“The bipartisan infrastructure bill is a welcome step, but it underscores how much remains undone. Democrats must finish the job through reconciliation, otherwise the result will prove woefully inadequate. Democrats have outlined $3.5 trillion for that bill, which matches President Biden’s framework and at a minimum must be passed at that level. Just as important, Democrats must use this opportunity to fulfill their promise to voters and rebalance the tax code: tax the rich by boosting the corporate and capital gains tax rates, and extend the massively popular child tax credit for American families.

“Time and again, Republicans show they cannot be relied on to support policies that will truly serve middle and working class Americans. They have fought tooth and nail to preserve the massive tax cut they passed for their billionaire donors and corporations, and insisted on cutting back investments in families, jobs and infrastructure. That’s not what Americans voted for. Reconciliation must follow through: unrig the tax code, stop wealthy tax cheats and invest in American families, care infrastructure, and the clean energy jobs of the future.”