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David Cicilline

19 Nov, 6 tweets, 3 min read

@HouseDemocrats

With last night’s theatrics behind us, this morning @HouseDemocrats are going to pass the #BuildBackBetterAct.

This transformational package creates an economy that works for everyone and takes on climate change so that there is a future for generations to come. 🧵

The #BuildBackBetterAct lowers healthcare 🩺 costs by:
- finally allowing Medicare to negotiate Rx drug costs
- halting Big Pharma’s outrageous price hikes above inflation
- expanding the #ACA to make insurance more affordable
(2/)

The #BuildBackBetterAct lowers childcare & family costs 👪 by:
- providing universal pre-k to all 3-& 4-year-olds
- capping childcare costs for families
- extending the ARP’s child tax credit
- expanding access to affordable home care for older adults & those w/ disabilities
(3/)

The #BuildBackBetterAct makes the largest ever investment in combatting the #ClimateCrisis 🌎 by:
- cutting pollution
- reducing energy costs
- creating good paying union jobs to cement the US as the leader of a clean energy global economy
(4/)

The #BuildBackBetterAct delivers #ForThePeople without any costs 💵 to everyday Americans by:
- lowering costs and fighting inflation
- ensuring big corporations and the wealthiest few pay their fair share in taxes
(5/)

The challenges facing our nation are great, but so too is our capacity to solve them. The #BuildBackBetterAct is the investment in our future that we need and deserve. (/end)

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