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Floor Speech

Date: Feb. 26, 2021
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Government Operations Health and Health Care

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Ms. DeLauro. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the American Rescue Plan.

Earlier this week we reached a grim milestone. More than half a million people have lost their lives to the coronavirus pandemic, which is the greatest public health and economic crisis of our generation. Families are struggling to put food on the table, to stay in their homes, to find good paying jobs and affordable childcare.

Facing this continued urgency, we have a duty to pass real relief for the American people. This package makes long overdue investments to expedite vaccine production and distribution, and it meets this moment by delivering substantial financial relief to working families, including an expanded and fully refundable Child Tax Credit.

The hour may be dark, but we can be the light forward. We must be. I urge my all my colleagues to pass this rescue plan.

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