One Year In: Gallego Applauds a Successful First Year of the Biden-Harris Administration

Statement

After one year in office, the Biden-Harris administration has delivered for American families across the country and in Arizona. Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-07) released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of President Biden's and Vice President Harris' inauguration.

Statement from Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-07):

"One year into the Biden-Harris administration and the facts reveal a White House and Congress hard at work repairing our economy and standing up for families across the country. When President Biden and Vice President Harris took office, they were handed a country deep into a pandemic that had caused an historic economic downturn and job losses, a slow-moving vaccination campaign, and a country struggling with economic inequality and crumbling infrastructure. But thanks to their administration's leadership, we witnessed an unprecedented effort to get vaccine shots in arms and save thousands of lives, the first-ever expanded Child Tax Credit for working families, record job growth that sped America's economic recovery by years, and historic investments in transportation, water, and broadband infrastructure.

"These successes are what is possible when you elect leaders in Washington who are committed to improving the lives of hard-working Americans. In Arizona, we have seen the tangible successes such as the lower health care premiums, direct relief for small businesses and local restaurants, and $800 million for schools and students in Arizona's 7th District alone in the American Rescue Plan. Our state also celebrates the $7.3 billion coming to Arizona as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, including money for improved access to clean water and broadband access along with my Complete Streets provision to improve pedestrian safety in downtown Phoenix. Arizonans have also eagerly joined President Biden and Vice President Harris in their fight to prioritize voting rights by championing the Freedom to Vote Act and the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

"Despite the progress made over the past year, more remains to be done to keep our promises to American families and grow the economy, address climate change, protect voting rights, and more. I am optimistic about our ability to achieve these goals because the past year has proven that there is no more committed partner than the Biden Administration in fighting for the American people."

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