[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 176 (Tuesday, November 15, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H8501]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   SUPPORT THE DREAM AND PROMISE ACT

  (Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ. Madam Speaker, today, I rise for students. 
Today, I rise for teachers and doctors. Today, I rise for nurses. I 
rise for those who care for our youngest and those who care for our 
elderly and disabled.
  Today, I rise and ask for bipartisan support for the Dream and 
Promise Act. I rise for those who have been in our country and have 
contributed so much.
  I rise for our economy because we know that the Dreamers, if we lose 
them, we lose half a trillion dollars of economic benefit for our 
country.
  If we lose our Dreamers, our labor force will be decimated because we 
rely and depend on them. They pay $5.6 billion in Federal taxes and 
$3.1 billion in State and local taxes each year.
  If the Senate does not take action and pass the Dream and Promise 
Act, we will lose our Dreamers and all that they contribute to our 
United States of America, which we love.
  Madam Speaker, I ask for everyone to reach out to their Senators and 
encourage them to support those who have given so much to our country.

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