[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 52 (Friday, March 19, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H1604]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                     AMERICA'S KIDS DESERVE BETTER

  (Ms. JACOBS of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACOBS of California. Madam Speaker, before COVID-19 more than 40 
percent of San Diego kids were already living in families experiencing 
poverty.
  Childhood poverty was a problem before COVID-19, and we know it has 
only worsened through this pandemic. America's kids deserve better.
  That is why I was so proud to fight for them through the American 
Rescue Plan and so proud to see the bill signed into law last week.
  The American Rescue Plan makes historic investments to increase the 
child tax credit and support our childcare infrastructure to help 
working families and our care workers. These investments will be 
transformational, cutting childhood poverty in half and lifting a heavy 
burden off the shoulders of so many parents.
  Today, I celebrate this progress. And, today, I commit myself to 
working to support the 5 million American children who will still 
experience poverty. Let's make the child tax credit increases 
permanent. Let's revitalize our childcare infrastructure, and let's do 
right by America's kids.

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