[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 100 (Thursday, May 28, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H2353]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN RECOGNITION OF KENNY BELKNAP

  (Mrs. LEE of Nevada asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. LEE of Nevada. Madam Speaker, on behalf of Nevada's Third 
District, I rise today to recognize Mr. Kenny Belknap, an honors and AP 
government teacher at Del Sol Academy.
  For decades, Clark County schoolteachers have been forced to work 
with a tight budget. Like Mr. Belknap told me: ``We're just trying to 
keep our head above water.''
  He is used to parsing materials and assigning two students to one 
textbook as they fight for space in an overcrowded classroom. And, 
unfortunately, that was before the COVID-19 pandemic.
  The economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis is devastating State 
and local governments. In my home State of Nevada, the Clark County 
School District is expecting budget cuts of $38 million this year 
alone. It is classes like Mr. Belknap's that will hurt the most from 
this loss.
  Congress can help by prioritizing Federal funding to States, towns, 
and communities to relieve budget shortfalls so our education, 
healthcare, and public services don't suffer.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to help our States and local 
communities and give teachers like Mr. Belknap a chance to give his 
students the opportunities they deserve.

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