[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 189 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5956]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              OUR CHILDREN ARE OUR MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCE

  (Mr. BOWMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOWMAN. Madam Speaker, prior to coming to Congress, I worked in 
education for 20 years. I served as a public school elementary teacher, 
a high school counselor, and a middle school principal for 10\1/2\ 
years, and I can tell you without a doubt that the Build Back Better 
Act is going to be transformative for our democracy for generations to 
come.
  The reasons are many, including climate change and investments in 
home care; however, our investments in our children, particularly in 
early childhood education, focusing on expanding the child tax credit, 
universal pre-K programs, and making sure we have almost universal 
childcare, will prepare our children--our babies--to enter kindergarten 
hitting the ground running.
  As we know, when we invest in early childhood education, we have much 
better health, education, and economic outcomes with decreased costs in 
prison as well as healthcare.
  So this is an exciting time, and I am blessed to be a part of this 
Congress during this time. I just want to celebrate the Build Back 
Better Act's investment in our youngest, most precious resource: our 
babies and our children.

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