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On the recordMarch 10, 2021
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I agree that the priorities could not be more stark, when the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act led to the most successful economy in decades, if not ever, and the lowest unemployment among African Americans, Hispanics, and women in the history of the United States. Whereas, this bill just represents a massive expansion of our entitlement system. Our priorities are to get people to work. The Democrats' priorities are to get people hooked on the government, to make them reliant on government checks. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Wenstrup).
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Tom Rice
Republican · South Carolina

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