[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 200 (Wednesday, November 17, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H6326]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              BUILD BACK BETTER AGENDA PUTS FAMILIES FIRST

  (Ms. SEWELL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. SEWELL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to vote 
in favor of President Biden's historic Build Back Better agenda.
  Already, congressional Democrats have come together to pass part one 
of the Build Back Better agenda. The bipartisan Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act is the largest investment in United States 
infrastructure in nearly a century, and it will benefit my State of 
Alabama in so many ways.
  It will provide $5.2 billion to repair Alabama's roads, $225 million 
to fix Alabama's bridges, and $100 million to connect every Alabamian 
to high-speed internet.
  Now we have the opportunity to pass part two, the Build Back Better 
Act. That, too, will invest in Alabama by creating millions of good-
paying jobs; providing affordable childcare for over 300,000 
Alabamians; lowering healthcare costs for families, including 300,000 
Alabamians who fall into the Medicaid coverage gap; and delivering 
universal pre-K to over 110,000 Alabama 3- and 4-year-olds.
  As co-chair of the Ways and Means Racial Equity Initiative, I have 
fought to ensure that equity remains a central focus, and I am proud 
that these bills will uplift our most vulnerable communities in so many 
transformative ways.
  It is fully paid for. I ask my colleagues to vote in favor of the 
Build Back Better Act.

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