Leadership Matters

In recent weeks we have heard grumbling from the Right about a few thousand jobs lost due to the suspension of the environmentally hazardous Keystone XL pipeline project. Granted, a job loss is never welcome news.

Today, the CEO of American Airlines told 13,000 workers who were scheduled to be furloughed in April to “tear up your [furlough notices].” The airline made the decision after Mr. Biden’s American Rescue Plan has cleared all obstacles toward passage and will be signed into law.

Businesses will receive financial relief. Non-profits will receive financial relief. Schools will receive funds to make ventilation and safety improvements. Communities across the country will receive funds that will enable them keep workers on the job and fund work projects. Individuals will receive checks and tax breaks that will enable them to pay bills and put money back into the economy. 

The American Rescue Plan will create an estimated 7 million jobs. Leadership matters.