Today, PPI’s Center for Funding America’s Future hosted a webinar on reinvesting in our infrastructure and potential options to pay for the Biden Administration’s American Jobs Plan, with opening remarks provided by Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV).
“President Biden has offered an ambitious vision for reinvesting in America’s infrastructure. As lawmakers begin debate on how to best turn that vision into reality, we thank Senator Manchin for opening this important discussion today and for pursuing practical policies to finance critical public investments without adding to our national debt,” said Ben Ritz, Director of PPI’s Center for Funding America’s Future.
The panel discussion included Ben Ritz of PPI, William G. Gale, Co-Director of the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, and Samantha Jacoby, Senior Tax Legal Analyst for the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Earlier this spring, Ben Ritz and PPI President Will Marshall wrote to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urging Congress to consider a wider array of tax changes to offset the costs of the America Jobs Plan, the Biden Administration’s landmark infrastructure overhaul proposal. The tax reforms proposed in the letter include:
Watch the webinar here.
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