[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16460]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              THE ABLE ACT

  (Ms. JENKINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JENKINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the ABLE Act.
  I am a cosponsor of this bill because I believe that we need to make 
it easier for families with individuals with disabilities to save money 
for their care and to not be penalized for doing so. This legislation 
also makes an important improvement to 529 plans that will give parents 
more control over their children's savings.
  It is rare for a bill to gain as much bipartisan support in both the 
House and the Senate as the ABLE Act has. This is because advocates for 
the ABLE Act have worked tirelessly over the past several years to 
ensure that it crosses the finish line.
  I am pleased that many of them are here today, and I congratulate 
them on their hard work.

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