DFLA Statement on House Passage of BBB
By Sophie Trist
This morning, the House passed President Biden's $1.75 trillion Build Back Better human infrastructure plan.
There's much to applaud in this bill. It invests in working parents and young children by providing free preschool and extending the $3,600 yearly child tax credit, which experts estimate could cut child poverty in half. It makes historical investments in environmental justice and humanizing immigration reform, and it invests in healthcare by lowering prescription drug costs and increasing support for people with disabilities and the home care workers who assist them in living with dignity and autonomy.
However, the Build Back Better plan does not...