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30 Nov, 5 tweets, 2 min read
Heather Boushey - with her focus on people's financial well-being (and not the stock market) - is the type of voice we need in the halls of government.
We know that @HBoushey will bring an eye for economic inequality - particularly racial inequality - to @JoeBiden's Council of Economic Advisers.

Hopefully, voices like hers will not end up in the minority when the cabinet is fully settled.

We are also confident that Heather Boushey will internalize the necessity for our government to structure its work around the national project of averting the climate crisis.

As well, she understands that treating COVID isn't just a medical issue, but is a critical economic issue: one that needs to be addressed by treating the pandemic like a natural disaster and directly assisting struggling families.

These three crises - rampant economic inequality (particularly along race lines), the rising climate crisis, and the immediate COVID crisis - are absolutely critical for the Biden administration to address, and Heather Boushey will be a strong voice on each crisis.

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