Project 2029: a bridge to the Mission for America

Project 2029 considers what a president could undertake if Congress is unwilling to authorize the full Mission for America. It sets out national investment, a state pilot and a legislative program, with staffing and delivery plans for all three. Its financing also depends on Congress renewing expiring lending authorities before the 2028 election and providing the funds needed to use them.

The Executive Summary The Full Plan The Appendices

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The Executive SummaryThe situation, the strategy, and the proposed first two years.An overview of the national investment program, state pilot, legislative proposals and staffing plan, including the congressional action its financing requires.

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The Full PlanThe main document, from the premise to the two-year sequence.National investment in industries and buildings, the state pilot, legislation, and the people needed to carry out the work. Detailed mechanisms, legal background and financing tables are in the appendices.

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The Implementation AppendicesTwelve explanations of the financing, implementation, law and history.A guide to each appendix, from federal lending and industrial investment to paid training, care, legislation and staffing. Each entry describes the subject and links to the full explanation.

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RayA weld inspector laid off by the software that learned to do his job.Ray inspected welds for nineteen years until a piece of software learned to do it instead. What happens when his state wins the Project 2029 pilot competition — the training, the crew, and the work that gets him back to full pay with coverage that costs him nothing.

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The TimelineEvery stage of Project 2029, in order.From the reauthorization work before 2029, through inauguration, the first hundred days and the two years that follow — the sequence of the plan through the November 2030 midterms.

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About This Plan

The full Mission for America requires Congress to charter a Reconstruction Finance Corporation and authorize investment at the proposed scale. Project 2029 describes an interim approach for a president whose Congress is not prepared to do that.

Its three parts are national investment in industries and buildings, a state pilot combining public coordination with private financing, and a legislative program to restore benefits and expand investment and public services. The plan distinguishes existing executive powers, provisions that may qualify for budget reconciliation, and changes requiring other legislation.

The main document sets out the proposals and their sequence. The appendices explain the mechanisms, evidence and legal limits, including the renewals and funding needed before the lending programs can support new work in 2029.