[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 22 (Friday, February 5, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H392]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMERICANS

  (Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ. Mr. Speaker, my district is home to breathtaking 
mountains, incredible diversity, and rich history. To understand my 
district, you must know not only its beauty but also its poverty and 
promise.
  We must create opportunities in places like my district with 
tremendous challenges but also endless potential: create opportunities 
for countless New Mexicans who lost their jobs, create opportunities 
for essential workers who risk their lives to keep our country running, 
and recognize that education is the key to realize the promise of our 
communities.
  That is why the first bill I co-led, the Learning Recovery Act, will 
create opportunities for the most educationally disadvantaged students, 
who are falling further behind because of the pandemic. This bill will 
address the disparities we know too well in New Mexico.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise to ask us to always work to empower our 
communities; protect my State's beauty, diversity, and people; and 
unleash the potential we know we have.

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