Price tag. This would be a historic expansion of the social safety yet that could touch almost every american. And i want to bring in u. S. Commerce secretary. Madame secretary, the president s build back better plan is critical to his economic agenda. What will be different about his Remarks Today . Well, i think youll hear the president really make the case with the sense of urgency, and he is insistent and right this this is a moment now we have to meet the moment and make these bold investments. I can tell you from my discussions with businesses, the build back better agenda is very good for business. They want investments in infrastructure, broad band, job training, Child Care, so their workers can be productive. And thats exactly what the president s Package Calls for. But we are seeing sharp divisions even within the Democratic Party on how to pay for it. What do you think about that . Does that concern you . It doesnt concern me. Look, the reality is these are investments that
Come. Each Inflection Point in this Nations History represents a fundamental choice. I believe that america at this moment is facing such a choice, and the choice is this. Are we going to continue with an economy where the overwhelming share of the benefits go to big corporations and the very wealthy or are we going to take this moment right now to set this country on a new path, one that invests in this nation, creates real sustained economic growth, and that Benefits Everyone including working people and Middle Class folks. Thats something we havent realized in this country for decades. The data excuse me. The data is absolutely clear. Over the past 40 years the wealthy have gotten wealthier and too many corporations have lost a sense of responsibility to their workers, their communities and the country. Just look at the facts. Ceos used to make about 20 times the average worker in the company that they ran. Today they make more than 350 times what the average worker in their corpora
Pointer @anacabrera. victor blackwell and alisyn camerota take over right now. hello. thank you for being with us. i m victor blackwell. and i m alisyn camerota. soon president biden will make his latest case for that $3.5 trillion economic agenda. here is the president now. house committees for working hard this week to advance critical components of the economic plan that i have put before the congress. i know we still have a long way to go, but i m kconfident the congress will deliver to my desk both the bipartisan physical infrastructure plan and the build back better plan that i have proposed. i have said many times before i believe we are at an inflection point in this country, one of those moments where the decisions we re about to make can change, literally change the trajectory of our nation for years and possibly decades to