[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 19, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H2557-H2558]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          REBUILDING WITH THE AMERICAN JOBS AND FAMILIES PLAN

  (Mrs. BUSTOS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. BUSTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the transformation that 
the American Rescue Plan has made in all of our communities.

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  A week or so back, I traveled to a town called Kewanee, Illinois, to 
visit our Head Start classrooms there.
  There was a teacher named Miss Candice, who told me that she loves 
her job. But she doesn't stay for the pay, she doesn't stay for the 
benefits, but for the families.
  Miss Candice has a student in her class, and before that student, she 
had that student's siblings. All of the siblings in that family had 
passed through her classroom. She feels that she has helped this family 
grow up. And she has.
  The American Rescue Plan isn't just about the numbers, though. It is 
about the 143,000 children in the district I serve who will be helped, 
the 27 million children nationwide. Child poverty cut in half. We are 
rebuilding our communities all over this great country, and we can't 
stop now.
  We can keep rebuilding with the American Jobs and Families Act. Today 
and together, we can make this a once-in-a century investment in our 
families, the future of our children, and our Nation.
  Let's make sure teachers like Miss Candice can continue helping our 
families.

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