Today President Biden outlined key pieces of his Build Back Better Agenda, a plan that would rebuild the middle class and create an economy that works for every American.

But, how exactly do we Build Back Better? Let's dig in with a #WhiteHouseDeepDive THREAD🧵
To win the 21st Century, build an economy from the bottom up and the middle out, and deal everyone in – we need to invest in our people. The Build Back Better Agenda combines the American Families Plan and the remaining pieces of the American Jobs Plan to do just that.
The Agenda will make education more affordable and expand opportunity by providing free universal preschool and two years of free community college, lowering college costs for low-and middle-income students, and increasing Pell Grants.
The Agenda will provide tax cuts to middle class families and workers, including:
- Making the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit expansion permanent
- Extending the Child Tax Credit in the American Rescue Plan
- Lowering health care costs
The Build Back Better Agenda will make sure no one has to choose between a job and taking care of their family. It will ensure every family has access to affordable, high-quality child and dependent care and every worker has paid family and medical leave.
The Agenda will address the climate crisis and spur economic growth by:
- Investing in new technologies to address climate change
- Providing tax cuts for businesses and consumers who invest in clean energy
- Putting Americans to work through a Civilian Climate Corps.
The Build Back Better Agenda will invest in our communities and expand access to affordable housing by building, preserving, and retrofitting more than two million homes and commercial buildings.
The Agenda will also ensure that the best, diverse minds in America are put to work creating the innovations of the future while creating hundreds of thousands of quality jobs by:
- Securing U.S. supply chains
- Investing in research and development
- Revitalizing manufacturing
When aligned alongside the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework, the Build Back Better Agenda represents President Biden’s full economic vision for a once-in-a-generation investment in our nation’s future.
It’s time for us to think bigger and bolder about how to build an economy that works for every American.

These plans are not about just returning to a pre-pandemic world — they are a commitment to make our economy, infrastructure, and communities stronger than ever.

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8 Jul
.@SecretaryPete, here. I’m taking over the White House’s Twitter today to tell you all about @POTUS’ Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework.
If you haven’t heard yet, there is a new bipartisan agreement on what would be the largest infrastructure investment in a generation.
That means federal dollars invested in:
🌉 Fixing roads and bridges
🚄 21st Century Passenger Rail
🚌 Modern public transit
⚡ A national network of EV chargers
💧 Clean, safe drinking water
💻 Delivering high-speed internet for every home
👷‍♀️ Good-paying jobs

And much more!
Read 9 tweets
8 Jul
Tackling the climate crisis is a core piece of the Build Back Better Agenda. Here are just some of our plans address climate change while rebuilding the economy for the middle class.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework makes major strides. It will shift thousands of diesel buses to electric, create good-paying, union jobs to cap tens of thousands of methane-leaking oil and gas wells, and clean up Brownfields and Superfund sites.
But we need to go further.
President Biden's Build Back Better Agenda will provide tax cuts for businesses and consumers who invest in clean energy technologies and set a clean electricity standard that moves us to a 100% clean grid by 2035.
Read 7 tweets
1 Jul
New today: Unemployment insurance claims are at the lowest they have been since March 2020 and the 4 week average continues to trend downward. That’s great news.
*Also* new today: A new report from the CBO confirms that the Biden economic plan is working. In February, CBO projected 2021 economic growth of 3.7%. Today, they doubled that number to 7.4%. The IMF also increased its 2021 growth forecast for the U.S. today to 7%. That’s huge.
In the last 4 months, the economy has created over 2 million jobs – offering many Americans the opportunity to get back to work after the pandemic.
Read 7 tweets
30 Jun
After months of negotiation, we reached a bipartisan infrastructure deal that will make historic investments across our nation’s transit, high-speed broadband, and water systems.

For this week's #WhiteHouseDeepDive, we're digging into the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework will make the largest investment in bridges since the interstate highway system was created. It will replace the 10 most economically significant bridges and 10,000 more small bridges throughout the country.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework is also the most significant investment in passenger rail since Amtrak was constructed.
Read 9 tweets
23 Jun
Since President Biden took office, we've been working to build an economy that works for every American — especially middle class Americans — not just a few at the top.
At just over 5 months in, let's check our progress.

#WhiteHouseDeepDive THREAD 1/6: How's the economy doing?
In the last four months, Americans have gone back to work in a big way.

In June 2020, average initial unemployment claims were over 1.6 million.

Now, those claims are down and the economy has created a record-breaking 2+ million new jobs since February. 2/6
We have also seen major improvement in restaurant, bar, and other food service sales, which are up nearly $17 billion since last June.

23% fewer Americans are behind on rent and the cost of gas is around what it was before the pandemic, in 2018. 3/6
Read 6 tweets
22 Jun
Here's how the Mississippi River bridge closure is affecting nearby residents' lives and their economy: 1/5

West Memphis Mayor Marco McClendon says, “This has completely crippled our city in so many different ways, from just the quality of life to the economic impact.”
Jason Long, the general manager at Barton’s kitchen and bath showroom in West Memphis said, “You cannot get in and out of [the] parking lot with traffic the way it is,” and the congestion is hurting sales which are down 45% in the past month. 2/5
Brian Rhoads, a local dentist, says more people – almost double the usual rate – are rescheduling or no-showing for their appointments.

Southland Casino is the city's largest employer and their revenue has fallen nearly 33% since May. 3/5
Read 5 tweets

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