Selina Wang: “So, I’ve been talking to a lot of voters in battleground states and the top issue I hear over and over again is the economy. They still feel like prices are too high and that wages and opportunities aren’t keeping up. So, why do you think so many Americans are either unaware of Biden’s economic investments or haven’t felt those benefits and will any part of the Investing in America agenda impact voters between now and November?”
Tom Perez: “Well, I mean, it’s always important to understand where we were, where we’ve come, and where we need to go. Four years ago, we are in the throes of a pandemic, a pandemic exacerbated by a President who got so many things wrong and so many needless funerals because he didn’t follow the science. We were in a pandemic-induced recession that resulted in millions of jobs that were lost and the President came in and the American Rescue Plan is — is aptly named because it really did not only rescue the economy… undeniably there’s still more work to be done in those areas. When you look at wage growth, wage growth is growing by more than the rate of inflation, which means now people are making more than the cost of living, so they have more money in their pockets and what we need to continue to do — because people are living their lives, you know, they — they don’t — I understand this because I’ve spent a lot of time, you know, kitchen tables and — and people don’t spend the amount of time devouring politics that — uh — you know, some folks here in Washington do. They’re living their lives and the purpose of this tour, quite frankly, is to remind people because I can’t tell you the number of times people look at a community center in a city or a town and they were unaware that — that community center got built in no small measure because of money from the American Rescue Plan. So, you know, we’re — we undeniably understand that there’s more work to be done, but at the same time, you know, as people understand where we were and where we’ve come, you know, I see excitement everywhere about where we’re going.”
Zeke: “So, why should taxpayers foot that bill to burnish the President’s legacy? Shouldn’t campaign dollars —”
Perez: “This isn’t a legacy issue. This is about — uh — you know, educating the American people about what we’re doing and what we’re accomplishing so that they can see the fruits of their taxpayer investments.”
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Q: prices too high, wages not keeping up, economic investments benefits? Perez: Rescue Plan