[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 46 (Thursday, March 11, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E235]
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                       SCHOOL TESTING IN DISTRICT

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                         HON. JAKE AUCHINCLOSS

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 11, 2021

  Mr. AUCHINCLOSS. Madam Speaker, the American Rescue Plan is going to 
help get kids back to full, in-person learning in the Massachusetts 
Fourth. Since even before taking office, opening the schools has been 
my top district priority.
  With the Rescue Plan, we are not only boosting the production of 
vaccines that protect teachers and staff, we are also providing money 
for HVAC upgrades and for ongoing COVID surveillance testing in the 
schools. This testing catches outbreaks early and breaks transmission 
chains. It provides confidence and transparency as we reopen. I'm proud 
that scientists & operators in my district are developing these 
cutting-edge, low-cost school-testing technologies, including at Ginkgo 
Bioworks, CIC Health and Project Beacon. Classrooms must be open, and 
they must be safe for students and teachers alike. With vaccines and 
testing, they will be.

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