The April 25 NIB Zoom Town Hall, “The Federal Cupboard is Bare: National Infrastructure Bank to the Rescue,” was headlined by Dr. Nomi Prins, Ph.d., former Managing Director Goldman Sachs; Ellen Brown, Esq., Chair Public Banking Institute; and Senator David Koehler, Illinois Senate. They were joined by other elected officials, including Illinois Congressman Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, a cosponsor of H.R.4052 The taped video presentation by the Congressman focused on the urgent ...

Mike Wade, “Imperial Valley can’t sustain another water cut,” Dec. 14, is absolutely right. However, if we can’t get new water to the Colorado River, and even though conservation is important, no amount of conservation is going to fix this problem. Here’s one solution to avoid ....

Presently, the United States is undergoing a severe economic crisis. On the one hand, inflation is at a forty-year high, and on the other, the withering of productive economy is accelerating. The solution to this crisis was the subject of discussion at an emergency Zoom Town Hall sponsored by the Coalition for a National Infrastructure Bank (NIB), on June 16, 2022. To set the stage, there is a lack of agreement on the current cause and solution of America’s economic crisis, and this is the subject of heavy debate. The prevailing narrative is that there are only two deadly choices ....

June 16, 2022 -Ellen Brown, Founder and Chair of the Public Banking Institute; Dr. Nomi Prins, PhD, renowned author, journalist and speaker; and Cornell University Professor of Law and Finance Robert Hockett engaged an enthusiastic audience for an emergency town hall meeting on June 16, 2022.  Against the backdrop of skyrocketing inflation and looming economic recession, the speakers analyzed the causes of the economic crisis gripping the United States economy, and offered bold solutions. They detailed the growing divide between the mass of financial paper in circulation and the dwindling productive economy , and made it clear that the only way out of this crisis is to produce again. One solution is the enactment by Congress of a new National Infrastructure Bank as outlined in H.R.3339. Another proposal is the creation of a National Reconstruction and Development Council to coordinate an aggressive revival of American production. The $5 trillion National Infrastructure Bank will require no new federal dollars and no new federal taxes. It will be big enough to fix everything and build new 21st Century infrastructure and industry. The National Reconstruction and Development Council will be modeled on the highly successful WWII War Production Board. The WPB and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation oversaw the most powerful expansion of industry ever conducted by the United States. Please watch this dynamic exchange and share it with your friends. Speakers: Ellen Brown - Founder and Chair, Public Banking Institute; author “Web of Debt”; media commentator including Scheerpost.com, Los Angeles, Ca. Dr. Nomi Prins, Phd - Author: “Permanent Distortion: How the Financial Markets Abandoned the Real Economy Forever”, “All the Presidents’ Bankers”; former Managing Director, Goldman Sachs; Commentator: CNBC, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC, New York Times, Ojai, Ca. Robert Hockett - Edward Cornell Professor of Law and Finance, Cornell University; Public Banking Institute Board of Directors; adviser to federal and state legislators; former staff Federal Reserve Bank of New York, International Monetary Fund, Ithaca, NY Alphecca Muttardy - professional economist; former Senior Economist, International Monetary Fund, Fairfax, Va Assemblyman Felix Ortiz - former Assistant Speaker, New York Assembly; Co-Founder and former Chairman, National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators, Albany, NY Moderator - Robert Lynn , Secretary, Toledo Jobs with Justice; UA Local 50 Organizer (retired), Toledo, Oh

There is growing support for the HR3339, the National Infrastructure Bank Act. A concerted effort of activists around the country has led to twelve sponsors signing onto the bill. This is a start. The Coalition for a National Infrastructure Bank (NIB) has launched a massive escalation of this campaign.

On May 21, 2022. LULAC New Mexico adopted a resolution urging Congress to pass the National Infrastructure Bank Act, HR 3339, and create a $5 trillion bank to address the crisis in urban and rural infrastructure. Of paramount importance to the delegates, assembled at the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce, is the urgent need to launch a vigorous effort to rebuild and improve the infrastructure impacted by the wave of deadly wildfires. Several of the large wildfires merged earlier in May and have burned 465 square miles of land, breaking the record for biggest wildfire in the state’s history. These fires have left in their wake a biblical scene of devastation and destruction which will require massive reconstruction. When passed by Congress, The National Infrastructure Bank could aid in the short and long term, to build projects to impact the region. The Bank could immediately go into the impoverished and well-to-do counties hit by the fires and provide long term credit and grants to create a prosperous, growing region. The NIB would create a Phoenix rising out of the ashes, which in this case is no mere metaphor.  The National Latino Farmers and Ranchers Trade Association (NLFRTA) has also joined the effort to aid and rebuild the devastated areas of New Mexico. Already an endorser of the bill to create the National Infrastructure Bank, HR 3339, The NLFRTA has been on the front lines in New Mexico helping farmers and citizens who have been affected by the brutal impact of the historic fires.

In a follow up video, to the of the NIB Zoom Town Hall on April 28, “Made in the USA,” the NIB Coalition has released a new short video , entitled, American Prometheus: The National Infrastructure Bank Will Spark a Resurgence of U.S. Manufacturing. The new video delves more deeply into the “nuts and bolts” of how this manufacturing will actually occur. Areas of exploration include rail, water, electricity, housing and more. Find out more on how we can create a new American renaissance to build and surpass everything we have lost over the last fifty years. Speakers: Alphecca Muttardy, 25-year Senior Economist, International Monetary Fund Stanley Forczek, Infrastructure Consultant; 30-year Executive, Amtrak Corporation James "Lou" Spencer, Vice-President, Virginia State Building and Construction Trades

By Minna LeVine, CEO/President Board Member, May 4, 2022 SMART Community Council (SCC) USA , with the National Infrastructure Bank (NIB), Coalition is reaching out to Chambers of Commerce throughout the nation to enlighten everyone, on the grassroots effort to get legislation approved for the creation of a new, fifth National Infrastructure Bank. The National Infrastructure Bank Act – HR 3339 is the legislative bill. Chambers of Commerce are invited to join, at no cost, as Community Partners. Your participation, will provide your Chamber opportunities to host in-person meetings, bring together key decision-makers and influencers, raise your brand and profile, and build awareness in your community. The community impact includes enhanced resilience, economic growth, new jobs, and quality of life. If you wish to discuss your Chamber participation as a local Community Partner, please contact: ttorrano@marketvision.org

On May 10 the Coalition for a National Infrastructure Bank brought its nationwide advertising campaign to one of Capitol Hill’s premiere news sources, Roll Call. The digital ads will impact the tens of thousands of Roll Call subscribers and readers across the country and “inside the Beltway”. This new effort will bring the idea of a National Infrastructure Bank, as enunciated in HR3339, right to the doorstep of Congress. Roll Call’s website states, “As the premier source of timely news, objective facts and analysis, and coverage of elections and the politics of legislation, we keep our fingers on the pulse of the legislative process and give our clients the tools they need to maximize their influence. We are the ultimate insider, and our unmatched network of relationships and expertise has powered the productivity of those who rely on us since 1945.” Over the past several months, the Coalition has been bringing news of the National Infrastructure Bank and HR3339 to the American public in media across the nation, including: Wilmington News Journal, Albuquerque Journal, Tacoma News Tribune, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Buffalo News, Scranton Times-Tribune, Florida News Service, Toledo Blade, Santa Fe New Mexican, Dover Post, and many more. To see the landing page for the ad, click the button below.