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Build Back Better Act

Floor Speech

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

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Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of this legislation because working families deserve a government that will make their lives better.

First off, to build back better, we must invest in our Nation's entrepreneurs, and that is exactly what this bill does. It will make a $5 billion investment in SBA programs that go beyond recovery and provide transformative, long-term solutions and economic stimulus. It will create millions of new jobs on top of the millions already added under the Biden administration.

This legislation also includes the largest single, one-time investment ever made to HUD's public housing capital fund. It will go a long way to clearing the backlog of repairs around the country.

This bill also creates universal pre-K, extends the child tax credit, and finally mandates paid parental leave.

On climate, we are including a focus on environmental justice and frontline communities like those I represent.

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