[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 52 (Friday, March 19, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H1589]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    PENNSYLVANIA BENEFITING FROM AID

  (Ms. DEAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DEAN. Mr. Speaker, last week, President Biden signed the American 
Rescue Plan. Although the bill received no Republican votes, it has 
bipartisan support and will have a long-lasting bipartisan impact.
  Many constituents in my district have already received relief checks, 
with as many as 90 million stimulus checks out this week.
  Yet, this transformative legislation goes even further. It expands 
funding to get shots in arms and kids safely in school, and it cuts 
child poverty in half with an expanded child tax credit.
  Additionally, we finally targeted relief to our local restaurants and 
eateries that have been devastated by the pandemic.
  Let's not forget about our State and local governments. We will 
finally be sending them much-needed aid.
  My home State of Pennsylvania will receive more than $13 billion. 
Montgomery and Berks Counties, where my district resides, will receive 
a combined $242 million.
  The American Rescue Plan, and all it provides, is the responsible way 
to fully reopen all of our communities and Build Back Better.

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