[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 189 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5955]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        LAS VEGAS IS COMING BACK

  (Ms. TITUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. TITUS. Madam Speaker, at the height of this pandemic, 
unemployment in my home district of Las Vegas was over 33 percent--a 
level not seen since the Great Depression. The fabulous Las Vegas Strip 
shut down, and the airport was empty.
  Now, thanks to Democrats, we are coming back. Vaccination rates are 
up, unemployment rates are down, and travelers are returning. But it is 
not enough to restore the country to where we were when COVID hit. We 
need to build back better. This crisis has highlighted systemic 
inequalities that must be addressed.
  The Build Back Better agenda offers us an opportunity to do just that 
by lifting working families, providing a pathway to citizenship, taking 
historic action on climate change, and making the wealthy contribute 
their fair share.
  This is our moment, and we must seize it.

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