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Build Back Better Act

Floor Speech

Date: Nov. 18, 2021
Location: Washington, DC

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Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this transformative and once-in-a-generation opportunity to deliver for the American public in a way that we have never seen before.

And to my colleagues, it is paid for.

The Build Back Better Act will create more than two million jobs each year over the course of the next decade. It will also ensure universal pre-K and extend the child tax credit to help lift thousands of children out of poverty.

Democrats and Republicans, America, listen to me, we need to make sure that everyone supports this. And for people who do not support Build Back Better, there should be consequences because this is the largest investment to combat the climate crisis in history.

It includes historical investments in HBCUs, it includes $150 billion in our Nation's housing infrastructure.

This bill is a win for all. Do not be fooled. We have worked hard, and this bill is for Democrats and it is for Republicans. People who do not vote for this do not believe in America.

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