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Lily Roberts is the managing director for Inclusive Growth at American Progress. Her work focuses on raising wages; combating economic inequality linked to race, gender, and geography; and building wealth and stability for American families. She is the former managing director for economic policy and director of economic mobility at American Progress. She has appeared on CNBC, NPR, and Politico to discuss economic justice and the labor market.

Prior to joining American Progress, Roberts worked at Mathematica Policy Research, where she researched federal strategies to support low- and middle-income families.

Roberts received a master’s degree in social work, focusing on community development, from Case Western Reserve University. Her undergraduate degree in military history and English is from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Roberts has served as a case manager at a Washington, D.C., social services nonprofit and was previously an advisory neighborhood commissioner in Shaw.

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Maine Needs the American Rescue Plan Fact Sheet
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Maine Needs the American Rescue Plan

The COVID-19 pandemic and resultant economic recession are still wreaking havoc on Maine communities. President Biden and Congress must act boldly to ensure that working-class Mainers are able to weather the storm.

Ryan Zamarripa, Lily Roberts

Georgia Supports—and Needs—the American Rescue Plan Fact Sheet

Georgia Supports—and Needs—the American Rescue Plan

The COVID-19 pandemic and resultant economic recession are still wreaking havoc on Georgia communities. President Biden and Congress must act boldly to ensure that working-class Georgians are able to weather the storm.

Ryan Zamarripa, Lily Roberts

Arizona Supports—and Needs—the American Rescue Plan Fact Sheet

Arizona Supports—and Needs—the American Rescue Plan

The COVID-19 pandemic and resultant economic recession are still wreaking havoc on Arizona communities. President Biden and Congress must act boldly to ensure that working-class Arizonans are able to weather the storm.

Ryan Zamarripa, Lily Roberts

Iowa Needs the American Rescue Plan Fact Sheet

Iowa Needs the American Rescue Plan

The COVID-19 pandemic and resultant economic recession are still wreaking havoc on Iowa communities. President Biden and Congress must act boldly to ensure that working-class Iowans are able to weather the storm.

Ryan Zamarripa, Lily Roberts

West Virginia Needs the American Rescue Plan Fact Sheet

West Virginia Needs the American Rescue Plan

The COVID-19 pandemic and resultant economic recession are still wreaking havoc on West Virginia communities. President Biden and Congress must act boldly to ensure that working-class West Virginians are able to weather the storm.

Ryan Zamarripa, Lily Roberts

Ohio Needs the American Rescue Plan Fact Sheet

Ohio Needs the American Rescue Plan

The COVID-19 pandemic and resultant economic recession are still wreaking havoc on Ohio communities. President Biden and Congress must act boldly to ensure that working-class Ohioans are able to weather the storm.

Ryan Zamarripa, Lily Roberts

North Carolina Needs the American Rescue Plan Fact Sheet

North Carolina Needs the American Rescue Plan

The COVID-19 pandemic and resultant economic recession are still wreaking havoc on North Carolina communities. President Biden and Congress must act boldly to ensure that working-class North Carolinians are able to weather the storm.

Ryan Zamarripa, Lily Roberts

Florida Supports—and Needs—the American Rescue Plan Fact Sheet

Florida Supports—and Needs—the American Rescue Plan

The COVID-19 pandemic and resultant economic recession are still wreaking havoc on Florida communities. President Biden and Congress must act boldly to ensure that working-class Floridians are able to weather the storm.

Ryan Zamarripa, Lily Roberts

Pennsylvania Needs the American Rescue Plan Fact Sheet

Pennsylvania Needs the American Rescue Plan

The COVID-19 pandemic and resultant economic recession are still wreaking havoc on Pennsylvania communities. President Biden and Congress must act boldly to ensure that working-class Pennsylvanians are able to weather the storm.

Ryan Zamarripa, Lily Roberts

Michigan Supports—and Needs—the American Rescue Plan Fact Sheet
 (A worker pours dry ice into boxes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a manufacturing plant in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on December 13, 2020.)

Michigan Supports—and Needs—the American Rescue Plan

The COVID-19 pandemic and resultant economic recession are still wreaking havoc on Michigan communities. President Biden and Congress must act boldly to ensure that working-class Michiganders are able to weather the storm.

Ryan Zamarripa, Lily Roberts

Wisconsin Supports—and Needs—the American Rescue Plan Fact Sheet

Wisconsin Supports—and Needs—the American Rescue Plan

The COVID-19 pandemic and resultant economic recession are still wreaking havoc on Wisconsin communities. President Biden and Congress must act boldly to ensure that working-class Wisconsinites are able to weather the storm.

Ryan Zamarripa, Lily Roberts

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