[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 111 (Friday, June 25, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H3150-H3151]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    INVESTING IN AMERICA'S RECOVERY

  (Mr. TONKO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TONKO. Madam Speaker, nearly 40 percent of Americans before COVID 
couldn't cover an unexpected $400 expense without selling belongings or 
going into debt. And no one pays a greater price for poverty than our 
kids.
  I am proud of our work to pass the American Rescue Plan and deliver a 
lifeline for millions of struggling Americans. Starting July 15, that 
lifeline gets stronger.
  In a few weeks, and again every month throughout 2021, hardworking 
families will get a check of up to $400

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per child. That check will help millions of parents buy healthy food, 
new clothes, shoes, and books for their kids, pay rent and utilities, 
and even afford childcare so they can get back to work.
  In my own home district in New York's capital region, these checks 
will reach more than 37,000 households and help lift more than 5,000 of 
our kids out of poverty. These are not just lasting investments in 
America's recovery; they are the downpayment on our brightest future.
  I urge every parent and family that has struggled to make ends meet 
during this pandemic to visit childtaxcredit.gov and make certain that 
you are signed up.

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