Jefferson Educational Society - National Infrastructure Bank Panel Discussion 2021-04-22
Channel: Coalition for a National Infrastructure Bank
Date: 25/04/2021

Zoom Webinar/Panel Discussion, Thursday April 22, 2021.

The Jefferson Education Society of Erie, Pennsylvania sponsored a webinar on "The National Infrastructure Bank".  The forum featured four speakers who have been active with the Coalition for a National Infrastructure Bank. 
 
Speakers:
Alphecca Muttardy, Macroeconomist; former Senior Economist, International Monetary Fund
Asm. Felix Ortiz, former Assistant Speaker New York State Assembly
Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski, Democratic Chairman, Pennsylvania House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee
Stanley Forczek, Infrastructure expert, former longtime Executive at Amtrak 
 
The presentations cover the national infrastructure crisis and solutions and also spotlight northwest Pennsylvania.  Intersecting the intense debate sparked by the Biden Administration infrastructure proposal, this event will outline the crucial role of a National Infrastructure Bank (NIB) in building out the nation's economy.  The NIB will complement the Biden plan but will dramatically increase the number of jobs by 25 million, while adding no new spending to the federal budget and no new taxes.  The NIB will be long-lasting, able to finance all the infrastructure needs of the nation for the long haul.