[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 46 (Thursday, March 11, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E243]
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                          AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN

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                          HON. MADELEINE DEAN

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 11, 2021

  Ms. DEAN. Madam Speaker, yesterday, I was delighted to join my 
colleagues in voting in favor of the American Rescue Plan.
  This transformative legislation will provide: shots in arms; kids 
safely in schools; needed cash in pockets; support to our small 
businesses, including restaurants and catering that have been hit the 
hardest; $13 billion to my home state of Pennsylvania; and $161 million 
to Montgomery County and $81 million to Berks County--where my district 
resides.
  It should not be lost on us that we passed this relief in women's 
history month.
  With over 2.3 million women forced to leave the workforce--including 
1 million mothers--the time to invest and reinvigorate our economy for 
everyone is now.
  As the first female Secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen, recently 
said, To avoid the long-term scarring of the economy later, the 
smartest thing we can do is to act big and so we did.
  We acted big boldly. Sending resources to the poor and working poor, 
we passed $1.9 trillion for the people. Help is on the way.

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