Let Congress hear you
Our lives are built on the choices we make. The same is true of our government. Some politicians question whether we can afford the Infrastructure Investment Act, and the Build Back Better Act. Of course, we can! It’s just a matter of the choices we make.
The Infrastructure Act has been approved by the Senate and includes repair, and upgrades to roads, railroads, the power grid, broadband expansion, cybersecurity protection and more. The Build Back Better Act builds on that, creating an economy for the future, proposing development of clean energy, investment in small business and working families, lowering drug prices, and among other things, making sure the wealthy and corporations pay their fair share.
While questioning the cost of this, Congress made the choice to add $25 billion more to the National Defense Authorization Act than President Biden proposed. There is an existing tax giveaway bill that sends jobs and profits overseas. A group of Democrats recently introduced the No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act (S.714). This would level the playing field for American workers and small businesses by making sure multinational corporations pay the same tax rate on profits earned abroad as they do in the U.S.
Whatever you think of these choices, the point is there are many, and we need to let our representatives know what we would choose. The federal government has a great website, Congress.gov. It has many tools and tutorials that everyone can use to follow legislation, and give feedback.
Elizabeth Valdes
Minden
