Today, President Biden took exactly the kind of bold move to improve the lives of working people that Indivisibles and activists across the country have been calling for. His decision to cancel $10 thousand of student debt for most borrowers not only delivers on a key campaign promise, it demonstrates he understands that broken structures, like the punishing student debt system, place an unfair financial burden on millions of people.
Lower energy bills. Lower prescription drug costs. Lower healthcare premiums. Lower carbon emissions. That's what this bill is about, and that's why it's critical that Democrats finally came together to pass this historic legislation.
Following years of organizing from grassroots advocates across the country, today the Senate has passed a historic reconciliation bill that takes climate action, reduces the costs of healthcare and prescription drugs, and takes steps to make the wealthy and big corporations pay their fair share in taxes.