That it is the sense of Congress that any infrastructure plan passed by Congress must—
invest in creating millions of new jobs through investments in roads, bridges, and 21st century projects;
prioritize public investment over corporate giveaways and selling off public goods;
ensure that direct public investment, without reliance on private investors, provides the overwhelming majority of the funding for infrastructure improvement, so that public investments advance the public good;
prioritize racial and gender equity and environmental justice;
embrace 21st century clean energy jobs, including expanding solar and wind power, promoting energy efficiency, and modernizing the energy grid, while avoiding support for projects that promote fossil fuel use and hasten the disastrous effects of climate change;
include expanded Buy America provisions, protect and encourage the use of project labor agreements, require the use of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage standards, include strong local-hiring and veteran-hiring requirements, ensure racial and gender equity in hiring, and guarantee that disadvantaged communities most in need, including both urban and rural communities, receive priority;
ensure the wealthiest Americans and profitable corporations who reap the greatest economic benefit from public goods pay what they owe and pay their fair share for key investments moving forward;
ensure that investments are not paid for at the expense of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, or any other vital program;
not weaken or repeal existing laws or rules protecting the air, water, or environment, transportation safety, civil rights, worker safety, prevailing wage standards, or minority contractor provisions; and
prioritize resilient infrastructure that can withstand natural disasters, as well as physical and cyber attacks.