ABC’s Wang to Tom Perez: ‘Why Do You Think So Many Americans Are Either Unaware of Biden’s Economic Investments or Haven’t Felt Those Benefits?’

WANG So I ve ░░░░░░░░ talking to a lot ░░░░░░░░ voters in battleground states ░░░░░░░░ the top issue I ░░░░░░░░ over and over again ░░░░░░░░ the economy They still ░░░░░░░░ like prices are too ░░░░░░░░ and that wages and ░░░░░░░░ aren t keeping up ░░░░░░░░ why do you think ░░░░░░░░ many Americans are either ░░░░░░░░ of Biden s economic ░░░░░░░░ or haven t felt ░░░░░░░░ benefits And will any ░░░░░░░░ of the Investing in ░░░░░░░░ agenda impact voters between ░░░░░░░░ and November PEREZ Well ░░░░░░░░ mean it s always ░░░░░░░░ to understand where we ░░░░░░░░ where we ve come ░░░░░░░░ where we need to ░░░░░░░░ Four years ago we ░░░░░░░░ in the throes of ░░░░░░░░ pandemic a pandemic exacerbated ░░░░░░░░ a president who got ░░░░░░░░ many things wrong and ░░░░░░░░ many needless funerals because ░░░░░░░░ didn t follow the ░░░░░░░░ We were in that ░░░░░░░░ induced recession that resulted ░░░░░░░░ millions of jobs that ░░░░░░░░ lost And the president ░░░░░░░░ in and the American ░░░░░░░░ Plan is aptly named ░░░░░░░░ it really did not ░░░░░░░░ rescue the economy but ░░░░░░░░ rescued many lives and ░░░░░░░░ ensured that we could ░░░░░░░░ forward And a number ░░░░░░░░ the investments I ve ░░░░░░░░ you know lead pipes ░░░░░░░░ high speed internet for ░░░░░░░░ These are investments that ░░░░░░░░ well underway but undeniably ░░░░░░░░ s still more work ░░░░░░░░ be done in those ░░░░░░░░ When you look at ░░░░░░░░ growth wage growth is ░░░░░░░░ by more than the ░░░░░░░░ of inflation which means ░░░░░░░░ people are making more ░░░░░░░░ the cost of living ░░░░░░░░ they have more money ░░░░░░░░ their pockets And what ░░░░░░░░ need to continue to ░░░░░░░░ because people are living ░░░░░░░░ lives you know they ░░░░░░░░ t I understand this ░░░░░░░░ I ve spent a ░░░░░░░░ of time you know ░░░░░░░░ tables and people don ░░░░░░░░ spend the amount of ░░░░░░░░ devouring politics that you ░░░░░░░░ some folks here in ░░░░░░░░ do They re living ░░░░░░░░ lives And the purpose ░░░░░░░░ this tour quite frankly ░░░░░░░░ to remind people because ░░░░░░░░ can t tell you ░░░░░░░░ number of times people ░░░░░░░░ at a community center ░░░░░░░░ a city or a ░░░░░░░░ and they were unaware ░░░░░░░░ that community center got ░░░░░░░░ in no small measure ░░░░░░░░ of money from the ░░░░░░░░ Rescue Plan So you ░░░░░░░░ we re we undeniably ░░░░░░░░ that there s more ░░░░░░░░ to be done But ░░░░░░░░ the same time you ░░░░░░░░ as people understand where ░░░░░░░░ were and where we ░░░░░░░░ come you know I ░░░░░░░░ excitement everywhere about where ░░░░░░░░ re going.”