Brian Higgins: “The past year has tested America's resolve and steeled our character. We enter a new year optimistic with still much…”

“The past year has tested America's resolve and steeled our character. We enter a new year optimistic with still much work before us. The pandemic has taken much from us, but it has also shown us the best of our country: Americans helping one another through acts of charity and kindness; health workers going nonstop to treat, test, trace, and vaccinate; teachers, firefighters, police, and sanitation workers serving the public at great risk to their own health. Vaccines are being distributed and administered. Hope is in sight. But many Americans are still in peril, and Congress must act. President Biden's American Rescue Plan is the bold initiative which meets this critical moment. Now is the time to go big, to guarantee every family has food and shelter over their heads; to safely get our children back into the classrooms; to protect our small businesses, restaurants, and workers who braved this pandemic; and to invest in our State and local communities that have fought this virus on the front lines. I strongly urge my colleagues to support this budget resolution. Only through bold action can we crush this virus, return to normal, and build a stronger Nation.”