[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 21, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H3792]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                       DELIVERING FOR THE PEOPLE

  (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, I rise to join you in marking 200 days 
since the start of the 117th Congress, and a productive 200 days it has 
been. Our majority in the House has risen to this challenge, delivering 
lifelines to millions of Americans, putting shots in arms and saving 
countless lives, and sustaining thousands of businesses, and helping 
our State and local governments keep our communities going.


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  July 21, 2021, on page H3792, the following appeared: Madam 
Speaker, I rise to join you in
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: Mr. TONKO. Madam 
Speaker, I rise to join you in


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  We built on that momentum with legislation to establish paycheck 
fairness and universal background checks on gun sales, build greater 
justice into our policing and our economy, stop voter 
disenfranchisement, and restoring the principle of one person, one 
vote, and protecting Americans from the devastating effects of PFAS.
  Just in the past several weeks, millions of families started 
receiving the improved child tax credit expected to lift one-half of 
America's poorest children out of poverty.
  Madam Speaker, before I close, let me recognize one other milestone; 
The 1 year anniversary of the passing of my dear friend, and a hero and 
a friend to many, Congressman John Lewis.
  I hope that he smiles down upon us favorably for this work, much of 
it building on a legacy he carried on his mighty shoulders throughout 
his life.
  Brother John, we do miss you. Even as we work in your mighty shadow, 
may we always be guided by your light.

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