[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 51 (Thursday, March 18, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H1505]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN

  (Ms. SCANLON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. SCANLON. Mr. Speaker, this week, I was so proud to welcome 
President Joe Biden to our district to see firsthand the impact the 
American Rescue Plan will have on our community and small businesses in 
Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and to see the enthusiasm with which his 
visit was welcomed.
  Together, we visited Smith Flooring, a successful, minority-owned 
small business in Chester that provides good union jobs and is an 
economic driver in an area that has struggled. The President and I 
spoke with founders Kristin and James Smith about how the COVID 
pandemic has impacted their business. The struggling economy has meant 
leaner times, but they are trying to do right by their employees until 
things get moving again.
  The American Rescue Plan has over $50 billion in aid for small 
businesses, including over $7 billion for the Paycheck Protection 
Program. These funds will help small businesses, like Smith Flooring, 
keep up their payroll, protect jobs, and keep going until the economy 
is fully open again.
  I wanted President Biden to see up close one of the Delco businesses 
that is the backbone of our economy. Thank you to Smith Flooring for 
talking with President Biden and me. And equally important, I wanted to 
thank Congress and President Biden for bringing renewed help and hope 
to our community with the American Rescue Plan.

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