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Floor Speech

By: Judy Chu
By: Judy Chu
Date: Feb. 26, 2021
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Government Operations Health and Health Care

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Ms. CHU. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the American Rescue Plan.

This bill provides security to families with $1,400 survival checks. It provides relief to the unemployed, increasing their insurance to $400 a week. It expands loans to small businesses to help them stay open. And, most importantly, it improves the distribution of vaccines and PPE, and expands affordable healthcare coverage so we can stop the terrible deaths that have occurred, saving people's lives.

One year into this crisis, we are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel, thanks to the approval of vaccines. But we still have months to go before we return to normal. That means more months of anxiety for families, businesses, and healthcare providers, all already stretched to the max. That is why today we must send urgently needed aid directly to Americans as quickly as possible.

This bill is too important to delay any longer. We must pass this aid today.

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