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Sinema urged to support Build Back Better spending plan
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Cronkite News
PHOENIX, Arizona — Democrats in the Legislature and activists from the Working Families Party met Tuesday at the state Capitol to urge Sen. Kyrsten Sinema to take action on President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda.
Dolores Huerta, the co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association, was one of many who called upon Sinema to vote yes on Build Back Better, which aims to get the American economy back on track after the COVID-19 pandemic by cutting taxes for workers and families; creating clean-energy jobs; and lowering the cost of housing, health care and education for working families. The plan would be funded by raising taxes on wealthy corporations and Americans earning more than $400,000 a year.
Opponents say the plan would trigger huge increases in inflation and that the plan is far too expensive. Right now there is no exact price tag, but the plan is expected to cost taxpayers trillions of dollars.


Note: This story originally appeared on Cronkite News. It is published via a Creative Commons license. Cronkite News is produced by the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.
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