8th District Representative Kim Schrier talked about the proposed $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan Wednesday.

While some have accused Democrats of not involving Republicans in the process, Schrier said it's definitely been a bipartisan effort.

"I'm hearing from my Republican colleagues that they have had visits with the president to talk about their ideas on infrastructure, and I have yet to have a meeting with the president, so he's definitely reaching out. It's not just leadership talking about this," Schrier explained.

Although the bill is being referred to as an infrastructure package, Schrier said it's really a jobs bill. The Congresswoman stated that America needs to build things to not just how they were, but how they need to be to meet a changing climate and improve infrastructure resiliency.

"There's a lot of roads and bridges in this, but you also need engineers, electricians and apprenticeship programs." continued Schrier, "We can't have a big, bold jobs plan that is only filling potholes."

Schrier also recently joined 4th District Representative Dan Newhouse in writing letters of support for the Apple Capital Loop package, which includes the Confluence Parkway.

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