[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 65 (Thursday, April 15, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H1796]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN

  (Mrs. LEE of Nevada asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. LEE of Nevada. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the 
hundreds of thousands of Nevadans who are still struggling to put food 
on the table.
  I rise for those who can't bear to look their children in the eye 
when they are asked, ``What's for dinner.''
  Right now, in my home State of Nevada, where our economy has been 
devastated by this pandemic, 304,000 adults say that they don't have 
enough food to eat. Of that, 132,000 say that their children don't have 
enough to eat. This is entirely unacceptable. There is no excuse for a 
child to go hungry in our country.
  But I am glad to say that help is here.
  The American Rescue Plan will cut child poverty in half through 
payments, bolster child tax credits, and the expansion of food 
assistance programs. For the first time in a long time, millions of 
children across this country will be lifted out of poverty and allowed 
a stable and secure childhood.
  We all know that our children are our future, and the smartest 
investment we can make is in them, which is just one of the many 
reasons I am proud to support the American Rescue Plan.

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