Sign the petition: Federal infrastructure bill must be big, bold and green

President Biden has unveiled the first half of his major infrastructure plan. There's a lot to like in the bill to fix our crumbling roads, bridges and schools—but more needs to be done. And most importantly, the rich and corporations will finally have to start paying more taxes.

This bill is more than a nuts-and-bolts package to fix our bridges, roads and schools. It is an environmental necessity against the looming threat of climate change, and a civil rights issue to fix past injustices where access to goods and services have been privileged.

For decades, our nation's infrastructure has suffered from a systemic lack of investment. The new federal bill must be big, bold and green.

The infrastructure plan is more than just about repairing our roads, bridges and schools. Across the country, American families drink polluted water, lack access to affordable, high-speed internet, or experience power outages too often — all while paying more for those services. And, importantly, it's about combating climate change and an extinction crisis as we face a dangerous future, and fixing past injustices against communities of color who were harmed by decisions like where to put highways.

To pay for big, bold, and green infrastructure, Biden's plan would raise the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%, which would raise over $700 billion. The corporate tax was actually 35% until Donald Trump slashed it in 2017, and higher than that before the Reagan years. Biden's plan will also close huge tax loopholes that encourage corporations to outsource jobs and shift profits to tax havens to avoid paying their fair share.

We must demand big, bold, transformational and green infrastructure.

Sign the petition: Federal infrastructure bill must be big, bold and green to meet the enormous challenges we face -- and corporate taxes will foot the bill.

Participating Organizations:
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Rep. Jared Huffman
Rep. Raul Grijalva
Rep. Rick Larsen
Action Can't Wait PAC
Crazy Eight PAC
Daily Kos
Democratic Conservation Alliance PAC
Democrats Win Seats PAC
Elect Democratic Women PAC
Fight for Progress PAC
Iron PAC
John McGuigan for Pennsylvania
Livable Communities PAC
Progressive Change Campaign Committee
The Six PAC