[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 16, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2830]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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           CONGRESS MUST INVEST IN AN INCLUSIVE CARE ECONOMY

  (Ms. GARCIA of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues 
to invest in an inclusive care economy to help our families recover 
from the devastating effects of this pandemic.
  As the price of childcare and eldercare increases, many mothers and 
women in my district had to leave the workforce. In a country like 
ours, this is totally unacceptable. Mothers are the backbone of our 
society and the pillar of my district.
  This is why, during our week of action last week, I visited a 
childcare center run by a constituent in Deer Park servicing children 
with special needs; and I also visited an eldercare center in Pasadena, 
in my district.
  I witnessed firsthand the lifesaving, life-changing benefits out of 
an inclusive care economy for our children and our seniors.
  Investing in an inclusive care economy could benefit my district and 
communities of color that lack resources to overcome the impacts of 
this pandemic.
  Let's invest in our most vulnerable with the American Families Plan.
  We can recover. ``We can do it,'' ``Si se puede.''

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