[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 9, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H1130]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HELP FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY

  (Mr. AGUILAR asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. AGUILAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the Inland Empire 
of Southern California, the region that my family has called home for 
generations.
  In my community and around this country people are hurting.
  Businesses are struggling to keep their doors open. Families are 
wondering where their kids' next meal is going to come from, and our 
healthcare system is being pushed to the brink of failure.
  Our communities are hurting, and they are wondering if people they 
sent to Washington to represent them are going to do anything about it. 
We need relief, and it can't come soon enough.
  The American Rescue Plan represents real, tangible relief for our 
communities.
  This bill will bring more than $600 million into my community of San 
Bernardino County to help protect first responders, teachers, and other 
essential workers.
  It will give small businesses the access to funding they need to stay 
open and to put money in people's pockets to help them make ends meet.
  It will help crush the virus by expanding vaccine distribution and 
access.
  And it will give our schools the resources they need to safely reopen 
and put kids in the classroom.
  This is a unique moment in American history, and this legislation 
provides bold solutions that this moment calls for.

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