Sen. Warren: ‘This Is Our Chance to Expand Our Idea of What Infrastructure Means’

RUHLE Republican senators just ░░░░░░░░ a counteroffer to President ░░░░░░░░ s latest 1 7 ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure plan The new ░░░░░░░░ tag 928 billion over ░░░░░░░░ years It comes as ░░░░░░░░ president gears up for ░░░░░░░░ trip to Cleveland where ░░░░░░░░ will focus on manufacturing ░░░░░░░░ the economy Also this ░░░░░░░░ we learned that another ░░░░░░░░ 000 Americans filed for ░░░░░░░░ benefits last week That ░░░░░░░░ the lowest number since ░░░░░░░░ pandemic began We are ░░░░░░░░ the road to economic ░░░░░░░░ Good news Joining me ░░░░░░░░ to discuss Democratic senator ░░░░░░░░ the state of Massachusetts ░░░░░░░░ Warren Senator always good ░░░░░░░░ see you I want ░░░░░░░░ start with this new ░░░░░░░░ proposal from Republicans 928 ░░░░░░░░ Can you get on ░░░░░░░░ for that Warren Look ░░░░░░░░ don t think this ░░░░░░░░ a serious counteroffer First ░░░░░░░░ all they don t ░░░░░░░░ the pay for this ░░░░░░░░ s not real They ░░░░░░░░ this illusory notion of ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ money committed to other ░░░░░░░░ and other spending Second ░░░░░░░░ is I m not ░░░░░░░░ about the green infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ the importance when we ░░░░░░░░ these investments that we ░░░░░░░░ talking about moving our ░░░░░░░░ to electric our school ░░░░░░░░ to electric our mass ░░░░░░░░ to electric so that ░░░░░░░░ re bringing down our ░░░░░░░░ footprint and whether or ░░░░░░░░ they put enough money ░░░░░░░░ to do this But ░░░░░░░░ third one is notice ░░░░░░░░ gets left behind the ░░░░░░░░ Infrastructure is about helping ░░░░░░░░ get to work and ░░░░░░░░ businesses thrive because they ░░░░░░░░ got workers We build ░░░░░░░░ and bridges to do ░░░░░░░░ We invest in broadband ░░░░░░░░ do that We need ░░░░░░░░ invest in childcare to ░░░░░░░░ that Millions of women ░░░░░░░░ out of the workplace ░░░░░░░░ now and one out ░░░░░░░░ four says the reason ░░░░░░░░ can t get childcare ░░░░░░░░ were in a crisis ░░░░░░░░ the pandemic hit it ░░░░░░░░ got worse during the ░░░░░░░░ This is our chance ░░░░░░░░ expand our idea of ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure means Give women ░░░░░░░░ want to work a ░░░░░░░░ chance in the workplace ░░░░░░░░ can I do one ░░░░░░░░ part to that RUHLE ░░░░░░░░ Warren And that is ░░░░░░░░ this is called a ░░░░░░░░ bill It s infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ jobs So as long ░░░░░░░░ we re investing in ░░░░░░░░ and bridges and lots ░░░░░░░░ concrete about 90 percent ░░░░░░░░ those jobs are going ░░░░░░░░ be for men and ░░░░░░░░ re good jobs And ░░░░░░░░ support that and I ░░░░░░░░ that s great But ░░░░░░░░ we re talking about ░░░░░░░░ those jobs are nearly ░░░░░░░░ going to women and ░░░░░░░░ jobs today pay far ░░░░░░░░ little We have a ░░░░░░░░ to turn those into ░░░░░░░░ paying professional jobs So ░░░░░░░░ we include childcare and ░░░░░░░░ we get moms get ░░░░░░░░ chance in the workforce ░░░░░░░░ daddies and the women ░░░░░░░░ are doing the work ░░░░░░░░ a chance at the ░░░░░░░░