I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll.

Our country is facing a historic housing crisis, with the impact falling hardest on low-income families and communities of color.

So families are paying more. Child-care centers are spending more--things like masks and tests, their ratios of supervisors to children--and yet child-care workers are not making any more money.

History demonstrates that we best serve Native American people when Tribal Governments are empowered to lead their communities, and when Federal officials speak with and listen to Tribal leaders in formulating Federal policy that affects…

I believe one study that I read showed that providers have seen nearly a 50-percent increase in their costs, in part due to the pandemic.

Good. We need to make big investments in child care. That is part of what Build Back Better is all about, and it is time for us to get this done.

But our child-care system is in crisis.

We need to use every tool we have to address the affordable housing crisis that is worsening by the day.

Community Development Financial Institutions and Minority Depository Institutions provide a range of critical supports to underserved communities.

My American Housing and Economic Mobility Act would invest $25 billion in the Capital Magnet Fund over 10 years.

I have long advocated for rewriting our ethics rules to prevent conflicts of interest, to close the revolving door, and to restore Americans' trust in our political system.