[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 29, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5550]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CLIMATE CHANGE AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS

  (Ms. NORTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, the Build Back Better Act is historic, but I 
want to focus on two of its most important programs: climate change and 
much-needed social programs.
  First, climate change, the most important issue facing the entire 
world, without exception. The U.S. can double its impact--reducing 
carbon emissions 50 percent while creating 2 million jobs annually over 
the next 10 years in clean technologies.
  And the Build Back Better social programs respond to needs Americans 
have long prioritized. Among them, childcare and lower costs for 
Medicare and college tuition.
  Build Back Better pays over the long run with investments for 
reducing fast-rising climate change issues and pays right now with 
investments in much-needed social programs.

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