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On the recordFebruary 26, 2021
Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Danny K. Davis), who is a member of the Ways and Means Committee. Mr. Speaker, the residents of my district and of districts all over America are jumping for joy. They are jumping because they see this bill like manna from heaven. There is money for COVID testing; money for vaccines; money for their pockets; money to help reopen schools; unemployment checks; tax credits for children; money for hospitals, health centers, nursing homes, daycare centers, State, county, and local governments; money for poor families, poor children, homeless youth, small businesses, restaurants, rental assistance and mortgage payments so they can stay in their homes. You name it, Mr. Speaker, it is in this bill. Joe Biden to the rescue. Thank God for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, and especially the people in Georgia. I will vote for this bill. I will vote ``yes.'' Yes, Mr. Speaker, I will vote to rescue and save America.
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Rich Neal
Democratic · Massachusetts

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