Thread by @RevDrBarber

The infrastructure bill was passed late last night. We in the #PoorPeoplesCampaign wanted more and fought for more and for it to be targeted to infrastructure and jobs in poor and low-wealth communities.

There are things in the bill that will be good for poor and low-wealth communities. These things are in the bill only because we fought. We will keep fighting.

But both bills — infrastructure and Build Back Better — should have been voted on at the same time, as was promised. I do however trust @RepJayapal, and I respect those who voted no because they wanted both bills and refused to play the game.

My prayer is that Congress will keep its word and vote to pass Build Back Better, because if not, that political betrayal will be a political crime and integrity breach

that would abandon over 140 million poor and low-wealth people who make up 43% of the nation and 30% of the voting population, and could split the Democratic Party in ways that may be irreparable.

The infrastructure bill will put pipe fitters and plumbers to work replacing lead water pipes so every child and American can drink clean water.

Transform rail, roads, bridges, public transit, and modernize our ports and airports and freight rail.

Manufacture solar panels, wind farms, batteries, and electric vehicles to grow clean energy supply chains we can export to the world.

Build out the first-ever national network of charging stations so families can travel coast-to-coast in electric vehicles.

Make high-speed Internet affordable & available for every household in America.

Clean up brownfields & superfund sites, as well as plug abandoned mine lands & orphaned wells, to stop pollution & protect public health.

And build up our resilience to superstorms, droughts, etc.