global growth. last month, i was proud to sign a bipartisan piece of legislation, a true act of consensus between democrats and republicans, and our can country, the infrastructure investment and jobs act. this legislation will make a generational investment to deliver what people need most in the 21st century, clean water, safe roads, high speed broadband internet, and so much more. all of which strengthens our democracy by creating good paying union jobs that will translate to lives of opportunity and dignity for working people. with better access to the tools and resources they need to thrive. and soon, and soon i hope i hope to sign into law a bill we call the build back better plan. which will be an extraordinary investment in our people and our workers and give american families a little more breathing room to deal with their problems and their opportunities. our domestic agenda has been focused on delivering for the
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democracies and push back on authoritarianism. fight corruption. promote and protect human rights of people everywhere, to act, to act. this summit is a kickoff of a year in action. for all of our countries. to follow through on our commitments, and report back next year on the progress we made. and as we do this, the united states is going to lead by example. investing in our own democratic our own democracies, supporting our partners around the world at the same time. from the earliest days of my administration, we pursued a broad-based agenda to prove that american democracy can still do big things and take on challenges that matter most. that s why we immediately passed what we called the american rescue plan. to get shots in people s arms as fast as possible at home and around the world. to help get this pandemic under control and to stimulate inclusive and lasting economic recovery. that s also helping to drive
my late friend, could congressman john lewis, was a great champion of american democracy. and for civil rights around the world. learning from and gaining inspiration from other great leaders like gandhi, and mandela, but this final words, he was dying, to our nation last year, he reminded our country, quote, democracy is not a state. it is an act. democracy is not a state, it is an act. so over the next two days, we re bringing together leaders from more than 100 governments alongside activists, trade unionists and other members of civil society, leading experts and researchers and representatives from the business community, not to assert that any one of our democracies is perfect, or has all the answers. but to lock arms and reaffirm our shared commitment to make our democracies better. to share ideas and learn from each other. and make concrete commitments of how to strengthen our own