Susan Rice, President Joe Biden’s designee to serve as director of the Domestic Policy Council, cited economic projections Tuesday that suggest that taking steps to fix racial inequality could add $5 trillion to the economy over the next five years.
Rice opened Tuesday’s White House press briefing by speaking on the executive orders Biden will sign Tuesday afternoon, claiming that Biden’s policies will make “the American dream real for families across the nation by taking ambitious steps to redress equality in our economy.” (RELATED: Biden Taking Executive Action To Address Racial ‘Equity’ — Two Orders Will Reportedly Undo Major Trump Polices)
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE – DECEMBER 11: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden (R) looks on as former Obama National Security Advisor Susan Rice delivers remarks after being introduced as Biden’s choice to lead his Domestic Policy Council at the Queen Theater on December 11, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
“These aren’t feel-good policies. The evidence is clear,” she continued. “Investing in equity is good for economic growth, and it creates jobs for all Americans.”
“Economists have estimated that the U.S. economy has lost a staggering $16 trillion over the last 20 years because of discrimination against families of color,” Rice continued. “If we closed racial gaps in income and opportunity, these same economists have estimated we could add $5 trillion to the U.S. economy over the next five years and add over 6 million new jobs for all Americans.”
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Biden’s Tuesday executive orders will move on a number of promises he made on the 2020 campaign trail, including reinstating a ban on federal agencies supplying military equipment to local police departments.