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Kaptur Statement on President Biden’s American Jobs Plan
Last week, Congresswoman
Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), chair of the House Appropriations
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, released the
following statement as President Joe Biden and Vice
President Kamala Harris unveiled the American Jobs Plan, a
historic, new-age jobs and infrastructure package to
reimagine and rebuild the American economy, invest in
American communities, create millions of new jobs, rebuild
our country’s infrastructure, combat climate change, and
take on global competitors like China.
“What America makes and
grows, makes and grows America,” said Rep. Kaptur. “As Chair
of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water
Development, which will shoulder major provisions of this
new-age jobs and infrastructure package, I strongly applaud
President Joe Biden and his Administration for providing a
strong lead for renewed American progress by strengthening
our homeland from the ground up.”
“The United States is the
wealthiest country in the world – and yet families and
communities struggle to make ends meet as their
neighborhoods and infrastructure crumble around them.
Ohioans know this reality better than anyone. Over the last
several decades, manufacturing jobs have been outsourced,
while communities have been left to fend for themselves. The
previous Administration skyrocketed our trade deficit to
historic highs, while doing less than nothing to help
American workers. Public domestic investment as a share of
the economy has fallen by more than 40 percent since the
1960s. Following decades of neglect, our roads, bridges, and
water infrastructure are crumbling. Our electric grid is
vulnerable. Countless Americans lack reliable, high-speed
internet. And the level at which working Americans continue
to endure poverty wages, threats to their collective
bargaining rights, and a lack of access to safe, quality
housing is a national disgrace. America, once the world’s
greatest leader in manufacturing and innovation, is falling
behind our global competitors in training, manufacturing,
and research and development – especially in emerging
industries like renewable energy.
“For too long, our national
leaders have let American innovation and investment slip
away to foreign competition. It’s time America grabs the
reins of progress again. The American Jobs Plan will invest
in American communities, jobs, and infrastructure in ways
not seen for a generation – it is desperately needed and I
look forward to working closely with President Biden, Vice
President Kamala Harris, and my colleagues in Congress to
ensure it becomes a reality. Let us pull forward together
for the sake of generations to come.”
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