American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

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Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the American Rescue Plan Act.

Passing this plan will give schools the resources they need to comply with the CDC guidelines to reopen safely and to remain open, and the resources needed to make up for lost time in the classroom.

Passing this plan will help institutions of higher education weather this pandemic and provide urgent financial assistance to their students. It will help childcare providers to keep their doors open so working parents can rejoin the workforce.

Passing this plan will prevent more than a million retirees from losing their hard-earned pensions and avert an economic calamity that would destroy countless businesses and cost taxpayers at least $170 billion.

Passing this rescue plan will also improve access to affordable healthcare during the pandemic, and it will cut child poverty about in half.

Passing this plan will protect vulnerable Americans across the country, including families facing financial hardships, older Americans trying to stay safe, and survivors of domestic and gender-based violence.

Mr. Speaker, the American people have been calling on us to deliver relief and to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, we come together to send a resounding message that help is on the way.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the American Rescue Plan Act.

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