[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 130 (Monday, July 26, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H3851]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             RACIAL EQUITY IN AMERICA JOBS AND FAMILY PLAN

  (Ms. PLASKETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PLASKETT. Mr. Speaker, the Biden administration's proposed $2.65 
trillion American Jobs Plan contains a commitment of resources and 
investments to overcome structural economic inequity, driven by decades 
of racial and gender discrimination and exclusion.
  In addition to being undercapitalized by the PPP in the midst of the 
COVID-19 pandemic, Black business owners experienced an acute decline 
of 41 percent in their numbers; Latinx businesses fell by 32 percent; 
Asian businesses, 26 percent. Compounding these inequities, Black, 
Indigenous, and people of color, particularly, women of color, have 
been hardest hit by unemployment and job losses.
  These groups have been left behind and held back for far too long, 
resulting in multigenerational poverty, wage, and wealth gaps. To meet 
the moment, House Democrats are proposing systemic solutions rooted in 
equity to ensure prosperity for all Americans. These solutions are 
driven by targeted, long-term investments to improve our infrastructure 
by igniting our economy for equity, baking in accountability to 
equitable practices and outcomes and fostering an ecosystem where the 
safety, health, and well-being of the people are a priority.

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