2017, the Houston area and most of the Southern region, all the way to Florida, including some of our Commonwealths, experienced Hurricane Harvey.…”