[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 24, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H4415-H4416]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          BUILDING BACK BETTER

  (Mr. SOTO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, the American people have spoken. It is time 
to build back better.
  Today's historic vote shows that President Biden and the Democratic 
Congress are united and that we are keeping our promises to the 
American people who put us in office.
  Today, we move forward on the bipartisan infrastructure package to 
rebuild our Nation. Today, we move forward on the Build Back Better 
reconciliation bill to invest in American families. And today, we move 
forward on restoring the Voting Rights Act to protect our democracy.
  It is not a moment too soon. Florida's Ninth Congressional District 
is the fastest growing district in the Nation, 40 percent growth, as I 
represent 955,000 constituents.
  Whether it is central Florida or across the Nation, it is time to 
upgrade America's roads, bridges, ports, airports, rural broadband, 
clean water, and resilient and renewable energy. It is time to make 
childcare costs and

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workforce education more affordable. It is time to help our seniors, 
extend middle-class tax cuts, combat climate change, and build back 
better.

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