Location: Rayburn HOB Room 2253

Topic: H.R.5356 National Infrastructure Bank Act

Speakers: Congress, State, Local Officials, and Experts

Lunch will be provided

This briefing comes as the U.S. economy continues to fall. GDP is floundering around 2%, with some readings near zero. New job creation has been weak, with many months in negative territory. Inflation is escalating, and consumer sentiment is falling. The briefing intersects the current debate in Congress to reauthorize the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

H.R.5356 is a bold alternative. It will invest $5 trillion into the real, physical economy. It will REQUIRE NO NEW FEDERAL SPENDING OR FEDERAL TAXES! It will create millions of new, high-wage jobs! It has been used repeatedly in our nation’s history.

The NIB will complement whatever appropriations move through Congress. The historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is expiring now. With the federal budget deficit at $2 trillion per year, new discretionary spending is in jeopardy. The “Off-Budget” $5 trillion NIB will fill the gap.

H.R.5356 will invest in all areas of infrastructure. It will increase GDP to 5% per year, and make money for the government! What’s not to like?

Congressman Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-Ill-4), Member, US House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Chicago, IL

Congressman Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-02), Member, House Committee on Agriculture, Las Cruces, NM

Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY-20), Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Amsterdam, NY

Rep. Pamelya Herndon, Esq., New Mexico House of Representatives, Chair Albuquerque City NAACP Albuquerque, NM

Dr. Chao Wu, Ph.D., Maryland House of Delegates, Data Scientist, Howard Co., MD

Brian Sullivan, Treasurer, Snohomish County, Vice-Chair, the National Association of Counties Transportation Committee, Mukilteo, WA

Dr. Bryan Kennedy, PHD, Mayor of Glendale, Vice-Chair Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI

Susie Shannon, Policy Director, Housing is a Human Right, Housing Advocate for Low-Income Communities, Los Angeles, CA

Grant Welch, Political/Legislative Director, Communication Workers of North Carolina; Vice-Pres. North Carolina AFL-CIO, Sanford, NC

Alphecca Muttardy, former Senior Economist, IMF; Fairfax, VA

Moderator: Hon. Randolph Voller, former Mayor of Pittsboro, President, Orange/Chatham Counties Association of Realtors, NC