the experiences of these Georgian families are not unusual, which is why the CTC is so important for families and communities across the country.

Improvements in the social insurance system can help to address historical inequities in household resources.

The war in Afghanistan is America's longest war, and by its conclusion, two decades after it started, we were deploying men and women who were not even alive when the conflict started.

One of the key components of U.S. strategic failure in the war was an inability to develop reliable and preferable options for Afghans to build an economy that is not based on illicit drugs or minerals.

Credit unions and community banks are vitally important in the State of Georgia, especially when it comes to servicing smaller towns, rural areas.

the latest unemployment data for Georgia shows an unemployment rate of 3.5 percent, which is lower than it was in March 2020, before the pandemic.

The number of unemployed Georgians is now what it was pre-pandemic. So that is good news, and it is indicative that the programs put in place, the CARES Act, actually worked.

Great. I think this is often a missed opportunity, and so I am grateful for any efforts to lean in there.

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the…

If made permanent, this tax cut for families would push poverty in a typical year down below 10 percent in 47 States, including Georgia.

Confidence in the Central Bank is essential, and I look forward to working with you on this issue

I am a strong advocate for working and middle-class families and we successfully pushed to include an expansion of the vital Child Tax Credit program in the American Rescue Plan.