On the recordJanuary 11, 2022
I appreciate the comments of Mr. Reschenthaler and Mrs. Hinson about schools. But this, in a word, is the Congress of the United States. This is not the Des Moines school board or the Punxsutawney school board where they may have individual respective issues for their area. Madam Speaker, my wife is a teacher--as you are--and in Jefferson County, Colorado, the schools are open. Now, are people getting sick? Is there a lot of pressure on teachers? You bet there is. But those schools are open. So I appreciate the comments of my friends about wanting to open the schools in Chicago or maybe wanting to open them someplace else, but they are open. And so I am not exactly sure what they are railing against other than maybe the school board of Chicago or the school board of Des Moines. Madam Speaker, I yield three minutes to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
