[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 200 (Wednesday, November 17, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H6328-H6329]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, there was such exhilaration across 
the Nation as Democrats came together last week and moved forward on 
the bipartisan infrastructure bill with their vote and to catapult 
forward the build back America bill as well.
  Let me say how happy my constituents are for the $2.3 billion that 
will clean the water of old schools, homes, and apartments. This is 
something that we all fought together for.
  But I am excited about the future of this week passing BBB because I 
fought to reinsert the family medical leave and as well to ensure that 
all of us have an opportunity to have healthcare across America; Texas 
being the poster child for the uninsured. Madam Speaker, 766,000 will 
get insurance now because of the Build Back Better Act.
  There is breaking news, and the breaking news is inflation is not 
caused by the Build Back Better or the bipartisan bill. It is caused by 
corporate greed; they put the price on goods.
  But, Madam Speaker, with the work of the Biden administration and 
Democrats in Congress, we are going to see the economy drive for all of 
America, inflation no more.

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