Participants discussed the historic investments being made in the Badger State and called on Senator Johnson to support Wisconsin workers and families
Friday, August 27, 2021
CUDAHY, Wis.—On the heels of Tuesday's vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to move the Build Back Better agenda forward, Opportunity Wisconsin and Family Friendly Wisconsin hosted a roundtable conversation with Wisconsin State Representative Chris Sinicki and Milwaukee area small business owners yesterday at Cudahy Pancake House to discuss the historic investments proposed in the Build Back Better agenda.
“The Build Back Better agenda includes bold investments that will ease the burden of high costs on working Wisconsin families and grow the economy by investing in small businesses and local communities,” said Brita Olsen, Family Friendly Wisconsin State Director. “We’re grateful to Representative Sinicki and these small business owners for joining us and sharing more about what they still need from Washington to fully recover from the pandemic.”
“We need to make sure our elected officials understand the importance of supporting our small businesses,” said State Representative Sinicki. “I see Senator Ron Johnson, time and time again, criticizing small businesses that need help and blocking the support they need.”
Aaron Ruiz, co-owner of Avenue Coffeehouse, expressed gratitude for the pandemic relief they received, “We were fortunate because we got busier when the lockdown started. [The grants] allowed us to hire some more baristas.”
Learn more about how the Build Back Better agenda is supporting small businesses.
The budget resolution blueprint passed by the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate lays the groundwork for another reconciliation package that could include many provisions from the Build Back Better agenda. Specifically, the plan could lower the costs of prescription drugs, childcare and health care and create a national paid family and medical leave program so that everyone can take time away from work to care for themselves, a loved one or a new child.
The reconciliation package won’t cost working families a dime. In fact, it will also lower their taxes. Congress can pay for these plans without raising taxes on anyone making under $400,000 by making the ultra-wealthy and big corporations pay what they owe.
